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
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes
Game of Thrones star steals the show
Steal, Amazon Prime’s enthralling new six-part financial crime thriller
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
The last ponies on the moor
Dartmoor Ponies are facing an extinction event, thanks to a government Quango
The Muslim modernisers
Muslim reformers do not innovate; they renew by seeking to mend what is broken