Lawrence Goldman

David Olusoga’s Empire exposes the BBC’s history problem

25 November 2025 4:00 pm

While the BBC’s mis-editing of Donald Trump’s words has dominated the headlines, less attention has been paid to another example…

What Baroness Debbonaire gets wrong about Clive of India

12 August 2025 5:40 pm

Baroness Debbonaire, addressing the Edinburgh International Book Festival, has called for the removal of the statue of Clive of India,…

The trouble with Tate Britain

9 July 2023 5:00 pm

Tate Britain has had a facelift. The gallery describes its ‘rehang’, unveiled in May, as a chance for visitors to…

The problem with Cambridge University’s slavery report

27 September 2022 9:58 pm

It’s perfectly legitimate for Cambridge University to seek to understand its history, warts and all. But the University’s final report of its…

Has Jesus College learned anything from its Rustat defeat?

29 March 2022 5:30 pm

When Jesus College in the University of Cambridge set up a committee looking for ‘legacies of slavery’, they found what…