Thomas Brian
Thomas Brian is a third-year choral scholar studying History and Politics at Peterhouse, Cambridge. He tweets at @t_w_brian
In praise of pomp and pageantry
We must not have a stripped-down coronation
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Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Reclaiming the rule of law
The rule of law was meant to protect liberty — not to be weaponised against democracy
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
Beef and Brexit prosperity
High beef prices are a symptom of a deeper problem—Britain has left the EU, but not its economic mindset.
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
The errata of history
Misprints are just one in a catalogue of literary disorders
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
