Hal Conte
Hal Conte writes at his Substack and tweets at @conte_hal
Against gorpcore
We have to develop and embrace aesthetics that inspire the imagination
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
It’s time to see Brexit through
The next government must finally drag Britain out of the European Union’s tractor beam
The problem with scapegoating social media
Social media has become a convenient whipping boy for Britain’s political class
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
