Shane Meadows
Unlikely auteur of mercy
Dan Hitchens makes the case for film director Shane Meadows as a genius of Christian art
What are universities for?
The battle for British universities is not yet lost
On conservative despair
It is hard to escape the sense of tremendous national loss
The Grand Migrant Hotel Rwanda
All are welcome at Kagame’s eccentric migrant hostelry, and don’t worry about the roving deathsquads: they’re harmless
C. L. R. James and the majesty of cricket
The West Indian writer and historian knew that cricket is far more than merely a sport
The slick glide through the institutions
When values are outsourced to third-party organisations, everybody suffers
Keystones of Britain’s history
Far too many young people are woefully ignorant of the splendour and meaning of our rich ecclesiastical architecture
The BBC should remember what it’s for
A public broadcaster should exist for truthful journalism, not fashionable pieties
God save The Kinks
How did four ornery lads rearing up from the post-war English underclass become national treasures?
How NatCon was saved
An attempted cancellation flopped in Brussels — but the bad taste remains
Of course the culture wars matter
It is people who trivialise them who are not taking politics seriously
A festival for women — and men?
You cannot address the underrepresentation of women by including men
