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

With Brexit settled, Britain must seek to engage with its unalterably European cultural heritage and identity

When society no longer sees the taking of one’s own life as a sin, it is unclear who should be responsible for attempting to prevent such deaths