Justin Elderman
Justin Elderman writes on the politics of the civil service.
The BLM takeover of Whitehall
Why don’t ministers care about the politics of their civil servants?
A worthy but deeply flawed attack on woke
A distinct lack of charity when evaluating the motivations and goals of others
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
A rebel advance in Syria is nothing to cheer
You don’t have to sympathise with Assad to think that the alternative would be worse
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
Kemi goes postal
The former business secretary and current Tory leader is grilled over a late delivery
Revising Roman rottenness
The monsters of old can teach us about the monsters of today
On cockroaches and cancellation (w/ James Dreyfus)
How ideology is spoiling the arts
The enemy of the Civil Service is my friend
Conservatives should hope that Keir Starmer can weaken its grip on British policy