James Kirkup
James Kirkup is director of the Social Market Foundation. He was previously political editor of the Telegraph and the Scotsman.
The riddle of Brexit’s ruthless survivor
Michael Crick casts Farage as an almost vampiric figure, draining the life from others to sustain his decades of dominance
The big state heir to Blair
James Kirkup reviews Remaking One Nation by Nick Timothy
The Beatles: occasionally fab four
Their output was more mixed than many critics would like to believe
Love’s labourers lost
Romeo finds himself overcome by a sense of utter hopelessness
Irish irredentism?
You can’t back a “United Ireland” whilst condemning “Greater Hungary”
The Tories haven’t a prayer
Secularism seems to grip the party that was once the embodiment of Anglicanism
Doing time
British prison sentences must be taken with a generous pinch of salt
Soft power superpower?
It’s easy to mock, but British influence is real — and a potent tool for good
The not-so-beautiful game
Paul Lay and Nick Timothy discuss the morality — and immorality — of football
Russia’s Tsushima moment
Campaign Diary: Putin’s regime is suffering from an old problem — imperial overreach
Aujourd hui, Boris ne regrette rien
Boris bitterly regrets that his actions have consequences
Studio: Victorian architecture in Ulster
The undiscovered 19th century wonders of Northern Ireland
The religion of self-worship
Rowan Williams calls it a “sacred journey” — but trans ideology is a new faith altogether