Righteousness and nations
The religiosity of national conservatism
The social self
Between individuals and communities
Conservatism as tradition
Living in the world as it is, not as we might wish it to be
The content of conservatism
It is not just the absence of ideology
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
The paté of the Land
Chinese water deer, partridges and paté
Steel blues
The Government’s new steel strategy is stupid and destructive
Countryside counter-attack
A ban on trail hunting reveals a government more interested in cultural punishment than rural survival
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
The enduring fascination of Richard Nixon
Why America’s most contradictory president still exerts a strange grip on the political imagination.
Scandalous but Scottish
Why Scotland experienced another yellow wave
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
Entebbe and the Israeli way of war
Fifty years after Israel’s most audacious hostage rescue, its legacy still shapes how the country understands security, citizenship and war
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long