Matthew Kirtley
Matthew Kirtley is a writer and public relations consultant based in London.
JD Vance’s tech policy is a MAGA microcosm
Does JD Vance hope to restore the Jeffersonian tradition of freedom?
Kemi Badenoch has a problem with the truth
From wokeness, to housing, to immigration her words don’t match the facts
Labour’s timebomb
This one-term Labour government will bequeath a wretched economic mess
Only abortion is like abortion
Don’t tack on abortion to create an impression of progressive goodness
Badenoch’s “muscular liberalism” is a non-starter
The Conservative leader sounds hopelessly out of touch
The Democratic Party deserves Donald Trump
Its arrogance and complacency have been exposed
Was Houellebecq right?
Reassessing the French novelist vilified for forecasting the Islamicisation of France
Junk food? More like junk statistics
New claims about the costs of obesity are wildly exaggerated
Kim Leadbeater’s “safeguards” won’t keep people safe
The proposed legal hurdles are effectively useless
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits