Little Britain
“Will you stop talking about the war!”
Are we watching a Stalinist show trial, with hitherto dissident figures loudly recanting any support for past regimes?
A commanding life
Iron Imperator: Roman Grand Strategy Under Tiberius. By Iskander Rehman
All the President’s toadies
American journalism lacks a healthy contempt for the ruling class
The ghosts of Tory past
The Conservatives are haunted by the spirits of the last two decades
Ethnic identity is fine, as long as you’re not English
In the corridors of power, every ethnic grievance is welcome — except for the concerns of the English
Where the Tories must go from here
The Conservative Party must set aside backbiting in favour of building a radical political project that can appeal to young and old alike
Knife-edge of the Western world
Vilnius is a serene western capital on a critical eastern frontier
Graham Topman: festival organiser
Roll up, roll up, it’s time for another festival of arts, ideas and Graham (mostly Graham)
Lockdowns and the problem with science-based policy
Evidence in politics is great, but what evidence and to what ends?
Immigration is still the elephant in the room
Violence is appalling, yet we have to understand the conditions from which it emerged
The British family is nuclear powered
Sorry, post-liberals, but in Britain communitarianism is not traditional