Russia Report
A damning report
For Americans, the UK’s Russia report is the proverbial canary in the coal mine
PMQs: Time to move on
Whatever Boris Johnson may claim, Starmer has emerged from Corbyn’s shadow
Cloak and no dagger
Were David Cameron and Theresa May negligently complicit in Russia’s meddling?
Keir-y-e-Liason
Rob tries to stay awake at the Liazzzzzzon committee
Up-and-down towns
The rise and fall of English towns in the 1960s and 80s
A statement flower
The most fanatical have spent fortunes to find the rarest and finest of these blooms
Can Macron survive?
France appears to be becoming ungovernable
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
She wants to be in America
🎶 Airtime for me in America 🎶
Going Rogue
An interesting if unappealingly illustrated reassessment of a neglected style
My “state of the nation” book
England’s Mean Unpleasant Land: How the Tories, Trump and TikTok Screwed Up Britain
Choosing enemies wisely
China manifestly wishes to avenge her past humiliation at Western hands
The year in military history
2024 has been a rewarding year for lovers of books and history
