A proposed change to the Australian constitution will enshrine inequality in Parliament

The Conservative Party leader’s mantra “Canada is broken” resonates with voters appalled by the gap between their country’s promise and grim reality

There was a time when the Labour conference really mattered, before it became a stage-managed platform for social media hits and soundbites

The P.M. has the brittle self-confidence of a true Wykehamist

Labour’s dishonest and weak handling of “the trans issue” hardly instils confidence that it will stand firm against sex denial extremists

The early medieval period really was “dark” both in terms of the historical record and in contrast to the sophistication of Rome

A long overdue reassessment of the whiskered High Victorian statesmen whose fervent but nuanced nationalism did so much to forge modern Ireland

Dependent on state subsidies, artistically ossified and only a few go to see it

It was then the most expensive documentary ever made and, many think,the greatest

The dating system invented by Tiny Dennis