Richard Morrissey
Richard Morrissey is a writer and father of nine. He writes on religion, politics and family life at Substack and Medium and posts at @RJTMorrissey
Stumbling in the light
J.D. Vance has written a revealing book, for better and for worse
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Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
Anyone could have predicted
Left-leaning commentators should not pretend to be surprised by the consequences of multiculturalism
Leaving the ECHR would not make Britain like Russia
The case for opposing withdrawal is currently intellectually fatuous
Burnham’s beginnings
Keir’s out and Andy’s in. But will anything meaningful change?
What’s in a name?
Britain’s debate over assisted suicide is being conducted in language designed to obscure what is actually proposed
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The book awards are a joke
The panel of non-literary judges shows just how frivolous the Nibbies are
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
