Geology
A history of the world set in stone
Popular geology writing is as old as the geological sciences themselves
A miserable specimen
The Natural History Museum seems to have lost faith in the ability of children to understand new concepts and facts
Our illiberal Terrorism Act
People should be censured for their actions and not for their beliefs
The fallacy of soft power
The world runs on cold national self interest, not cultural capital
Marshalling India’s maharajahs
Dethroned: The Downfall of India’s Princely States by John Zubrzycki
Playing the victim
A new book satirises the bizarre dynamics of social justice activism
Save this perfect Welsh building
The Church Institute and Churchmen’s Club at Llanfairfechan need, and deserve, to be preserved
The ongoing fiasco of European defence
Starry-eyed talk of continental cooperation obscures the grim reality of competing interests
Let’s change the cultural meaning of the penis
Our genitals do not entitle us to anything
Remembering an Agatha Christ-mas
What maintains our fascination with the worlds of Agatha Christie?
Why Britain needs more empty homes
The UK’s housing sector is straining at the seams; empty units and second houses are a sign of economic health
More drama, less news
An element of fiction can bring insights and humanity that pure non-fiction lacks