Flannery O’Connor
From Celtic fringe to Bible belt
Forcing the reader to slow down and sink in deeper
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
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
British comedy: a post-mortem
British comedy has become safe, stale and contrived
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
The spy chief who sold us Blue Nun
Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived
A case for Classics
Eager minds are being failed by a smug and short-sighted cultural establishment
Reclaiming the rule of law
The rule of law was meant to protect liberty — not to be weaponised against democracy
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
The decline of British food culture
The products of social media virality and high street homogenisation leave the ambitious diner as cold as a neglected jacket potato
Climate alarmism must not be unquestionable
We have succumbed to herd-like thinking over renewable energy
A massive cross-party achievement
The new V&A East Museum has surpassed all expectations
The online life that steals your soul
Read this book and then stamp on your phone