World War 2
Prepare for takeoff
Masters of the Air is a visually impressive aerial WW2 adventure with the potential to go far
Is the myth of the “plucky Brit” false?
Professor Phillips O’Brien, Robert Hutton, and Graham Stewart discuss the British mindset during WWII
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
The NHS need not depend on immigration
The shortage of British trainees is the result of a political choice
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
Calm down, dears!
Donald Trump offers no threat to Britain’s core ideological commitments and is unlikely to radically change U.S. foreign policy
On the death of pets
It is not losing a human, but it is losing a loved one
Let’s leave the Commonwealth
There is no point in being a member just to be browbeaten about our past
Splashing the cash
On the complex relationship between art and money
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
The eternal lockdown of the soul
Lockdown-lifers have become a key tool of the state
“Trope” is not a synonym of “lie”
You cannot dismiss an argument by calling it a trope
Life amid the ruins
Any captured, destroyed city, offers the same problems for the new owners
