JH Plumb
Why are we so interested in Historians?
The historians we love wrote about Big History at a time when Britain mattered
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
“Fauxcest” is not a free speech issue
The government should ban this dangerous and disgusting genre
Hurry hurry to Chop Chop
Gambling on Cantonese cuisine
Why are doctors special?
Doctors have a lot less to complain about than other workers
The chairwoman of the board
A story driven at a whip-crack pace, pulsing with manic energy and nail-biting
The false filibuster framing
There was nothing undemocratic about resistance to the Assisted Dying Bill
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety
Peston’s Inbox
Keir has my complete backing – Wes
Censors create martyrs
Starmer has stumbled onto the fastest way to increase Hasan Piker’s audience
Yes, I’d give the Devil benefit of law
Punishing anyone before they have even been convicted of anything makes me uneasy
Self-inflicted misery
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