First World War
The Critic Books Podcast: Latchkey Ladies
Marjorie Grant’s novel was out of print for over a century
June: Letters to the Editor
Ukraine provides the best argument for why countries should not lightly discard nuclear weapons
Notes from a client kingdom
Britain is a sad sunless satrapy of the American empire
The unification of Germany
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the path of German unification, from the failed revolutions of 1848 to the creation of Bismarck’s Reich
The West’s self-defeating sanctions
America and its allies are committing geo-political suicide for no discernible gain
Detransitioners should sue the NHS
Our National Health Service is mutilating the children placed in their care
Ferdinand Ries: Piano Trio and Sextets (Hyperion)
Ludwig van Beethoven’s former secretary and pupil was no forgettable curiosity
Why are we supporting Ukraine?
A cautionary note about vicarious war
Manifesto for how we love now
Louise Perry suggests that ancestral prudence is now lost among the youth
Boris is no joke, he’s a way of life
Keep the Telegraph solvent, keep Boris in office
Covid amnesty for everyone but the politicians
MPs made their bed, but that doesn’t mean we have to lie in it
New development will ruin the National Theatre
Make Architects’ disastrous plans risk destroying the character of the South Bank