Owen Edwards
Owen Edwards writes at The New Scrapbook and tweets at @OwenEdwards
The masses against the classicists?
Reflections on the virtues and vices of academic gatekeeping
The English origin of jury trials
Jury trial is not a procedural convenience but an inherited right
AI is a terrible poet
It has no sense for true meaning and beauty in language
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Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
Will London fall?
If the Greens take London, what might happen to policing?
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
The right does not need religion
We should not mourn the end of the Quiet Revival
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
Why Ed Miliband can’t change course
He would have to abandon his self-appointed role as an agent of progress
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
On travellers and trail hunting
Left-wingers have bizarrely irrational double standards when it comes to protecting culture
Louis Through
The left-leaning media has lost its moral and institutional authority
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Excessive producer responsibility
Virtue-signalling policies are picking the pockets of consumers
