History
British politics needs more history
Despite unprecedented resources, we are failing to learn from the past
The Anglo-Dutch moment and its consequences
The English and the Dutch owe more to each other than they realise
Historiography made exciting
A new book from Richard Davenport-Hines makes history interesting and enjoyable
The year in military history
2024 has been a rewarding year for lovers of books and history
How Putin uses history as a weapon
Russia’s new Tsar has rewritten the national story
Total eclipse of the art?
Activistic artists and curators are making art a niche political endeavour
Booty contest
This book sets out to rebalance ahistorical narratives of how museum collections were constructed
Land of fire and blood
The detours, if at times distracting, are worth the price of this historical journey
Heroes, villains and lessons in life
Intellectual history, sneered at in Oxford 40 years ago, is all the rage there now
From El-Alamein to Ukraine
How has the nature of warfare changed since World War Two?
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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
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
Is our law praiseworthy?
In connection with civil liberties, British law is at its lowest ebb
Critical briefing: cuckooing
A hidden scourge has been plaguing British streets for too long
AI podcasts give me the creeps
The more we outsource to AI, the more forgettable our cultural output is going to be
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust
Unholy war
The Kremlin’s actions contradict its image of itself
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe
The importance of ancestry
Remembering a great scholar of nationalism
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets