Hugh Trevor-Roper
Why are we so interested in Historians?
The historians we love wrote about Big History at a time when Britain mattered
China travels and travails
Rana Mitter reviews The China Journals and The Colour of the Sky After Rain
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
Don’t trust the Runnymede Trust
The law is too indulgent of political charities
Donald Trump should not heed the call of foreign policy hawks
The world is not split neatly between good guys and bad guys
Swiftism’s role in saving the V&A Museum
The unconventional Englishness of the Taylor Swift phenomenon
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
You reap what you sow
Poor Daniel Zeichner was left to face the outrage that the Budget had caused
They call it Poppy love
Poppy is, simply, a dog who knows what she wants