Judi Dench
Royal blush
Boycotting the Crown and handbags at dusk
Who will be the next National Treasure?
After Dame Judi Dench’s resignation as a “national treasure”, Romeo Coates considers the runners and riders for the role
Why I “took the knee”
Following a brief loss of balance in a London watering hole I ‘took the knee’ – but that doesn’t detract from the symbolism
The gossip must go on
Lockdown tales from our showbusiness mole
Most Read
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
Reclaiming Christian nationhood
Linking the Christian faith to our national identity is not radical (or American)
Britain will be worse without hereditary peers
The expulsion of the hereditaries is neither fair nor pragmatic
Reclaiming the rule of law
The rule of law was meant to protect liberty — not to be weaponised against democracy
Final Analysis
The real measure of a degree
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust
How the Boat Race sank
Yet another great British tradition is disappearing beneath the waters of history