Jane Ridley

Jane Ridley is professor of History at Buckingham University and author of The Young Disraeli. Her latest book is Bertie, a biography of King Edward VII.

The geek and the dandy: is Ed Miliband heir to Disraeli?

The Labour leader summoned the ghost of 19th century Tory leader Disraeli in his speech to conference last week. So how do the two British politicians compare?

By Jane Ridley

/ 8 Oct 2012

Lutyens and Le Corbusier: from heritage to history

openDemocracy is right to address the future of our cities. For too long we have been preoccupied with the state of the countryside, but it is Britains towns and

By Jane Ridley

/ 3 Oct 2001