British History
A burqa ban would not be un-British
Whatever our perspective, we should stop misappropriating history
Out of step with rural Britain’s history
A clarity or stridency that fails to engage with the nuances, contexts and contingencies
A fearless, serious historian
A tribute to John Charmley, bold revisionist biographer of Chamberlain and Churchill
Land acknowledgements are very modern in their silliness
Of course history was cruel — but not just our own
Britain is not an immigrant nation
This dumb ahistorical meme should be rejected
How faith built the best of our nation
Every aspect of English national life owes something to Christianity
Two views of the end of empire
An expert and an exile provide contrasting perspectives on Britain’s mistakes
On the march with the skeleton army
Boisterous boozers rose up against the temperance tyrants of the Sally Army
The making of Anglican Ulster
A new book makes a worthy start in exploring a strangely neglected subject
America’s great foundation myths
Reflections on the 250th anniversary of the first shots of the American War of Independence
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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
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
Wunderbar wines
The love affair between British and German wine is an ancient one
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
Ban their benefits and deport them
Our interview with Zia Yusuf
The false filibuster framing
There was nothing undemocratic about resistance to the Assisted Dying Bill
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
The Boston barbarians
The Boston Symphony acted like a New Orleans nightclub owner with a recalcitrant pole-dancer
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion