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.
Antisemitism and the British Labour Party
Marcel Stoetzler explores Labour's current antisemitism scandal through the lens of historical antisemitism in British politics.
Read MoreThe British Trade Union Movement and the European Referendum: What can we learn from the past?
Prof. Philip B. Whyman compares and contrasts the role of British Trade Unions in the 1975 and 2016 European referendums.
Read MoreKitchen sink theology for a troubled world
Dr Alana Harris examines the Pope's Amoris Laetitia and asks what these can teach us about the evolution of the Catholic Church.
Read MorePrivilege in the Twenty-First Century: The Threat of Offshore Finance to Democratic Cohesion
With the Panama Papers database being made public, André Vitória & Ronald Kroeze explore how regulators throughout history have grappled with offshore financing.
Read MoreWhat the Danish experience tells us about the British Referendum
Tænketanken EUROPA's Catharina Sørensen looks to Denmark's 2015 EU Referendum for lessons for the UK's forthcoming EU Referendum.
Read MoreDefence Reviews: strategic and otherwise
Martin Farr offers a historical context to the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
Read MoreHillsborough, Police complaints and accountability
Why did the Hillsborough families have to fight so hard for justice? Chris A. Williams reviews the history of policing and accountability.
Read More“United in Diversity”? – A view from Greenland
Prof. Jens Wendel-Hansen looks back at Greenland's decision to leave the EEC and asks what lessons can be drawn for Britain's future in the European Union.
Read MoreReferendums Ancient and Modern
Ahead of the 2016 EU Referendum, Paul Cartledge offers a potted history of referendums throughout the ages.
Read MoreThe Conservative Right, Europe and Anti-Americanism
Recent criticisms of Barack Obama's comments on the EU referendum should be viewed in the wider history of Anti-Americanism within the Conservative party, argues N.C. Fleming.
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