Naval Warfare
Bastards of the fleet
David Grann writes the definitive tale of the Wager’s descent into madness
The Falklands War
How important was it that Britain won?
British forces on the offensive 1943-45
Professor Jeremy Black speaks with Graham Stewart about the naval firepower, the RAF’s bombing offensive and the campaigns in Greece, Italy and Normandy
Land and sea: the global reach of Britain’s armed forces in the nineteenth century
Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the reach and organisation of Britain’s armed forces in protecting and expanding the British empire
Neither beautiful, nor true
The new Fourth Plinth commission creates moral and artistic confusion
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
Donald Trump and the age of sovereign internationalism
We are entering a new age of great power competition
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
Rocking the Reichstag
Women across the world have been protesting against the bizarre new German self-ID laws
Don’t stop the music
How a legendary DJ was cancelled just for listening to women
Labour is killing British farming
Attacks on British agriculture must be resisted
The esoterica trap
We should not pollute good causes with unreliable information
A book about nothing
A new collection from Adrian Chiles is certainly curious
Cultural appropriation is here to stay
So-called cultural appropriation is an American obsession, cheerfully ignored by a fast globalising world
