Roderick Beaton
A high-speed tour of European History
Europe: A New
History by Roderick Beaton
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
Where hatreds meet
Antisemitism and misogyny have a lot in common
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
Why the left has nowhere left to go
Chris Bayliss and Tom Jones discuss how progressivism got left behind
Gruesome twosomes
Considering culinary mismatches
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right
The battle between sacred and profane
When the divine law appears to clash with our sense of justice, can it truly be considered divine?
AI podcasts give me the creeps
The more we outsource to AI, the more forgettable our cultural output is going to be