Jon Wilson

Jon Wilson is Professor of Modern History at King's College London and a Labour Party member. His most recent book is India Conquered. Britain’s Raj and the Chaos of Empire.

The statue defenders are the real enemies of free speech

Why is the anxious right afraid to debate whether imperial figures are still national heroes?

By Jon Wilson

/ 24 Jul 2020

The statue defenders are the real enemies of free speech

Blue Labour Realism

Blue Labour is not a vision of how the world should be, nor is it nostalgic. Through recognising the importance of relationships to human existence, over and above abstract values, it is describing the way people live their lives

By Jon Wilson

/ 14 Jun 2011