The death of Britannia Agoraia
Deindustrialisation has done damage even beyond the realms of economics
We must escape Subtopia
As Ian Nairn warned, British town planning has had a grim levelling effect on our urban and rural spaces
Cardinal win
Conclave is a political drama and a closed-room mystery rolled into one
Stick ‘em up
Has the culture war been won?
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
The rise of suburbia
The English experiment in liminal living
Why Ukraine almost certainly cannot win
And why the war is likely to continue anyway
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
On cockroaches and cancellation (w/ James Dreyfus)
How ideology is spoiling the arts
British libel laws are a SLAPP in the face to press freedom
We need major liberalisation of libel law
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
Free speech defenders should practice what they preach
There should be no illiberal exception for anti-Zionist academics
America will be fine
The American system is far more resilient than it looks
