Demanding Surrender
The exchange of wanted persons between the UK and the US is a contentious issue and has been for more than 200 years.
Volume 72 Issue 10 October 2022
Filthy Food
Efforts by the German scientist Friedrich Accum brought about widespread awareness of the dangers of food adulteration, paving the way for legislation that protects what we eat today.
No More Windfalls
Uprisings, strikes, protests and massacres in South Africa, from the Boer War to the present day.
‘Contradiction on Stilts’
A uniquely personal take on the transfer of power in Hong Kong.
Creating Iraq’s Military State
Foreign armies acted with impunity in Iraq from the first decade of independence. In response, the Iraqi military became a tool of internal repression.
Gone But Not Forgotten
The Dissolution of the Monasteries is a well-worn tale. Are we getting the whole story?
The Great Alpaca Heist
A Victorian wool merchant set out on an audacious, decade-long quest to smuggle alpacas out of Peru. But transporting his flock to Australia was only half the struggle.
The Menorah
The oldest continuously used religious symbol in the western world.
Turning on the Waterworks
Britain’s privatised water companies are under attack, but private ownership of a vital public service has a long history of controversy.
A Century of Fascism
Fascism would plague the 20th century, but when Benito Mussolini seized power in October 1922 few could agree on exactly what it was.