John Scriven
John Scriven is author of Beyond the Odds, to be published on 8th November 2021, which explores the theme of providence in Britain’s wars of the 20th century.
Did prayer decide the Battle of Goose Green?
The expedition to take back the Falkland Islands was riskier than we might think
Invisible hand
Did peace prevail in the World Wars thanks to providential deliverance, or just a number of very fortunate occurrences?
Imagine there’s no Gove
Who’s in the room matters, and there were some which would have been better off without Michael Gove
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
If Donald Trump wins, it’s over
Three assassination attempts prove irrefutably that Trump is guilty of inciting violence
Bursting the myth of the “people’s war”
The Home Guard was not a nation-in-arms of the Jacobin kind
Is the law going coconuts?
The acquittal of a pro-Palestine protestor on free speech grounds should not be a one-off
On cockroaches and cancellation (w/ James Dreyfus)
How ideology is spoiling the arts
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
Journeys in Genderland
The stories of people caught up in the madness of gender ideology are beyond belief
Advertisements for themselves
Michael Craig-Martin and the sad afterlife of conceptual art
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party