Paul Heron
Paul Heron is a Welsh writer based in Poland. He writes at Some Private Diagonal and tweets at @paul_heron_ .
The enduring fascination of Richard Nixon
Why America’s most contradictory president still exerts a strange grip on the political imagination.
The rise and fall of assimilation
On last century’s chimera of a universal civilisation
When modern art crossed the Channel
How British culture belatedly embraced radical modernism
The Anglo-Dutch moment and its consequences
The English and the Dutch owe more to each other than they realise
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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
The radical feminism—Christianity pipeline
For radical feminists, clarity about the realities of sex often opens onto a search for moral order
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
Critical briefing: Unite the Kingdom
What you need to know about the Unite the Kingdom march on May 16
Critical briefing: Tisza
What you need to know about the new Hungarian establishment
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
