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
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Low energy
Rachel Reeves and Mel Stride are inconsistent while Reform are invisible
Lost railway art
Art should matter in all its guises, above and below ground
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
Illuminating shady corners of the soul
Chilling accounts of how men can be destroyed from within
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
The sacrifice that changed Naipaul
The humiliation of his father, forced to slaughter a goat to atone for
angering Hindus, made the writer wary of insulting religion
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
