Going to the polls

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

“One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb,” goes the old proverb. The meaning is simple: if you are going to be punished for a small crime, you may as well commit the bigger one. In the early

The House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London SW1

Early houses–pubs open in the early hours to feed and water the market trade–have been a cornerstone of London for centuries. Yet, as Will Hosie finds, they aren’t stuck in the past

The US Constitution as a straitjacket

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