Ptolemy Dean
Ptolemy Dean is the 19th Surveyor of the Fabric of Westminster Abbey
Manifesto for traditional elegance
Classicism’s enduring relevance and timeless appeal
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
How procedure is enabling petty criminals
We should support workers who confront criminals
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
The spy chief who sold us Blue Nun
Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived
No, the King has not converted
A bizarre conspiracy theory
that Charles III is a Muslim is
easily shown to be false
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
