Roger Scruton’s naive nationalism
Cultural nationalism is an ill-fitting model for the modern nation state
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The end of encrypted Europe
Europe’s latest Chat Control may see child protection become a pretext for wider surveillance.
The right does need religion
Christianity is politically valuable as well as, you know, true
Election objections
Andy Burnham doesn’t need a general election mandate
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
Campaigners should let assisted suicide go
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide
It is time for antidisestablishmentarianism
Church establishment is still worth fighting for
Dead reckoning
How Britain forgot the sea (and why it matters)