Medieval history is as important as any other
The joy of the subject is how wide and alien so much of it is. Our schools should teach as much of it as possible
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Freedom can't be bought cheap
Boris Johnson has committed to increasing defence spending, but more still may be needed as we face a belligerent Russia
Time for a mid-term reboot for both Labour and Conservatives
Corbyn's 2019 manifesto was comprehensively rejected by voters - Sir Keir needs to start unveiling Labour's new policies for 2024
The Met Police can't clean up its act without reform
London's police force is too unwieldy to be properly led and may need to be split into different command structures
Steel tariffs are an unTory embrace of protectionism
All protectionism will tell Red Wall voters is that the Government has lost its way.
Cancelling Julie Bindel is an assault on free speech
Aggressive activists want to give the impression that there is no debate to be had, that anyone who dissents from their line is a bigot.
The PM must fix the real cause of Tory woes
Partygate is emblematic of a wider concern: that the Government is out of touch with the lives and real concerns of voters
A moment of hope for the Commonwealth
It seems the impetus is there, particularly among African members, to make the Commonwealth a real strategic force
Holidaymakers don't deserve this chaos
A British Airways strike would add to the sense that Britain is decaying under the Conservatives' watch
The Chancellor is right that pensioners need protection
As he observed, many in receipt of the state pension are the poorest and most vulnerable people in society
The human rights lobby is overreacting
A new balance is needed between traditional British rights and the judicial activism of the Strasbourg court
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Reaction to rail strike is lazy and defeatist
The Government is right to remain at one remove and must stick with it, but more may be needed to alleviate the impact of the strikes
A serious blow to Macron
The French president may have ambitions to lead Europe, but he will have to find a way to lead France first
The police must get a grip on burglaries
A crime once considered a serious offence is now treated with less interest by the police than an infelicitous remark made on Twitter
Labour is letting down the people it purports to represent
Sir Keir has said that he does not want the railways to grind to a halt but has not used his own influence to stop it happening
The Tories are heading for by-election Hell, and they need to listen to the voters
History shows that voters punish ministers who are insufficiently Conservative, and the voter are always right.
The public wants firm action on union chaos
Downing Street must be clearer and it must be bolder, or it could find itself paying a heavy political price for next week’s standstill
Lord Geidt's resignation confounds
In the absence of a plausible explanation, we must conclude Lord Geidt was looking for a way out that didn't trigger the PM's downfall
The Bank of England’s credibility is now at risk
If it has fallen victim to economic groupthink then the country’s elected representatives have a responsibility to do something about it