Communism
Inside university Marxist societies
One student’s escape from a campus cult
A spy all along
Morton Sobell went on trial for espionage with the Rosenbergs. His devotion to communism fascinated me
Assassinating Edward VIII
Did MI5 let one of their own informants have a go at the king?
Booty contest
This book sets out to rebalance ahistorical narratives of how museum collections were constructed
Going off script
The only thing worse than Kemi Badenoch’s scripted questions are her unscripted questions
White male conservatives for identity politics
Kemi Badenoch’s supporters should have fewer illusions
British libel laws are a SLAPP in the face to press freedom
We need major liberalisation of libel law
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
Riddle of the Pylons
Intrigue, invasion and romance blossom in Lincolnshire
Defend the bishops’ bench
Removing the Lords Spiritual from the House of Lords would be constitutional vandalism