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Will Podmore
nothing works
Books / 11 June 2026
11 June 2026

In this comparison of Britain pre- and post Thatcher, WILL POMORE applauds the analysis, but distrusts the solutions offered

Berlin
Books / 5 June 2026
5 June 2026

WILL PODMORE admires an account of the liberation of Berlin that overthrows the conventional US army-inspired account

feminists
Books / 28 August 2025
28 August 2025

WILL PODMORE welcomes the case put by a feminist, disentangling the abusive rhetoric of the trans rights debate

UKRAINE
Books / 26 August 2025
26 August 2025

WILL PODMORE welcomes a timely and clear-eyed account of both Nato and Britain’s fatal role in the process that led to war in Ukraine

barbarossa
Books / 10 July 2025
10 July 2025

WILL PODMORE peruses a new history of the opening weeks of conflict between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia

A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS: (L to R) Church of St Mary Magdalene
Books / 13 March 2025
13 March 2025
WILL PODMORE recommends an excellent and useful introduction to a lesser-known giant of the scientific revolution in Britain
EVOLUTION OF GOTHIC FROM ISLAMIC: Arches of the former mosqu
Books / 5 February 2025
5 February 2025
WILL PODMORE is enthralled by the convincing case that guilds of Islamic craftsmen were responsible for the European gothic style
GROOMED TO RULE: Eton College pupils taking part in the ‘P
Books / 5 January 2025
5 January 2025
WILL PODMORE is intrigued by a study the British ruling class that follows statistical analysis with totally inadequate proposals for change
RATIONAL FUTURE: Passenger and freight train on the West Coa
Books / 6 December 2024
6 December 2024
WILL PODMORE welcomes a demonstration of the incomparable virtues of rail travel, and the political obstacles to realising its potential 
MOST DIVISIVE OF ISSUES: Migrants are brought in to Dover, K
Books / 27 November 2024
27 November 2024
WILL PODMORE welcomes a well-written and pacey account of the run-up to the 2024 general election
RUTHLESS: An eviction on the land of the Marquis of Clanrica
Books / 28 May 2024
28 May 2024
WILL PODMORE applauds a stunning survey of the devastation wrought by the English state over four centuries
Byron by Thomas Phillips, 1813
Books / 17 May 2024
17 May 2024
WILL PODMORE recommends a readable introduction to the life of Byron, in his own words