Right-Wing Politics
Why Essex is Britain’s most right-wing county
Essex is both traditionalist and highly entrepreneurial
In defence of Trumpism
He has played an essential role in shattering left-wing taboos
Will the Reform revolution devour its own children?
Nigel Farage needs a plan for managing the extremes of the online right
The myths of Tory moderates
The idea of a “One Nation” voter bloc is pure fantasy
Farage’s new faces
Reform needs to pick hundreds of candidates who are ruthless politically, but not lunatics
The self-defeating earnestness of anti-extremism
I played the anti-extremist Prevent game and soon became engrossed in an improbable far-right love affair
The left is intellectually exhausted
Ironically, so-called progressives have absolutely failed to move with the times
Explaining ex-Tories
Guilt compels Conservatives to seek a new direction
Reform is winning over Scotland
A recent local election result was bad news for the political class
The British right must resist Americanisation
In 2026, it will be a mistake for the British opposition to take its lead from the USA
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
The fateful road to the great dictators
Weimar Germany / Red Dawn Over China
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
Vapid slogans for the hard of thinking
Every modern university, it seems, needs a “mission statement”
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner