Opinion Articles
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What does British imperial economic history tell us about the future of UK-EU trading relations?
David Clayton lays out the options for Britain’s post-Brexit trading relations, and assesses the preferred option in the light of imperial economic history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Read MoreBrexit and the case for a naval policy renaissance
Duncan Redford argues that Brexit is unlikely to lead to a resurgence of public support for increased naval power – the history of similar attempts to engage the public on this issue is not encouraging for the pro-naval lobby.
Read MoreWomen Against State Pension Inequality: a distraction from deeper problems
The campaign group Women Against State Pension Inequality argue that discrimination against a generation of women has taken place. Hugh Pemberton suggests this may be a distraction from the deeper and broader problems with the pension system.
Read MoreGCHQ – 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
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