R.W. Johnson
R.W. Johnson, an Emeritus Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, is the doyen of international commentators on South Africa. He lives in Cape Town.
A light in the darkness
A pioneering school ofers a new vision for South Africa’s failing education system
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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
Legal curiosities
The pursuit of justice in small or atypical jurisdictions has sometimes led to some unusual legal quandaries
UnappEaling comedy
A “loose, loose reimagining” of Kind Hearts And Coronets does not really work
The costs of telling the truth too late
The girl guiding decision is causing pain — so why do activists seek to prolong it?
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
We need a loud revival
The dream of a “quiet revival” always misunderstood the problem faced by British Christians
