Oscar Wilde
Feasts in far pavilions
The cricket tea season will soon be upon us
The tragic downfall of Lord Alfred Douglas
The 20th-anniversary edition of Douglas Murray’s Bosie remains the seminal account of the tragic life of Lord Alfred Douglas
The rise and fall of slavery in the Caribbean
Professor Jeremy Black on the reality of the slave economy created by the Caribbean’s European colonisers
Trans activist makes a fuss without facts
Trans people in the UK have all the same rights, and a few more besides
Bombastic lecture on the evil empire
From the suppression of colonial documents, Caroline Elkins spins a tale of violence
The roots of Germany
Jeremy Black discusses German identity in the 700 years between Charlemagne and the Reformation
The West’s self-defeating sanctions
America and its allies are committing geo-political suicide for no discernible gain
Labour’s Wakefield win is nothing to crow over
Maybe turning Labour into the “some-women-have-penises” party isn’t such a popular electoral strategy after all
Close, but no cigar
Dilyn the Dog and Bozzo have been playing dress up
Publish and be cancelled
Unreadable and insufferable woke academics are boycotting the publishers that grudgingly print their inane work
Football and the golden fleece
Football should consult its conscience before it jumps on the NFT bandwagon
Why are we supporting Ukraine?
A cautionary note about vicarious war
Liverpool, lies and France’s shame
The Stade de France fiasco bodes ill for forthcoming international sports events