King Athelstan
Lessons from King Athelstan
We should do more to remember a titan of English history
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The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
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“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
A.E. Housman
The poet is less read than he once was but his deep love of England still resonates
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Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
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On Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer and the virtues of intellectual combat
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
The EU is getting worse
Ursula von der Leyen’s left-wing managerial agenda is failing
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
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Pope Leo is right to push back against the prophets of AI supremacy and AI doom
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Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
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