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.
Too 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.
Read MoreFailed Black Sea Treaties – then and now
Russian expansion and a disregarded treaty – Hugh Small shows how the situation in Ukraine and Crimea today compares closely to that of 150 years ago.
Read MoreThe power of the popular referendum – the case of Greenland
This is not the first time a popular vote to leave Europe has brought constitutional arrangements into question. Jens Wendel-Hansen looks at the case of Greenland in 1985.
Read MoreTheresa May’s Cabinet – a break with the past?
Theresa May's appointments appear distinctive and new in several ways, but Michael Kandiah argues the patterns and pressures behind them are the same as under previous Prime Ministers
Read More“Unelected” Prime Ministers
Will Theresa May be weakened by becoming Prime Minister without an election? Dr Andrew Blick looks at the historical precedents.
Read MoreBrexit, the Commonwealth and the problem of imperial nostalgia – a response
N. C. Fleming responds to Evan Smith and Stephen Gray's recent opinion piece and argues that the Brexiteers deployed nostalgia more out of political expediency than conviction
Read MoreThe integration of Muslims in Britain – a historical perspective
Professor Philip Wood looks at early Muslim traditions and the implications for integration of Muslims in Britain today
Read MoreThe EU Referendum result in historical perspective: the need for reform of Westminster
Professor Simon Szreter looks at the EU referendum in the context of our voting system and its historical trends
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