British History
Britain’s little Hitlers
Richard Griffiths reviews Failed Führers, by Graham Macklin
Too much of a maverick
Andrew Roberts reviews Haldane, by John Campbell
A perversion of Puritanism
The toppling of Colston’s statue in Bristol sends a terrible message to today’s would-be philanthropist
The man who invented Gaslighting
Patrick Hamilton, the writer who inadvertently coined the term, had his own victims
Is Boris Johnson the wrong man?
And do we still have a national story? With Simon Heffer and Jeremy Black
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Peeves and a weekend in Worcester
Thoroughly entertaining, darkly funny and humanely nasty
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
Ice and fire
Ben Stokes has had a truly exceptional career
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
RIP New Labour?
Keir Starmer’s failure should mark a decisive break with a failed consensus
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
The right does need religion
Christianity is politically valuable as well as, you know, true