History
Conspiracies: theory and practice
Jeremy Black talks with Graham Stewart about the many conspiracies and secretive plots that really did shape the course of events
The EU is no friend of ours
The European Union’s increasingly open hostility towards Britain has deep historical roots, says Nigel Jones
The EU is no haven for political naysayers
Is it right that Britain should be forced to extradite the political agitators of other EU states?
The sparkling revolution
How the way we manufactured glass changed the world of alcohol
Renato and Me
David Smith recalls his association with Renato Curcio, the former leader of Italy’s ultra-left terrorist group the Red Brigades
Which political diaries are worth taking seriously?
Professor Jeremy Black discusses with Graham Stewart the craft and value of the political diarist
C. S. Lewis: The making of a reluctant Christian superstar
Rev. Steve Morris identifies Lewis’s experience at a remote World War Two airbase as defining the way of talking to regular people about the spiritual life
We need to talk about Holocaust issues, but also remember righteous heroes
Marking the European Day of the Righteous, the Polish Ambassador to the UK says that public debate on the Holocaust must remember the praiseworthy acts of righteous people
Research and rescue
The Falkland Islands bids farewell to the RSS James Clark Ross and a Marylebone gallery hosts a virtual exhibition of Antarctic photographs
Monuments to self-expression
Serenhedd James finds folly and ruin frequently go together in Rory Fraser’s new release: Follies
Exilic yearnings
Miklos Rozsa: violin concerto (LSO Live)
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
Which country?
Our rural landscape is much misunderstood
Stick ‘em up
Has the culture war been won?
Why Christian culture is essential to education
It deeply informed our art and our ideas
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
Is the law going coconuts?
The acquittal of a pro-Palestine protestor on free speech grounds should not be a one-off
The US city on the banks of the Thames
Critics don’t care for Canary Wharf, considering it a monument of 1980s corporatism
Tawdry tales
The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera House
How H&W hit the iceberg
The opportunism and ineptitude that brought Belfast’s shipbuilding industry to its knees
Don’t stop the music
How a legendary DJ was cancelled just for listening to women
