Marc Sidwell
Marc Sidwell is a writer, editor and senior fellow of the New Culture Forum. His documentary series exploring the history of the West will be released at the end of 2022. He tweets at @marcsidwell
A radical reframing of conservative tradition
Yoram Hazony’s purified conservatism risks losing touch with political reality
Revitalising the West
Ukraine has rallied the West and yet again shown our civilisation’s limitless capacity for self-renewal
Why personal insults fail
Getting personal might be mean, but it is also ineffective
Reading humbly
Approaching texts with love, patience and humility can reveal more than scepticism
Who are the Scottish Conservatives?
The election of Russell Findlay to lead the Scottish Conservatives reveals a party that doesn’t know what it stands for
Perfect victims and a tale of two films
Don’t idealise victims — listen to them
Aggers declares — the end of an era
It has been an assured innings, and a long one
Recreational rioting
Is your right an existential threat to the nation or just blowing off steam? It depends on which flag you’re waving
How the Tories can win again
The new leader of the Conservatives must reach an important, ignored sector
The Tory beauty contest
The good, the bad, the ugly and the downright embarrassing
The eternal lockdown of the soul
Lockdown-lifers have become a key tool of the state
Cultural appropriation is here to stay
So-called cultural appropriation is an American obsession, cheerfully ignored by a fast globalising world