John Reith
The Critic Books Podcast: The BBC — A People’s History
One hundred years on from the founding of the BBC, David Hendy speaks about how history has shaped the corporation
Getting the measure of the Russian bear
A defensive concern under the right conditions can morph into a warrant for brutal expansionism
The reality of assisted dying, an open letter
A plea to MPs to vote against this dangerous law
She wants to be in America
🎶 Airtime for me in America 🎶
Bursting the myth of the “people’s war”
The Home Guard was not a nation-in-arms of the Jacobin kind
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
In defence of Michael Foran
Do not confuse the intensity of trolls for righteousness
Making a difference
Over the past five years we’ve been keeping things civilised
Procedural Man
The Process is good, the Process is correct, no matter what, trust the Process
Riddle of the Pylons
Intrigue, invasion and romance blossom in Lincolnshire
Hi-energy nutrients
Schoenfield, Vivier, Bartok &c (Accentus Music)
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
