British History
Lessons from King Alfred
The Edington Fellowship and the future of Britain
The making of Margaret Thatcher
How the Iron Lady rose from obscurity to change Britain
The myth of an extractive empire
Oxfam’s attack on the British Raj is historically and economically confused
British politics needs more history
Despite unprecedented resources, we are failing to learn from the past
The ingratitude of academia
The University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent should celebrate their historic donors, not castigate them
Historiography made exciting
A new book from Richard Davenport-Hines makes history interesting and enjoyable
When real Rivals fought over TV
The hit adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel reflects the ITV franchise battles
A tumultuous decade of ingenious novelties
Did the English Revolution go full circle, replacing one overmighty king with another?
From El-Alamein to Ukraine
How has the nature of warfare changed since World War Two?
In the city
From the suburbs to the estates
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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
The problem with optimisation
Feeling maximally healthy and productive is not the point of life
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear
Is our law praiseworthy?
In connection with civil liberties, British law is at its lowest ebb
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?
Censors create martyrs
Starmer has stumbled onto the fastest way to increase Hasan Piker’s audience
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
The fateful road to the great dictators
Weimar Germany / Red Dawn Over China