National identity
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
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
Killing with kindness
The MoD’s drive for a net zero military is an ideological folly that risks national security
Where are all the ambitious Scots?
Whole sectors were once dominated by Caledonian migrants
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
Zack Polanski’s war on carrots
Cheap food is not evidence of exploitation but of competition — something Adam Smith understood long before Zack Polanski
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
The delusions of the DCMS
The establishment approach to the internet is marked by paranoia and control
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt