Why America will vote Republican
Put yourself in the shoes of the average American
Lizerdammerung
Notes from the bunker
Things have only got wetter
What have the Conservatives achieved?
A stranger in a strange land
Anthropological notes from the Tory conference
The failing state we’re in
Backlog Britain needs urgent reform
When the left loves flags
Modish causes satisfy tribal instincts
More town, less gown
The cult of mass university education saddles many students with unecessary debt, breeds dissatisfaction and does little to foster culture or enterprise
The cult of Captain Tom is dead
Brits should stop gorging on sentimentality
Detransitioners should sue the NHS
Our National Health Service is mutilating the children placed in their care
Ukraine war is not an example of “toxic masculinity”
History suggests that female rulers are far more likely to start wars than their male counterparts
Exhibiting military history
Four new exhibitions offer vivid insights into different experiences of war
The coddlin’ of the British dance
How Britain’s anarchic rave scene turned authoritarian
Who judges the judges?
Judges, whatever their gender, need sufficient judgement to maintain neutrality and political impartiality
Apologies are useless without action
It is nice that Gillian Keegan has acknowledged reality, but it is not enough
Why we should question the charge of “Islamophobia”
Valid criticism of beliefs and behaviour should not be equated with hateful bigotry
Let there be love
Filmmakers have fallen out of love with romantic movies, but it’s time to bring back passion to the picture house
British universities have a China problem
The increasing influence of the CCP is a threat to free inquiry and free expression
Alcohol and Islam
An English novelist travels the Muslim world in search of a drink
Saving my own bacon
Only the particularly pig-headed will stick it out in the pork farming business
Hatred and mental illness are not mutually exclusive
Violent men being mentally ill need not make broader societal phenomena irrelevant
It’s time to stop the rot
Students denounced, lecturers cowed and managers with little interest in truth
