Manick Govinda
Manick Govinda is a freelance writer, artists mentor and arts consultant.
What’s the point of political art?
Art that shocks, offends, and amuses has a purpose beyond aesthetic: its existence is a testament to freedom of expression
The dissident rebels of the art world
We must resist cancel culture and defend freedom of artistic expression
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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
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Labour’s toxic medicine
The more they treat the symptoms of decline, the worse things get
After the abdication
Springwood is a skillful and intelligent examination of presidential-monarchical relations
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
A memo crying in the wilderness
Why does the Church of England now sound like an HR department?
The generation delusion
Chris Bayliss and Henry Hill are joined by the Reverend Marcus Walker to discuss intergenerational responsibility
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
The decline of British food culture
The products of social media virality and high street homogenisation leave the ambitious diner as cold as a neglected jacket potato
