John Ritzema
John Ritzema has recently finished a PhD in Theology at King’s College London. He now teaches Biblical Studies, as well as studying for the Bar. He tweets at @john_ritzema
Thoughts on a crisis
A vision of a salvageable democracy built squarely on an orthodox account of the supremacy of political institutions
Recasting the Crown for modern Britain
This progressive historian’s real charge against the monarchic institution is one of “complacency”
Lording it over us
Cameron may not be a welcome sight, but we should celebrate the return of peers to the cabinet
Our true European home
With Brexit settled, Britain must seek to engage with its unalterably European cultural heritage and identity
Rebuilding a monarchy and a nation
Austrian lessons for the reign of Charles III
Most Read
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Fisticuffs over the fourth movement
When did classical music become so disturbingly polite?
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
Knowingly crass and conflicted
This American culture is hegemonic because even to steal from it is to propel it
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
What is anger for?
If young women are going to be radical, they need to make it worth it
The vague vision of Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer was competent but directionless on foreign policy
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Wit as well as social conscience
Avril Quartet: Claires Obscures (Etcetera)
The SNP is in a Peter Murrell muddle
The Peter Murrell case has exposed the rot at the heart of the SNP’s political culture
