30 Oct 2019 - 12:05am

Oliver Cromwell: conservative revolutionary Why do we remain so remarkably ignorant about the turbulent period of the Civil Wars and its chief protagonist?

Paul Lay

29.10

Why won’t Jordan Peterson heed his own advice? You'd think that the king of homespun wisdom would realise his 'Lion Diet' — nothing but beef, salt and water — is faddish nonsense

Tom Chivers

29.10

It’s time to reverse the Beeching Axe Why does government favour cars, when trains are safer, better for the economy, and far more civilised?

Niall Gooch

29.10

Anne Boleyn: whore, witch or Cinderella? Most of the received wisdom about Henry VIII's tragic queen is based on misogynistic propaganda

Suzannah Lipscomb

28.10

The squalid myth of Dickensian London Despite the popular image of callous workhouses, life was vastly improved during the Industrial Revolution

Robert Tombs

28.10

Whoever controls the suburbs, controls America The next US President will be decided by the 60% of Americans who live in mid-density neighbourhoods

Oliver Wiseman

28.10

How the world forgot the financial crash The crazy boom and bust in the media’s interest in economics could cost us dear

Peter Franklin

25.10

How did Naomi Wolf get away with it for so long? The author's error-ridden latest book is being pulped, but the public intellectual has long peddled sloppy stats and conspiracy theories

Douglas Murray

25.10

How not to be a white anti-racist Instead of wallowing in guilt or trying to identify with minorities — try offering practical help

David Swift

25.10

How I learned the Tories weren’t evil Working in the coalition taught me that humility must take the place of hubris in our politics

Polly Mackenzie

24.10

The toxic self-hatred of white Democrats White liberals have been so radicalised on race that they've left the rest of the country — minorities included — far behind

Justin Webb

24.10

Why shouting ‘traitor’ is a fool’s game Lisa Nandy should ignore the purer-than-thou trolls: compromise is a moral good, even if it means losing your innocence

Giles Fraser