Jonathan Clark
Jonathan Clark is an historian. His next book is a history of the Enlightenment
Derailing the gravy train
The question of human rights, Christian morals and Western ethics has hitherto been an academic debate; now it is in the public arena
No, Liz Truss did not crash the economy
The Conservatives should be brave enough to take on this stupid talking point
God save The Kinks
How did four ornery lads rearing up from the post-war English underclass become national treasures?
The EU’s war on Hungary
As news breaks of secret EU plans to cripple the Hungarian economy, who can still believe it respects national sovereignty?
A Good Read should be better
Some weeks there are comedians and groovy journalists — others it’s groovy journalists and comedians
The Midas touch
The kind of skill that makes the breath catch in thousands of throats at once
How big a problem is problem gambling?
Jolyon Maugham should not roll the dice on opposing GambleAware
The problem with “extremism”
Violence and intimidation are deplorable, but can there be a clear definition of a concept as subjective as “extremism”?
Britain must develop economic resilience
The Houthis have exposed our devastating economic insecurity
Don’t forget Nicola Sturgeon’s nodding dogs
The SNP have been enabled by uncritical British media
The passage from India
The failings of Bazball, like the failings of Britain, are becoming more apparent
The Conservatives should not cancel Christians
A Conservative party that demonises Christian convictions will cease to be conservative