British culture
The irrational theatre
The state of the National Theatre is tragic indeed
The arts are being crippled by conformity
A new report shows that the last place to find rebellion is the arts world
Artists must be allowed to dissent
British culture is drowning in shrill orthodoxies
Cultural institutions are offering kindergarten radicalism
Feel-good clichés are being embraced as revolutionary wisdom
The rise of sectarian social media
A sectarian media environment is forming to enable our sectarian politics
You have a patriotic duty to champion British food
Insulting British cuisine is not just lazy, it is downright libellous
Britain needs Thomas Skinner
The country needs some optimism in miserable times
What really makes us British?
There is more to our national identity than warm beer and fish and chips
Why Easter should matter to us all
Its themes are relevant to everyone, not just to the religious
Low mimetic nation
Why Britain keeps mistaking TV for real life
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
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
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
The Mexican baby business
In UK courts, parental orders for children born overseas outnumber those born to surrogates here
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
The false filibuster framing
There was nothing undemocratic about resistance to the Assisted Dying Bill
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life