British History
The railway children’s later life
A new production of The Railway Children is a grand British day out
Thangam Debbonaire and the curse of slop history
History is a cudgel in the hands of opportunistic ideologues
Christianity is a culture
Christianity is not just a private faith, nor a set of traditions, but a way of individual and collective life
History and the national interest
Those who do not learn from the past are liable to misunderstand Britain’s place in the world
Britain’s identity crisis goes beyond immigration
Most of us, not just minorities, have lost our sense of being meaningfully British
Politicians have patronised the public for decades
Successive governments have failed to accept that their ideas are not just unpopular but wrong
Born on the 1st of July
The evolution of Canada reflects Britain’s enduring global legacy
Bob Vylan are a product of the establishment
The controversial duo are more tedious than frightening
The refounding of Britain
Sentimental myth-making will not paper over the cracks in British society
The Elgin Marbles should stay in Britain
Our elites are abdicating responsibility for cultural stewardship
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport
What Louis Theroux ignores
Pea-brained influencers make for an easier target than Islamic misogyny
Food pairing is folly
A warning against trying to match wine to dish
International law, what is it good for?
International law should not be the sole guide to foreign policy
Most of the world thinks differently to us
Universalism is based on irrational ideas about human nature
Just a Prime Minister
Keir Starmer only seems to have one answer to his critics
Mass hysteria
Sancta, Flanders Opera, Antwerp
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
Free speech is about principle, not political convenience
One might disagree with pro-Palestine radicals but that does not mean that they should be censored
No bullshit government
Tom Jones grills the shadow minister for
policy renewal about the plans of a
future Tory administration
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths