Asian History
A stirring tale of delicious complexity
From the Mongols’ conquest of Persia to their defeat by the Mamluks
Tierless? (Starmer’s version)
Taxpayer-funded escorts for celebrities, criminal neighbours for normal Brits
Assisted dying and the risk of premature surrender
We should be very wary of the circumvention of true palliative care
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
Who Should Be The Next Archbishop of Canterbury?
With the shock resignation of Justin Welby, who will the Great British Public select to lead the Church of England?
The half-forgotten promise of the Jubilee Line
The London Underground line points the way towards a better future
Soporific Starmer
The Prime Minister appears to be making a virtue of his own dullness
Why young men like Donald Trump
He cuts through the sterility and severity of modern life
Non-euclidean Toryism
The Conservative Party appears somewhat lost
British politicians are turning me into a libertarian
Their incompetence and presumptuousness is the best advert individualists have
