Robert Tombs on the British empire: It was a mosaic of almost ungraspable complexity and extraordinary contrasts, which occupied a staggering quarter of the planet's land area and involved a fifth of its population. … dailymail.co.uk/debate/article… … The Empire was a fragile structure, always run on a shoestring. How could it be otherwise, when a country of some 40 million people claimed to 'rule' an empire of 460 million? …

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: German alarm grows over the EU's dangerous ultimatum terms for Britain [1/4]: telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/… Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: German alarm grows over the EU's dangerous ultimatum terms for Britain [2/4]: telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/…

"The only real danger, in the short term, is that parliament votes for Mrs May's deal, which would put us in an unprecedented situation, full of political and economic dangers." Robert Tombs interviewed by Fraser Myers (extracts) [1/5]: "The only real danger, in the short term, is that parliament votes for Mrs May's deal, which would put us in an unprecedented situation, full of political and economic dangers." Robert Tombs interviewed by Fraser Myers (extracts) [2/5]:

Steerpike: The top 40 horrors lurking in the small print of Theresa May's Brexit deal [1/10]: blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/11/the-to… Steerpike: The top 40 horrors lurking in the small print of Theresa May's Brexit deal [2/10]: blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/11/the-to…

Asa Bennett: Treasury forecasts: fear v reality [1/7]: telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/… Asa Bennett: Treasury forecasts: fear v reality [2/7]: telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/…