David Abulafia
A flawed masterpiece that will dominate the field
Jeremy Black reviews David Abulafia’s The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans
There is more to ethics than “#BeKind”
It is not cruel to fear the consequences of legalising assisted dying
Join the escalation?
That world war may not erupt imminently is no excuse for being complacent
Opposing big government means opposing climate change
We need a market-led course to net zero
Soporific Starmer
The Prime Minister appears to be making a virtue of his own dullness
Knife-edge of the Western world
Vilnius is a serene western capital on a critical eastern frontier
The second life of Tracey Emin
A brush with death has revitalised her work
Journeys in Genderland
The stories of people caught up in the madness of gender ideology are beyond belief
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
Folly, fantasy and Britain’s defence crisis
Britain has spent scarce resources in support of the fantasy of “Global Britain”
In defence of the incredulous stare
To argue is to indulge in a practice, with all that this entails
