WWII
How modern wars end
History offers options rather than predictions for how the Russia-Ukraine war could end
Was postwar Britain as grey and dull as everyone thinks?
A new exhibition at the Barbican sheds light on the forgotten decade
He got out alive
From Belsen concentration camp to eminent British sculptor
Chamberlain’s fictional rehabilitation
Netflix’s sympathetic take on the great appeaser is ultimately unconvincing
Is the myth of the “plucky Brit” false?
Professor Phillips O’Brien, Robert Hutton, and Graham Stewart discuss the British mindset during WWII
Forgotten films
Streaming services contain a wealth of overlooked foreign-language war stories
Rumours of a crime
Louis-Ferdinand Céline was a flawed man, but he should be allowed to be condemned by his words
Why we must remember
The notion that freedom comes at a price seems to be one that escapes us
Overarching view of the air war
These two volumes are a solid starting point for understanding the British and Commonwealth air war
The Battle of Britain was not won by the Few
We credit pluck for what we really owe to imperial and industrial might
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
The great recoupling
Our politicians have a bizarre sense of costs and benefits when it comes to energy
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
A slow Burnham
Andy Burnham is not from London. Have we mentioned that he is not from London?
Could the driverless car save the country pub?
Autonomous vehicles will give us the freedom to drink further from home
The meaning of Zack Polanski
The icon of geriatric millennials is one of life’s drifters
Populism in its purest form
Nigel Farage is rallying his voters to defend his right not to be asked inconvenient questions about his money
Albion’s re-enactors
Beneath Restore Britain’s rhetoric lies an impulse to retreat from history itself
The vague vision of Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer was competent but directionless on foreign policy