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Fare well Romania—now your heritage is secure
Transylvania’s architectural legacy survived communism. We must stop it crumbling
Scenes From An Abused Life
New Year’s Day Is Black shows a life laid bare in delicate watercolour sketches
Eye-witness to the Final Crowning Glory of the Raj
A century ago, my grandmother attended George V’s Coronation Durbar as Emperor of India, an extravaganza worthy of the Moghuls
China has a strategy and Britain doesn’t
A roadmap to better relations requires realism. Beijing’s interests and goals are openly stated—if you know where to look
The plague
Standpoint goes to press as the pandemic rages. So too does the search for blame and the political fall-out
Defeat begets defeat for Britain’s cloth-eared Left
The censorious culture of the liberal Left is hostile to freedom of expression. The fate of the trans-rights movement evinces this pointless politics