Monarchy
A real Mountbattering
The former Prince Andrew is taking a lot of stick — but who protected him?
Why are republicans still so unsuccessful?
With bad news upon bad news for the royal family, why do its political opponents remain so obscure?
The British monarchy has never been more secure
It is the least unpopular and controversial element of the establishment
Gods and monsters
The chequered history of Europe’s monarchs and dictators
Recasting the Crown for modern Britain
This progressive historian’s real charge against the monarchic institution is one of “complacency”
Common prayer
Britain, and her monarchy, have a language fitted for times of joy and sorrow alike — so why does the Church of England make such poor use of our traditional liturgy?
The abdication of responsibility
A monarch quitting undercuts the point of the institution they represent
Satan’s sedition
Liberty, license and Milton’s multifaceted allegory for Oliver Cromwell
Music fit for a king
The cliché of Britain as “the land without music” was disproved
Coronation in high definition
Confronting the mysteries of a sacred institution
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
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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
A.E. Housman
The poet is less read than he once was but his deep love of England still resonates
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Britain’s housing crisis is a crisis for veterans
We have to make the system more able to house our heroes
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
The Blob playbook
How activist charities subtly shape policy
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Excessive producer responsibility
Virtue-signalling policies are picking the pockets of consumers
Are automated auctions on the way?
New technology has a double edge
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves