Paganism
The return of the strong gods?
It’s the first time a European nation has enshrined a special place for a pagan religion
Losing our religion?
Britain’s moral framework is neither pagan, nor Christian any longer
Walking the wild side of Merrie England
Revived folk customs are proud expressions of local identity and communal cohesion
Our pagan forebears deserve more respect
At least they had a grip on human nature
Clap for the modern gods
Once people prayed for rain or for sun. Now, we pray for our NHS
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unconquered by a
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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
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
Keeping us on message
The UK’s secret government propaganda unit dedicated to praising multiculturalism
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
Bring back literary vendettas
Grub Street thrived when
there was an “establishment”,
movements and feuds
Spaceships, ghost ships and sheep
The secret sauce of Project Hail Mary: it’s a laugh
Eulogy for rural life
A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain
Exile and exaltation
Bohuslav Martinu: The Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon)
Banish the business bullshit
Vacuous business-speak is not merely irritating, it can lead to bad decisions and bad outcomes