Gerard Russell
Gerard Russell is the author of Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms: Journeys into the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East.
Unholy politics and a Christian exodus
Middle Eastern Christians are facing the threat of extinction
Mutilation theology
Asserting mastery over their future selves is a feature of mastectomy, not a bug
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
The afterlife of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko
Reflections on forty years since his death shook communist Poland
Corporations can become communities
Canary Wharf’s 8 Canada Square should be humanised
The Tory beauty contest
The good, the bad, the ugly and the downright embarrassing
There’s no good way to equal pay
You can’t beat the laws of supply and demand
Illicit fun
Jonathan Leibowitz: Eastern Reflections (Delphian)
A Royal good time
Racing brings the country together in a convulsion of delirious democracy
World Government or Peoples’ Governments?
As the nation state system falters, we are faced with a choice between centre and periphery
Rehabilitating an Edwardian genius
The sheer scale and diversity of Lutyens’ output is mind-blowing