History
Turning the tide on cancel culture
One man’s crusade against the woke decolonisation of our patriotic anthems
The day I was cancelled
A foolish figure of speech was enough to incur the hateful wrath of the politically correct mob
Is this the end for the National Trust?
Proposed money-generating changes could be the demise of a national treasure
Thatcher’s ‘Wiring Diagram’ and why we need it once again
We need a new Hoskyns-inspired intervention to deal with today’s cultural crisis
In praise of the military coup
Why, sometimes, military coups can be a force for good
Decentralisation and the impact of political contingencies
The historical power struggle between uniformity and decentralisation
The Spy, the Scholar and the British Academy
David Cannadine’s thoughtful commentary of the Anthony Blunt affair utilises previously unpublished sources
Dining out, dying out
Alexander Larman on William Sitwell’s luxurious history of eating out
The Portuguese at home and overseas
How has Portugal managed its imperial identity?
Reclaiming Becket
London’s great saint needs a reboot
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
“Scottish visas” would double down on two failed ideas
The plan offers the worst of devolution and mass migration in one policy
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
Reading humbly
Approaching texts with love, patience and humility can reveal more than scepticism
The British state is failing to protect women
Misogyny, rape and sectarian violence go increasingly unchallenged in the UK
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
“Nice” people need to read this book
How women have been hounded throughout the gender wars
Cardinal win
Conclave is a political drama and a closed-room mystery rolled into one
