Josey Wright
Josey Wright is a classicist and writer based in Cambridge
Was The Bible written by slaves?
A new book maintains that enslaved scribes and readers may have affected the shaping of Christian ideas
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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
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
Fisticuffs over the fourth movement
When did classical music become so disturbingly polite?
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
Why 1776 matters to modern Britain
The American founding is a case study in peaceful regime change
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
