Edwin van de Haar
Dr Edwin van de Haar is the author of Human Nature & World Affairs: An Introduction to Classical Liberalism and International Relations Theory, recently published by the Institute of Economic Affairs
Liberal Britain, not Little England
A post-Brexit Britain needs a foreign policy reset
Against literary celebriphilia
We need interesting authors, not “big names”
The subsidy squeeze
Schemes such as HS2 cost billions of pounds while reducing UK productivity
The name game
There’s a meeting of the world’s most important leaders, and Rishi has been invited along, too
Selected for greatness
Some men are born to greatness, others are parachuted into Tory safe seats
Gender and Josef K.
How it feels to be accused of crimes that don’t exist
The love that can’t be erased
A recent court case exposed the surrogacy industry’s big lie
Ireland’s surrogacy scandal
The Irish inferiority complex grasps at any first — no matter how low
Toxic relationship
For a long time, it has seemed that you’re nobody until somebody’s tried to get you cancelled
The Conservative immigration betrayal
The Tories have delivered immigration on an absolutely unprecedented scale
“Trad” theatre can still feel fresh
West End strikes a balance between keeping their spine and nostalgic appeal, whilst avoiding creakiness