Common Sense Group
Will Boris go for woke?
The Common Sense Group is seeking to stiffen the government’s resolve
Is the National Trust losing the nation’s trust?
If the National Trust is tired of promoting “heritage” what can be done to remind it of its purpose?
Warfare in the classical world
Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the nature of warfare in Ancient Greece and Rome
Sublime in Seville
Happiness is a cold, autumnal day with a warm gun
Spare us the skintight sonata
If Yuja Wang were to strip everything right down to the music, she could be a sensation
The meaning of life
Many find theology dusty, but McGrath makes a pitch for it as the centre of our world
Acronyms
Acronyms are one of the means by which bureaucracies hide or obfuscate what they do
Celebrity crime novelists: the latest literary fashion
Crime and thriller titles have replaced Strictly Come Dancing as the new craze for celebrities
Can Davies save the Doctor?
A journey back in time might be the only thing that can revive Doctor Who
Chips, with everything
Mr Heffer has produced a monumental second volume on Henry ‘Chips’ Channon to match his first
The Crimean War
Professor Jeremy Black on how Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire found themselves fighting together in the Crimea
Jeepers creepers
Why do men with questionable histories want to work with vulnerable women?
Gentleman of Médoc
This wine is ready to drink but can readily be put down to hibernate for another half decade before being savoured by the Shepherd Market salonnières