Ali Miraj
Ali Miraj is a political columnist for TheArticle and regularly appears on Sky News and talkRADIO. He founded the Contrarian Prize to recognise the independence, courage and sacrifice of British public figures whose ideas challenge the status quo. He is also a House music DJ and has performed at leading venues around the world. By day he works in the City as an infrastructure financier.
The beat will go on
The coronavirus pandemic has decimated the nightclub industry, but will the shifting landscape sow the seeds for an entirely new era of clubbing?
In a woke world, be a Contrarian
The Contrarian Prize celebrates British public figures that have the chutzpah to challenge the status quo
The slick glide through the institutions
When values are outsourced to third-party organisations, everybody suffers
When youth becomes period drama
The stakes feel very high when our younger years become the stuff of popular entertainment
Don’t ban the billboards
Campaigns against advertising are pure public health fanaticism
The Boy who never grew old
Eric Ravilious’s ethereal watercolours chime with today’s sensibilities
How to destroy football
“Blue cards” will only add to the confusion and subjective rulings we’re now seeing
Religious freedom is back on the agenda
The International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill, currently before parliament, is an important step for securing Britain’s role in promoting religious liberty
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
We’re all living in America
Britain’s elite is obsessed with Trump and the States, when it needs to concentrate on the Home Front
Murders for April
April is the cruellest month, breeding detective fiction out of the dry land