The evidence is clear: the Tory Party’s plight can be blamed on the Liz Truss U-turn that exploded its claim to hard-headed competence

In March 1457, a short, slight widow left Pembroke Castle to embark on a 100-mile journey across territories stalked by civil war and pestilence. Her husband had died only four months earlier, carried

I enjoyed reading the interesting article by Caitlin Ellis on the rivals for the throne in 1066 (October). In particular, it was fascinating to read about Edgar Ætheling’s claim, which was surely the

But in many respects, the things that we, as a nation, need to face up to also means needing to recognise the role of the UK’s first ‘New Right’ prime minister in our lives. Our schools (now academies

Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers: From an early age, I have always loved reading and writing. My best subject at school was English to the detriment of maths, and I managed to become top

By the early years of the 21st century, it was easy to forget Sir David Frost had ever been anything other than a pillar of the establishment. He was regularly on TV either interviewing politicians on