History
Return of the biopic
History is fashionable again at the cinema
The humanity of Horace
The wisdom of someone who has lived a little is at the heart of the verse of the ancient poet who was adopted as the mascot of the Enlightenment
Brought to book
Vexed by Insta videos and impressed by Venice
Before the wall’s fall
Geopolitical maneuverings between the East and the West
Just a little note to say “I hate you”
Poisoned pens pierce the veil of sociable living
Red alert?
Apocalyptic intimations in the mid-1900s
New beginnings, old problems
How did geopolitics evolve in the aftermath of World War Two?
Gaslit history
It is hardly a surprise that most Britons have not heard of Quintus Lollius Urbicus
Fanfares for the common man
Communist composers tried to create ideologically pure works for the workers — but without any great degree of success
The ways of war
Geopolitics in understanding World War Two
Tierless? (Starmer’s version)
Taxpayer-funded escorts for celebrities, criminal neighbours for normal Brits
The failure of the Irish nerve
Politicians are not acting and the public are not forcing them to act
After Covid
English towns have a long road to economic recovery
How Britain has imported Bangladeshi politics
A failure to take immigration and integration seriously means that Britain has to deal with other nation’s problems
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
The fables of Davos Man
Yuval Noah Harari has written another long book with little wisdom
Centre for a vassal state
Why is a think tank dedicated to “Inclusive Trade” trying to tie the UK to EU imports?
War, peace and city streets
How English towns survived the Blitz and entered the modern world
Tough women take on the bad guys
When it comes to spy dramas and domestic angst, less is very definitely more
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
