Indulgence
When in Spain…
…gorge on Iberian delicacies
A taste of the times
Felipe Fernández-Armesto is inspired by an old menu
The rise of suburbia
The English experiment in liminal living
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
Paved with gold?
Why towns were a magnet for aspirational Englishmen
Ireland must accept the Cass Review
The Republic is ignoring the disturbing evidence about youth transition
My “state of the nation” book
England’s Mean Unpleasant Land: How the Tories, Trump and TikTok Screwed Up Britain
What’s wrong with the Human Rights Act?
It makes judges the arbiter of moral and political as well as legal decisions
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
How H&W hit the iceberg
The opportunism and ineptitude that brought Belfast’s shipbuilding industry to its knees
The monumental cradles of democracy
Squeezed into a single large volume, readers can now find a remarkable account of the Greek city
