Crimean War
The Crimean War
Professor Jeremy Black on how Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire found themselves fighting together in the Crimea
The Incredible Sulk
Nigel Farage is all about entertainment — not difficult questions
The Conservatives deserve credit on sex and gender
They were slow to respond to institutional capture — but they did respond
A misguided election briefing
The Church must recognise there are Christians on both the left and right of politics
Steering clear of titfer tat
We now are seeing the first flowering of a head-dress renaissance
Pissed Ofcom
An affront to the freedom of the press to do whatever it likes
The gender wars have not been won
“No debate” has been defeated — but the debate is still ongoing
A lawyer in Number 10
What of prime minister-in-waiting Keir Starmer’s views on legal issues?
Turning the tables on coercion?
Lord Walney’s report on political extremism is valuable if flawed
Fat lot of use
One cannot approve of so lazy a gimmick as a fat suit in reality-obsessed 2024
C. L. R. James and the majesty of cricket
The West Indian writer and historian knew that cricket is far more than merely a sport
Murders for May
Killings in the new Japan, family feuds in India and the novel menace of AI