Historiography
The age of reason, sliced and diced
No historian wields Ockham’s razor more effectively than J.C.D. Clark
A labour of love
We are all historians of our own here and now
The story of the people, by the people
What is History, Now? offers a passionate defence of the pluralism of historical study
Does history have meaning?
Graham Stewart talks to Professor Jeremy Black about whether the past can be a servant to the present
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
Peston’s Inbox
Keir has my complete backing – Wes
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
The end of anonymity?
The moral norms of the internet are being destroyed by zero sum politics
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Could the driverless car save the country pub?
Autonomous vehicles will give us the freedom to drink further from home
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
A memo crying in the wilderness
Why does the Church of England now sound like an HR department?
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?