Decolonising
Opening up the British Museum
Honesty about how exhibits were acquired is a necessary first step in addressing our imperial past
Shrunken heads, shrinking horizons
Alexander Larman talks to the controversial director of Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum
How much push? Racist anti-racists and the university
Professor Jeremy Black proposes a way of saving history from ideological capture
Could we ever have another English republic?
While republicanism currently remains an underground interest, there is a real risk it could grow once Charles assumes the throne
Riotous isle of vanilla gangsters, lemurs and a DJ president
In his new book on Madagascar, John Gimlette tells of trouble in paradise
The forgotten art of the handwritten letter
The humble handwritten letter has made a comeback during the coronavirus pandemic – but will it last?
The fundamental truths of fiction
Kit Wilson says the slow atrophy of the English novel is contributing to a decline in empathy and the rise of tribalism, trolling and “stay in your lane” identity politics
Silence in court
Calls by Labour politicians for an inquiry into royal racism misjudge the popular mood
Vaccine certification: when intolerance meets hypochondria
It’s high time that we stop allowing fear to rule our lives and re-establish a healthy relationship with the risks that have surrounded us since time immemorial
Trouble in vaccine valley
Von der Leyen’s Covid nationalism could do real damage to the EU’s vaccine hub
From Pontypool to Pauillac
Christopher Pincher takes us through the Labour Party’s beverages of choice
What does it profit a man?
Aw it’s not for you, it’s more of a Shelbyville wallpaper
The perils of privilege
Musa Okwonga’s memoir about his time at Eton is a confused account of having access to everywhere but belonging nowhere