Eastern Europe
Perkūnas in Kent
Eastern European “native faith” movements in the UK
The museum tells it how it was
On the creation of national identity
Riches of the east
Mikanowski’s timely book pours iridescent light on the lands and peoples of Eastern Europe
The demolition man
His legacy impresses and frustrates
Stop monstering Hungary
Our brave author put his head in the mouth of the Hungarian dragon
Tomorrow in Poland
“Konfederacja” and PiS are predestined partners in the attempt to protect Poland’s identity and learn from the West’s mistakes
When in Romania…
This book will be valuable as much for Eastern Europe specialists as for the general reader
Report from Belarus
There is no one left to fight for Europe’s last dictator and his Soviet utopia
The misanthropic history man
Yuval Noah Harari has become an intellectual superstar, but his predictions have become wilder and sillier
February letters
Questioning Cameron, cautioning Houellebecq and disputing the image of God
Josephine Tey, woman of mystery
Deeply private, her elegant and sharply engaging writing has often been wrongly overlooked
A monumental work on British buildings
Gavin Stamp’s posthumous book is a magnificent tour d’horizon, a bible of the styles available to architects between the wars
The poverty of miners’ strike nostalgia
We should not romanticise a futile and sometimes thuggish struggle
Who’s advising the migration advisors?
We deserve more transparency when it comes to who and what influences British immigration policy
Why do we mourn the unborn?
Our attitudes towards children in the womb are hopelessly confused
Stopping the devolution ratchet
More devolution will not solve the worst consequences of devolution
What does the Scottish Hate Crime and Public Order Act really say?
Misunderstandings are the fault of Police Scotland and government ministers
Sticky situation
Everyone’s Sticky Toffee Pudding recipe was different. All were revolting
Eyes on the prizes
On a dispiriting start to racing’s “Premierisation” era
