David Abulafia
Farewell to an intellectual giant
Patrick Nash pays tribute to the late
David Abulafia, fastidious champion of
Oxbridge’s academic standards
A flawed masterpiece that will dominate the field
Jeremy Black reviews David Abulafia’s The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans
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unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Not mad for it
I Puritani, Royal Opera, Covent Garden
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer
No Keirs, only dreams now
With the prime minister on his way out, even his own MPs have discovered a fondness for him
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
Stop underestimating British tech
We should not surrender to the idea that American companies can do everything better
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy