First World War
WW3 and the end of history
The age of world wars is past, the age of global civil war has come
Tales of Gallipoli
New books keep history alive, as it should be
The study and the slaughter
Geopolitics as a rhetoric of power
Some wars are just
A new film of a classic First World War novel focuses attention on the pacifism of the German elite that denies Ukraine the means of liberation
What we have forgotten
Modernity as a collective act of amnesia
Rhyme of the times
Within six weeks of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination, most of Europe was at war
Kaiser Wilhelm’s Reich
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss Germany’s political arena in the years leading up to the First World War
The Critic Books Podcast: Latchkey Ladies
Marjorie Grant’s novel was out of print for over a century
The Church of England has to rebuild trust
The next Archbishop must love this church back into health
Why does the establishment want to harm farms?
The Government expects farmers to act as environmental agents of the state
Peston’s inbox
Kemi wants a correction, and Keir could appear on celebrity TV
Non-euclidean Toryism
The Conservative Party appears somewhat lost
No interest in national interests
The government is not putting Britain first
Labour’s inaction on religious persecution
The Freedom of Religion or Belief brief is simply being ignored by the government
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
Keir’s comms catastrophe
Labour’s goal is clear but its messaging is anything but
Free speech is fascist
Words must be controlled to ensure that Starmer’s subjects behave themselves
Thou shalt not pray?
The British state is ruthlessly prosecuting thoughtcrime
A bleak midwinter
For fans watching QPR struggle for the past two decades, it feels like the club is cursed
