History
The godfathers of Greek independence
From its very inception as a nation state, Greece learned that it needed allies with shared interests and values to successfully fight the Turks
Super League at 25: The unfinished revolution?
As Super League celebrates its 25th birthday, rugby league is further away from its founder’s vision than ever.
How Labour are taking the voting public for granted
Labour has no hope of returning to power if they fail to capture a comfortable working-class seat from a government that has presided over the greatest crisis in living memory
Zooming Windows
The George Formby Society attempts a ukulele world record, online
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
Most Read
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Keir Starmer is causing trouble over the Troubles
The government should stop caving in over Northern Ireland legacy issues
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
We need a loud revival
The dream of a “quiet revival” always misunderstood the problem faced by British Christians
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
Profile: Alec Douglas-Home
The quintessential Tory grandee who
was the last of his kind: a politician
motivated by service to his country
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
Where hatreds meet
Antisemitism and misogyny have a lot in common
Will we miss Mahmood?
Shabana Mahmood has been a voice of sanity in the Labour Party
How to reverse Britain’s nuclear decline
Regulatory reform alone is not enough — we need better governance
Tolerating the intolerant — and the intolerable
The right’s refusal to confront political Islam has helped entrench it in Britain
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses