James Kirkup
James Kirkup is director of the Social Market Foundation. He was previously political editor of the Telegraph and the Scotsman.
The big state heir to Blair
James Kirkup reviews Remaking One Nation by Nick Timothy
How the Hate Crime Bill defies Scottish tradition
With a stroke of the legislative pen, Holyrood has made Scotland the most stringent regulator of speech in the UK
The moral injuries in store for NHS workers
Research is revealing invisible injuries beyond the traditional diagnosis of PTSD, with important applications for healthcare staff caught up in battling Covid-19
Thank goodness for stereotypes
While living in a world of constant confusion, at least we can have some idea about how a person might behave depending on which country they are from
Schools must fight to defend freedom of expression
The cowardice of senior staff at Batley Grammar should be a lesson to all educationalists about the importance of defending open discussion
Is Boris Johnson just a boy who can’t say ‘No’?
The prime minister always says “come on, let’s go” – jist when he orta say nix!
Churchill as warlord – how good a strategist was he?
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss Winston Churchill’s role in shaping British and the Allies’ military strategy in the Second World War
Mutant variations and the danger of lockdowns
Have non-pharmaceutical interventions, including lockdowns and social distancing, enabled more dangerous virus variants to thrive?
Dominic Hilton’s Buenos Aires diary 5.0
Dominic Hilton offends the fumigation guy and witnesses the death of a former President
Inscrutable Wagner
Roger Scruton’s appreciation of Richard Wagner will remain an important and inexhaustible part of his legacy
Are men losing the chance to love other men?
The modern trend to write off male camaraderie as “bromance” is doing great harm to young men