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The University of Sussex must stop force-feeding students bad history
Earlier this month an SOS dropped into my inbox.
Mar 17
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Pratinav Anil's careless (and possibly dishonest) criticism
An open letter to the TLS.
Mar 12
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Starmer’s Blind Obedience
International law, when obeyed slavishly, is a boon to the world’s monsters
Mar 9
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February 2026
The Church and Racial Injustice
My Remarks to a Fringe meeting of the General Synod of the Church of England
Feb 25
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Debating in Doha
I Without considerable native participation, colonial rule in the African continent and the Indian subcontinent wouldn’t have been possible.
Feb 17
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Trump was right to decapitate Venezuela's government
This is true regardless of whether it was legal.
Feb 11
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Highlights of my First Year on Substack
My best articles
Feb 9
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David Abulafia, CBE, has Passed. זכרונו לברכה
We lost another great historian. Vanishingly few remain.
Feb 4
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January 2026
Assisted Suicide and the Dangers of the Anecdote
Don't miss the bigger picture!
Jan 26
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Poll: The People in the Pews don't Support Reparations
The Church of England's leadership has lost touch with the faithful
Jan 19
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Chagos
The war has not yet been lost.
Jan 12
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It's 'Bombay' not 'Mumbai'
Do you say 'Moskva' for 'Moscow'? 'Wien' for 'Vienna'? Do you expect the French to drop 'Londres'? Of course not.
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