Opinion Articles
H&P encourages historians to use their expertise to shed light on issues of the day. If you are interested in submitting an opinion piece for publication, please see our editorial guidelines. We currently have 342 Opinion Articles listed by date and they are all freely searchable by theme, author or keyword.
GCHQ – a new authorised history
The first official history of GCHQ – Britain's most secretive secret service – will be published in 2019. Dan Lomas and Chris Murphy examine the context for the decision and the consequences for historiography.
Read MoreWhy haven’t we had a female Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police before now?
Louise Jackson places Cressida Dick's recent appointment in the context of the history of women policing over the last hundred years.
Read MoreThe President’s speech
Nigel Fletcher shows that this is not the first time a US President's proposed visit to the UK has become deeply controversial
Read MoreDonald Trump and Shinzo Abe’s strategic vision
Erika Tominaga suggests that the advent of Donald Trump could be very good news for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Read More‘Leading the world?’ The historical fantasy of May’s vision for post-Brexit Britain
Matthew Grant assesses Theresa May's Philadelphia speech – what does it show us about her inadequate grasp of the history of British international affairs?
Read MoreLost in translation: Brexit and the Anglo-German relationship
Helene von Bismarck argues that British Prime Ministers have fundamentally misunderstood what the European project means to Germany
Read MoreThe Investigatory Powers Act – a break with the past?
David Vincent asks whether the so-called 'Snooper's Charter' is really unprecedented in the history of surveillance and security legislation
Read MoreToo long ago? Orgreave and the challenge of understanding the past
Lucy Delap argues that inquiries into recent historical events are vital for full understanding, lesson learning and public trust.
Read MoreThe contentious history of pregnancy test drugs: will science find its own path to the truth?
Hormone Pregnancy Test (HPT) drugs are currently the subject of a government inquiry. Jesse Olszynko-Gryn suggest that consideration of the historical context is vital for a full understanding.
Read MoreConservatives, Patriotism and State Intervention: An Edwardian Inheritance
N. C. Fleming argues that apparently contradictory Conservative positions on socio-economic uncertainty and “Hard Brexit”, actually have their antecedents in attitudes within the party a century ago.
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