Jonathan Porter
Jonathan Porter was formerly Deputy Head at Michaela Community School and now studies at the Davenant Institute. He can be found on Twitter at @JHC_Porter
The elephant in the classroom
Imagining itself to be impartial, the “neutral” RE curriculum imposes its own claim
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a masterclass in self-defeat
Labour’s tobacco crackdown will fuel crime, hurt retailers, and push smokers towards worse habits
NigeDosh: an urgent appeal
Tonight’s political coverage is repeatedly interrupted by urgent appeals for charities that may or may not be fictional
The shadow of the thorn tree
Christian culture must combine tradition and modernity
The Arctic circle: a game of ice and fire
The Arctic is fast becoming a hotspot for great power competition
Gender self-ID was never the law
Barrister Akua Reindorf KC speaks about the controversial trans guidance the government is so loath to implement
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world
The missing variable in the masculinity crisis
The literature on masculinity ignores the most obvious factor of all: a steady, civilisational fall in testosterone
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
A new course for Cuba
The United States should give up its futile and arrogant dreams of regime change
