Sri Lanka
All double dutch
Andrew Cusack says the influence of the Netherlands’ seaborne empire can still be felt around the world, from Manhattan and South Africa to modern Sri Lanka
In-line, online, and where to draw the line
Notes on Colombo’s books and bookmen in the time of Covid-19
The book to read if you’re intent on visiting Sri Lanka
A S H Smyth on Andrew Fidel Fernando’s Upon a Sleepless Isle, winner of the 2019 Gratiaen Prize
Emerging from Sri Lanka’s lockdown: a morning at Colombo’s booksheds
A S H Smyth pays a visit to one of his favourite places in Colombo
May day, May day…
A letter from Colombo
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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
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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Why 1776 matters to modern Britain
The American founding is a case study in peaceful regime change
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
Why do we still have social housing?
A decade working in Social Housing taught me that the sector’s perverse incentives guarantee the perpetuation of the very poverty it exists to eradicate
The Islamic identity crisis
V.S. Naipaul was prophetic on the struggles between Islam and modernity
Devolution has been a disaster
Wales, and the United Kingdom at large, are weaker for the devolution project
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
Food pairing is folly
A warning against trying to match wine to dish
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
AI podcasts give me the creeps
The more we outsource to AI, the more forgettable our cultural output is going to be
It is time for antidisestablishmentarianism
Church establishment is still worth fighting for