Political History
Labour’s lost cause
Despite recent successes, the party is still leaving working class voters behind
Back to the 70s? If only…
Britain is in far worse trouble than we were 40 years ago
Wakefield and the revival of Labour Britain
After an electoral disaster in the 1930s, Wakefield kickstarted the new Labour era. Can it do the same for Starmer?
Chips, with everything
Mr Heffer has produced a monumental second volume on Henry ‘Chips’ Channon to match his first
Pipe down and play up
We need more silence in sport
Sound and fury signifying nothing
The pomp of the Queen’s Speech failed to mask the flatness of it all
Our golden age
Today’s jockeys are the best ever
Close, but no cigar
Dilyn the Dog and Bozzo have been playing dress up
Ukraine war is not an example of “toxic masculinity”
History suggests that female rulers are far more likely to start wars than their male counterparts
Musical scores
Great passages of play evoke great music
The moral blindness of Putin’s generals
Russia’s murderous tactics to “de-Nazify” Ukraine have made its military leaders doppelgängers for the senior officers who executed Hitler’s evil plans
The art of the hype
Beyond its backstory, ‘Shot Sage Blue Marilyn’ is both one of a series and an image made in part by a reproductive method
The birds and the beef
Far from being an ecological enemy, cattle-grazing encourages natural diversity and helps in the battle to save some of our most endangered species
Buildings for butchers
How should we judge the grandoise building projects of murderous dictators?
The tides of taste
Quality is as desirable as ever