American Civil War
The American Civil War – could the South have won?
Professor Jeremy Black discusses how the Confederate forces hoped to overcome the superior numbers and resources of the North
History in the taking
History is being rewritten, and statues can stop it
Could it really happen here?
A podcast on the possibility of a second civil war reveals the dangerous polarisation that few Americans – including its host – can escape
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On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Boriswave denialism
Britain’s ruling class has used dependence on cheap labour as an economic strategy, and cannot see any other option
Reimagining the people’s palace
A building that deserves to be admired as an example of intelligent and sophisticated urban planning
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
Don’t kowtow to cry-bullies
Why Kezia Dugdale can’t apologise enough
Calypso and carnage
A seismic Test series and a harbinger of a new force in Test cricket
Wunderbar wines
The love affair between British and German wine is an ancient one
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
Paean to a green and pleasant land
The finest living example of that perennial English type, the countryman-writer
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone