Edinburgh University's 'Decolonised Transformations: Confronting the University of Edinburgh’s History and Legacies of Enslavement and Colonialism,' is Left-wing politics of the worst kind, says Professor James Alexander.| The Daily Sceptic
A new Pope, a new US-UK trade deal, a new accord between China and Russia. Professor James Alexander takes the long view and sees how the accidents of 2000 years of Western history are playing out in 2025.| The Daily Sceptic
Recent European flooding is "unexceptional" from a historical point of view, a new scientific paper has found. Records show that flooding was far greater in the past, before human CO2 emissions rose, the authors conclude.| The Daily Sceptic
The Imperial War Museum is consigning Lord Ashcroft's collection of 230 Victoria and George Cross medals to gather dust in a vault. A society that does not value collections like these reveals its true nature.| The Daily Sceptic
Is this the last chance to save Britain? Lord Frost thinks so, as he worries the country's severance from its past glories may be terminal. But Sallust isn't so sure the past was all it's cracked up to be.| The Daily Sceptic
We're all feeling a little giddy after the inauguration, but let us remember to put not our trust in princes, says Joanna Gray. After all, Thomas More effused at the coronation of Henry VIII, and look what happened to him.| The Daily Sceptic
