World War I
The rise and rise of military history
A fine new landmark in the welcome renaissance of a timeless genre
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
Britons need real ownership, not feudal leaseholds
We should shake up an outdated and restrictive system that offers a simulation of property ownership
The Foreign Office should be rooted in the past
Who and what is it for, if not the British people, and our history and culture?
Parents are being hypocritical about smartphones
Yes, kids use their phones too much, but what about adults?
Faustian modernity
200 years ago, Goethe invented modern man
Flawed paean to a heartless auteur
A lack of empathy goes to the hollowness at the heart of so many Kubrick movies
Giving noticing a bad name
Observing factual differences is not the same as leaping to conclusions
We have to wake up on defence
Britain cannot act as if war will never come
Murders for April
April is the cruellest month, breeding detective fiction out of the dry land
The publisher and the police
The case of Ernest Moret has drawn attention to a sinister abuse of power
The 15-minute bait and switch
15-minute cities mean restricted freedom and a town hall traffic-fine bonanza
