Rudyard Kipling
Rosemary Sutcliff
A writer of genius, capable of conveying the feelings and lives of those who lived in the distant past
Kipling and Sinatra in Burma
The words Kipling chose should not be cancelled even if Frank Sinatra had a bit too much fun with them
‘You’ll be a Man, my son!’
Rudyard Kipling’s (in)famous poem “If” reverberates with valuably relevant and humane advice for 2020 Britain
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
The sickness of Sickfluencers
Social media and AI are enabling the exploitation of our benefits system
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
An unholy war
Donald Trump is damaging America as well as Iran
Britain must not liberalise surrogacy laws
We are already endangering women and girls
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
The Bible in the dock
Free speech for Christians is still under assault
Green eggs and flam
A fine way to make herbes omelette
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran