EH Carr
Why are we so interested in Historians?
The historians we love wrote about Big History at a time when Britain mattered
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
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
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
The price is right
Stories about outrageously profligate eating have the appeal of scandal
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem
Ice and fire
Ben Stokes has had a truly exceptional career
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
The false filibuster framing
There was nothing undemocratic about resistance to the Assisted Dying Bill
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding