British Values
The fallacy of “British values”
Nationhood cannot be reduced to abstractions
The problem with “extremism”
Violence and intimidation are deplorable, but can there be a clear definition of a concept as subjective as “extremism”?
Iranian women deserve more support
Self-styled internationalists are failing them
The golden age of criticism?
There are good reasons why serious writers no longer review in the national press
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
British libel laws are a SLAPP in the face to press freedom
We need major liberalisation of libel law
The blame, again, falls on Sinn Fein
The party responded appallingly to its press officer being accused of child sex offences
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
Debunking the decline deniers
Armed police at Christmas markets are a bad sign however you look at it
The Church of England’s race to the bottom
The Church of England should not be putting ideology before history
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place