Colonialism
A literary pilgrimage to a watery grave
Following in the footsteps of the author J.G. Farrell
Can British History be Saved?
Universities must fight attempts to “decolonise” the curriculum
China travels and travails
Rana Mitter reviews The China Journals and The Colour of the Sky After Rain
Are we an oppressor nation?
Marcus Walker responds to an article calling for a re-examination of Britain’s history
Picturing Colonial Africa
Alexander Adams reviews Postcards from Africa: Photographs of the Colonial Era, by Christraud M. Geary
The anarchy lacks context
Dalrymple’s Anarchy says more about about a selling machine somewhat different to the East India Company
Countdown to energy apocalypse
What will happen when the wind doesn’t blow?
The childishness of republicanism
Lidia Thorpe’s outburst is no reflection of the Australian attitudes towards the King
Donald Trump is a wake-up call for Europe
We cannot complacently depend on the US
International courts are largely irrelevant
An institutional spider’s web cannot stop a geopolitical elephant
The danger of naive humanitarianism
The rejection of force is complacent and unsustainable
The fables of Davos Man
Yuval Noah Harari has written another long book with little wisdom
Who are the Scottish Conservatives?
The election of Russell Findlay to lead the Scottish Conservatives reveals a party that doesn’t know what it stands for
The great migration
What will Twitter do without its smuggest inhabitants?
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
Land of fire and blood
The detours, if at times distracting, are worth the price of this historical journey
Anti-Christian persecution is an international problem
Britain should use its diplomatic influence to help
