National identity
The death of modern Britishness?
Attempts to construct a dehistoricised national identity have failed
Towards a shared Englishness
There is a third way between civic nationalism and ethno-nationalism
The enigma of Englishness
The English have debated their national nature for centuries
The matter of Britain
Britain must rediscover its stories and dreams
The immoral case for restitution
Britain does not owe Greece the Parthenon sculptures
What do the English think of Englishness?
Graham Cunningham asks why Englishness has failed to garner its own version of the self-flattering national mythology of so many other nations
An American in search of the English national character
Daniel Pipes’s quest to understand the English national character leaves him none the wiser
How a twenty-year-old report started the culture wars
The Parekh report argued that ‘Britishness’ as previously understood was now defunct
How united is Italy?
Professor Jeremy Black and Political Editor Graham Stewart discuss the strength of Italy’s national unity
The future of the Conservative Party
John Bowers reviews Remaking One Nation by Nick Timothy
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
Not a relaunch
Is that a PLAN FOR CHANGE in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
On cockroaches and cancellation (w/ James Dreyfus)
How ideology is spoiling the arts
Marble run
Let’s give up the Elgin Marbles, but not to Athens
The case for Jenrick
He can reform the party and take on Labour
Killing time
Parliament is making the world a better place, one death at a time
Fair pay is a fiction
Public sector workers are chasing a fantasy
