History
Historic failure
If the past is a foreign country, it’s one against which we appear to be racist
Thangam Debbonaire and the curse of slop history
History is a cudgel in the hands of opportunistic ideologues
Truman’s choice
There were no good options for the U.S. in August 1945
History and the national interest
Those who do not learn from the past are liable to misunderstand Britain’s place in the world
Britain is stuck in a welfare loop
The incentive structure in a democratic welfare state makes economic realism impossible
Born on the 1st of July
The evolution of Canada reflects Britain’s enduring global legacy
A burqa ban would not be un-British
Whatever our perspective, we should stop misappropriating history
Where should the Elgin Marbles be displayed?
The British Museum has the ability to tell their story
Land acknowledgements are very modern in their silliness
Of course history was cruel — but not just our own
The lines that moved the world
How railway maps transformed travel, trade and time
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Our AI overlords will end bigotry
Bring on the machines
Was the Boriswave a Brexit betrayal?
A decade later, the public memory of Brexit’s immigration pledge is clearer than the campaign was
The importance of ancestry
Remembering a great scholar of nationalism
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
Lessons on being a rule-taker
The EU reset undermines Brexit and Britain
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
France’s fading yellow jersey
The Tour de France once united France, but now reflects its divisions
The delusions of the DCMS
The establishment approach to the internet is marked by paranoia and control
No, the King has not converted
A bizarre conspiracy theory
that Charles III is a Muslim is
easily shown to be false