Paddington
Supervisory moralism at the cinema
The films of Paul King manage thorny political problems through children’s fantasies
Britain must escape the clutches of cringe
We have nothing to lose but our Paddington toys
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
Bonfire of the fallacies
Two opposing ideas about hard power and foreign policy — legalism and nihilism — are being exposed by the Trump
administration
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
Who wants to be a patriotic millionaire?
More taxation will not solve our economic woes
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
Reclaiming Christian nationhood
Linking the Christian faith to our national identity is not radical (or American)
Dumbed-down democracy
“Public opinion” is useless when the public is largely ignorant
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
How the sausage gets made
On the illusions of evidence-based policy