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
On Américanisation
French life is being transformed by the influence of American culture
The gambling suicides myth
The rate of deaths caused by gambling has been foolishly exaggerated
Guardrails of civilisation
If politics is downstream from culture, culture is downstream from the campus
Word pictures at a gallery
Paintings are appreciated best when there are few people around to spoil the view
Killing the good Samaritans
In the face of monstrous violence, we are losing control of our public spaces
Remove the kid gloves
“Votes for 16-year-olds” has exposed our incoherent attitude towards young people
Death by red tape
“Soft cancellation” is the preferred tool of institutionalised censoriousness
The Turner Prize’s identity crisis
The art establishment has revived competent drawing in spite of itself
The rise of academentia
Mere transgression is being elevated above genuine insight and creativity
Why Meghan is my role model
The public needs to get to know the real Meghan
The slow death of public spaces
Pointless regulations are sucking joy from British life