Roman History
The masses against the classicists?
Reflections on the virtues and vices of academic gatekeeping
Most Read
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
A win for academic freedom
The university free speech complaints scheme is (finally) going ahead
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The bonfire of British history
Absentee landlords’ neglect allows architectural jewels to be burned to the ground
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
