Danger: semantic engineers at work
The institutionalisation of gender-neutral language is designed to change how we think, feel and act
The classroom culture war
Saving education from the forces that wish to politicise it is one the most important cultural challenges of our time
Dumbing down the priesthood
Unless the Church reinstates rigorous college-based training for clerics, it will wither away
Recasting the Crown for modern Britain
This progressive historian’s real charge against the monarchic institution is one of “complacency”
The Boy who never grew old
Eric Ravilious’s ethereal watercolours chime with today’s sensibilities
Is public health a protected belief?
A new case will decide if prohibitionism in the name of public health constitutes a philosophical belief under the Equality Act
The Church of England is practicing a secular religion
Equality, diversity and inclusion can be prioritised over religious faith
The joy of pets
Pet ownership is one of life’s simple pleasures, but it also lifts the soul
Save this perfect Welsh building
The Church Institute and Churchmen’s Club at Llanfairfechan need, and deserve, to be preserved
What are our cathedrals for?
Changes to the management of cathedrals have obscured the very point of their existence
Three novelists pushing the bloat out
Some novels still dare to leave the reader’s hand unheld — without universal success
Dear Keir, get real
Instead of announcing grand new doctrines, it’s time for a very British realism
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
