How the Rillington Place murders turned Britain into a nation of ghouls
With titillating newspaper coverage making John Christie’s trial a hot ticket, everyone seemed to want to peep behind the curtains of the house of horror – or even break in
The mystery of female desire deepens
When Gillian Anderson appealed to women to send her their sexual fantasies, she guaranteed strict anonymity – prompting a ‘torrent of unbridled passion from across the world’
When Britannia ceased to rule the waves
The final volume of N.A.M. Rodger’s magisterial history documents the gradual decline of Britain’s naval power as the empire disintegrated
A dark satanic cult: The Third Realm, by Karl Ove Knausgaard, reviewed
Knausgaard’s unsettling novel continues to explore previous themes in the series, including the strange phenomenon of the black metal music scene in socially balanced Norway
Starving street urchins sell their sisters in the chaos of Naples, 1944
When the Allies arrived in the city in the wake of the German retreat, they were shocked by the child prostitutes, shady commerce and downright miseria
The flowering of enlightenment under Oliver Cromwell
Far from being a puritanical wasteland, revolutionary Britain saw the foundation of the Oxford Circle, a group of philosophers and scientists who bridged the political divide of the times
Is now the most exciting point in human history?
Since today’s computers can process information beyond human capabilities, we are on a precipice never faced before, says Yuval Noah Harari, in another sweeping narrative
Israel goes for Hezbollah’s leadership
Israel has carried out a daring air strike against Hezbollah’s headquarters. The Islamist terror group’s underground command centre, located below…
Why couldn’t Labour save Harland and Wolff?
As expected, Harland and Wolff, the legendary Belfast shipyard which built the Titanic, has formally entered administration. This comes as a…
Beijing is seriously concerned about the Chinese economy
China’s leaders and economic policymakers – who have been optimistic and confident about the economy for years – are clearly spooked. Just…
Six policies for an Australian Libertarian movement
The Coalition is having an existential crisis. With the threat of a Double Dissolution election looming and the Misinformation and…
Humiliated Victoria shamed on world stage
Almost exactly a year after reviled Labor leader Daniel Andrews resigned his post as Victorian Premier – his legacy continues…
Whatever happened to the ‘Office of Deputy PM’?
Poor old Angela Rayner. It seems she is not too happy about reports that she is being ‘frozen out’ of…
Watch: JSO protestors attack more Van Gogh paintings
It didn’t take long for the eco-zealots to strike again. Just minutes after Just Stop Oil activists Phoebe Plummer and…
Why did it take Baroness Warsi so long to quit the Tory party?
There will be little surprise that Baroness Warsi has resigned the Conservative whip; the greater wonder is that she didn’t do…
Quorn truly deserves to go bust
When I heard that Marlow Foods, parent company of Quorn, had reported a £63 million loss due to declining demand…
Boris never had a chance of convincing Prince Harry to stay
Strange though it might seem now, at the beginning of 2020 Boris Johnson came close to achieving his childhood ambition…
Labour climate envoy sports Extinction Rebellion badge
When it rains for Sir Keir Starmer, it pours. Labour isn’t yet in the clear over the freebie fiasco that…
Will ‘flatgate’ damage Keir Starmer?
Labour conference has been and gone and still Lord Alli remains in the headlines. The latest claims regarding the multimillionaire…
Russell Findlay becomes Scottish Tory leader
The first of two Conservative leadership contests has concluded and today it has been announced that the new leader of…
Japan’s next prime minister is a bit of a maverick
The 67-year-old Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s new prime minister on 1 October after winning a surprisingly exciting play-off vote…
Why didn’t the BBC air this 7 October documentary earlier?
We all know what happened on 7th October 2023. But those of us who have watched the Israeli government’s compilation…
Slating Nato won’t help Donald Trump
Reacting to Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Scranton, Pennsylvania, earlier this week, Donald Trump reiterated his long-standing ambition to bring Russia’s…
Viktor Orban’s adviser has made a big mistake
This week Balazs Orban, the bespectacled political director to the Hungarian Prime Minister (and of no relation to him), has…
Starmer needs to make peace with Elon Musk
It is tantrums at dawn between Elon Musk and Keir Starmer’s Labour government. The Tesla billionaire and owner of Twitter…
