Edmond Smith
How did Britain get rich?
Quests for profit, control and transformation were scarcely specific to Britain
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
Regulations without services
How the state is prohibiting without providing
Is our law praiseworthy?
In connection with civil liberties, British law is at its lowest ebb
A high-speed tour of European History
Europe: A New
History by Roderick Beaton
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
The malicious and the mad
Two recent productions offer two different perspectives on dark sides of masculinity
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define