EJ Hobsbawm
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 decision-dodgers
The puberty blocker trial shows that outsourcing policy choices to experts isn’t working
Most of the world thinks differently to us
Universalism is based on irrational ideas about human nature
Jams, jellies and EU insanity
From toast to tungsten, the EU is an enemy of innovation
The thin blue line must be thicker
The police are nothing without a presence in communities
Boriswave denialism
Britain’s ruling class has used dependence on cheap labour as an economic strategy, and cannot see any other option
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
The masculinity crisis is a porn crisis
We have to do more to challenge the reshaping of culture by pornography
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
Ice and fire
Ben Stokes has had a truly exceptional career
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom