Francis Emerson
Francis Emerson is an Old Etonian ('20) now studying at Oxford. He's interested in politics, art, and culture.
How Eton turned woke
One recent graduate of Eton College laments how the school has transformed into a place of ideological homogeneity
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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
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
Will Andy Burnham be a literary leader?
Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
The missing variable in the masculinity crisis
The literature on masculinity ignores the most obvious factor of all: a steady, civilisational fall in testosterone
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
Are Reform the new Greens?
As the Green Party loses interest in rural matters, Richard Negus considers the claim that British agriculture and the countryside have a new champion
Sex, success and failure
Sarah Ditum talks with songwriter Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy
Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
