The problem of religious traditionalists
They wish to pass on the flame
Child sexual abuse and the seal of confession
New legislation will not help children
Farewell to St Benet’s Hall
How a Catholic institution capitulated to the non-binary gods of diversity
The myth of liberal neutrality
The culture war in our universities is sweeping away cherished illusions
The City’s lights are dimming
The Square Mile is increasingly at risk of becoming an irrelevance
Immigration restrictionists need more honest arguments
Our debates are side-stepping fundamental questions of morality
Keystones of Britain’s history
Far too many young people are woefully ignorant of the splendour and meaning of our rich ecclesiastical architecture
Brexit and the dubious doppelgangers
Doppelganger models are an unreliable guide to how Britain would have looked had Brexit never happened
The deep wisdom of rootedness
Society has lost touch with the people and places who helped to shape it in the first place
A monumental work on British buildings
Gavin Stamp’s posthumous book is a magnificent tour d’horizon, a bible of the styles available to architects between the wars
Were lockdowns ethical?
Questionable benefits were emphasised above obvious and dramatic harms
Why we should question the charge of “Islamophobia”
Valid criticism of beliefs and behaviour should not be equated with hateful bigotry
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
The left-wing defence of free speech
A recent book mounts a rare and powerful, if partly flawed, case for free expression from the Left
Fine art versus luxury goods
The auction houses’ love expensive brands
