English Civil War
Raw and immersive tale of the Civil War
The siege of Basing House encompasses all of England in microcosm
The Critic Books Podcast: The Restless Republic
What happened in the decade Britain was without a monarch?
Cavalier with the facts
PMQs pitches a Cavalier prime minister against his Roundhead opponent. But Boris risks a lot as “the Rupert of debate”
The secret war of a wolf in chic clothing
Dudley Clarke had his fingers in many of the most interesting pies of covert operations in World War II
British spies and the IRA
Blair, Clinton, Ahern et al were credited with putting together the Northern Ireland peace deal, but 800 British agents also played their part
The day #FBPE delusions died
Europeans have shifted rightwards — and no one should be surprised
Embracing the quiet life
Keir Starmer takes a vow of public service and perpetual dogmatic silence
Please remember, terrorism is evil
Worrying numbers of people romanticise the brutality of those perceived as “oppressed”
Harriet Pester: Bookworld PR
Alas, not everything is plain sailing in the world of book-trade PR
Social media platforms are still stifling debate
Platforms like Instagram and Eventbrite should learn that a belief in biological sex does not amount to “hate”