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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.
Jan 5
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December 2025
Decolonisers Abusing History
Ever since the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, cultural institutions in Britain have been falling over themselves to signal their virtue by…
Dec 31, 2025
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Merry Christmas Friends!
I wish my readers a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
Dec 24, 2025
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Olusoga's 'Empire'
No room for nuance at the BBC
Dec 22, 2025
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Kemi Badenoch is right on welfare
Britain's bishops don't seem to realise that budgets have limits.
Dec 17, 2025
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