Indian History
The myth of an extractive empire
Oxfam’s attack on the British Raj is historically and economically confused
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
Pleasure and persuasion
Jean Sibelius: Symphonies 1-7 (Ondine)
Bonfire of the fallacies
Two opposing ideas about hard power and foreign policy — legalism and nihilism — are being exposed by the Trump
administration
Institutional feminism against women
The likes of Julia Gillard and Jess Phillips have enabled misogyny
Restore the King James Bible
Those who are opposed, please consider, in the bowels of Christ, whether you may be mistaken
An ode to the examination
The end of in-person examinations would be the end of rational assessment