Decolonisation
History wars roll on
In Britain, contentious historical issues receive attention to an unprecedented degree
A catch that feeds the soul
Heaven is the Outer-Hebrides – with the electric jolt of the sea trout on the line
My eighteenth century life
Black’s History Week, with Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart
The new Covid-19 strain is a political disaster of our own making
By seeking answers to scientific questions no-one had asked, we find ourselves assigning importance to discoveries which may have none
Beating the rap
Julie Bindel shows how abused women are being let down by domestic violence perpetrator programmes
Peace in our towns
Fiona Duncan loves the unexpectedly luxurious calm of a city break
A fanatic heart
On the 50th anniversary of his public suicide, Nigel Jones reflects on the strange life and bizarre death of the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima
Our children are too fat, but censorship is not the solution
We should educate children to make healthy food choices, not ban fast-food adverts from the internet
The Russians aren’t coming
New music was not officially muted in the Soviet Union. It just got left at home, says Norman Lebrecht
Ref!
FA chairman cancelled, Anne Hathaway’s non-PC portrayal, and a dinosaur politician survives cancellation
Medusa and toxic femininity
In reply to A Classicist’s response to ‘The Mirror of #MeToo’