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?
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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
Devolution has been a disaster
Wales, and the United Kingdom at large, are weaker for the devolution project
NATO’s Ankara moment
NATO’s middle powers must not depend so heavily on the USA
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life
On travellers and trail hunting
Left-wingers have bizarrely irrational double standards when it comes to protecting culture
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area
The state enablers of the Stade shooting
A fatal shooting in Germany illuminated more than one man
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
