Britishness
The first victim of empire
England is an ongoing casualty of the British imperial project
The death of modern Britishness?
Attempts to construct a dehistoricised national identity have failed
The fallacy of “British values”
Nationhood cannot be reduced to abstractions
The matter of Britain
Britain must rediscover its stories and dreams
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
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
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
Storycraft is soulcraft
A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and heroism after disenchantment
Angst in the Anglosphere
England’s existential crisis is being played out at the World Cup
Farage fumbles
“Stop Farage” seems to be a more effective message than “Farage”
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world