Military History
Send the tools to finish the job
It is imperative that the West once again becomes “the great arsenal of democracy”
Godfather of British geopolitics
The revolutionary global thinking of an Edwardian academic continues to shape attitudes today
Military history is set to repeat itself
In a recession-ridden Britain, another European war seemed unthinkable
The artistic case for historical accuracy
There is no conflict between being truthful and being compelling
From the Trojan War to conflict in Ukraine
Rich insights into eras of incessant bloodletting
Senseless in Gaza
Does anybody have a good idea of where the conflict between Israel and Hamas is going?
Napoleon sold short
On Ridley Scott’s Napoleon and the challenge of biopics
An Ode to Autumn
Here is to the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
Israel, Gaza and the realities of war
If the violence is to end, a political solution must come from within
Britain’s forgotten battle for the Baltic
As the guns of the Western Front fell silent, Britain fought a quiet but decisive war alongside Estonia to check Soviet expansion
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The Symphony’s Indian summer
Imagine hearing a symphony for the first time
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
Let’s scrap the Table Tax
The state should stop using our cafes, pubs, and restaurants as a cash cow
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
Working with Woods
There have been too few honest explorations into the intrinsic link between woods and humans
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
A case for Classics
Eager minds are being failed by a smug and short-sighted cultural establishment
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality