Tories
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
The Conservative love affair with petty prohibitionism
How much time has been wasted on trivial legislation?
Blue de grâce?
The next election could spell doom for the Conservative Party
Reflections on a ravaged conference
There is a chance here for the rebirth of the right
Life in Trusstopia
What would things be like if Liz Truss had continued to govern?
The Tories are worse than weak
The Conservatives cannot blame powerlessness for their failures
The Tories deserve to be hated
If not for the reasons many of their critics hate them
Same as the old Conservatives
Partying like it’s 2019
The ways of Whigs
What unites the parliaments of the 18th and 21st centuries?
Allyship on easy mode
The inclusive message of Will & Harper obscures the harder questions of the “gender wars”
Less than the sum of its parts
Eugene Onegin, Royal Opera
Blogosphere bubble
Reviving a simple English classic: bubble and squeak
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
Boris: the PM who could do no wrong
This must be in competition for the most inaccurate work of non-fiction since … well, since Johnson’s last book
The world is not enough
In the battle between abstract globalisation and rooted identity, the human spirit itself is at stake
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
On cockroaches and cancellation (w/ James Dreyfus)
How ideology is spoiling the arts
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
The eternal lockdown of the soul
Lockdown-lifers have become a key tool of the state
