John Kirby
Giving peace a chance
War has had its opportunity, and it has failed
Commonwealth citizens should not be allowed to vote
Newly arrived non-citizens being allowed to vote makes a farce of British democracy
Immigration is still the elephant in the room
Violence is appalling, yet we have to understand the conditions from which it emerged
The secret war of a wolf in chic clothing
Dudley Clarke had his fingers in many of the most interesting pies of covert operations in World War II
Stop loving losers
Rishi Sunak does not deserve the media’s perverse rehabilitation project
Food fit for an angel
Celebrate Michaelmas in style
On the Cusk of austerity
A cerebral critic pleaser, a dramatic crowd pleaser, and a perennial favourite
All politics is existential now
NatCon DC was a reminder of the urgency of our political moment
The whores and mores of Hanoverian London
The (not so) gentlemen of 18th-century London were a libidinous lot
Pop on a party hat
Jazz up your wardrobe with perfect headwear
Postmodern fantasy
Modern fantasy authors often try to subvert traditional religion, with bleak and unoriginal results
Paved with gold?
Why towns were a magnet for aspirational Englishmen
