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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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
Mass hysteria
Sancta, Flanders Opera, Antwerp
Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
The paté of the Land
Chinese water deer, partridges and paté
Eulogy for rural life
A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain
New model Auntie
David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
A second Northern Ireland?
How the SNP squandered a major opportunity for independence