Peter Ackroyd keeps his revolutions under control
To write, and indeed to read, a history of considerable range, both in terms of chronology and of subject matter,…
A century of violence — from Waterloo to the Great War
The Penguin History of Europe reaches its seventh volume (out of nine) with Richard J. Evans’s thorough and wide-ranging work…
The 1850s: a dizzying decade of boom and bust
We can all identify decades in which the world moved forward. Wars are not entirely negative experiences: the social and…
A Horrible History of English Hymns
Given that for much of English history the country’s main musical tradition was that connected with the church, it is…
The ‘art’ of stealing presented as English heritage
The publicity blurb about the two unpleasant criminals whom this dismal book romanticises says that they are ‘continuing their ancestors’…
The art of political biography remains in intensive care if Giles Radice’s latest book is anything to go by, says Simon Heffer
With the odd exception — I think principally of Charles Moore’s life of Margaret Thatcher — the genre of political…
Cambridge, showcase for modernism (and how costly it is to fix)
The Pevsner architectural guides are around halfway through their revisions — though it is like the Forth Bridge, and soon…
What will it take for us to stop doing business with Qatar?
Qatari money has flooded into London – but also into much less savoury places
Stand up to a bully
If only European leaders were more like Tony Abbott
Vote yes, Scots – and set the English free
Scottish independence would indeed be a disaster – but only for the Scots
Be grateful this criminal left your lucky country
On the list of trusted Australians, ‘Rolfie’ would be several thousand rungs below Ned Kelly
Little Scotlanders
If Scotland votes for independence on 18 September, it will be the end of Great Britain. And thanks to Pommie cynicism, selfishness and comic incompetence, it could happen
Why we love the Cambridges
The visiting Royals are more like film stars than royalty, following the template set by the Duke’s late mother
More British than Britain
In the interests of a more civilised world, let the Commonwealth leaders trump democratic values
Tony is soft on crime
The only way to stop aggressive drunks is for the state to become even more aggressive with them
Hubris and humiliation
How to account for the collapse of the English cricket team? Hint: it has little to do with Aussie brilliance
Grand delusions?
So what is the point of the Commonwealth in this day and age?
In praise of our future King
Far from being agitated, restless and frustrated, the 65-year-old heir to the throne is ready for prime time
Pass the torch
If only Britain had sound conservatives such as John Howard and Tony Abbott
If only Tories had a Tony
The new PM is a role model for British conservatives
Don’t listen to this foreigner
The British anti-Murdoch Labour MP has no right to interfere in Australia’s election on Labor’s behalf
Kevin Rudd is just like Tony Blair
And that is no compliment
Falling wickets
Cricket’s slow trudge back to the pavilion
England from above
A highbrow vision of our country
Failing the Test
Subsidy has destroyed the moral fibre of county cricket
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