Whiggism
Herbert Butterfield: A prophet for our age?
The Whig interpretation of history explains much that is malignant in modern progressivism
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The last ponies on the moor
Dartmoor Ponies are facing an extinction event, thanks to a government Quango
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
Why there will probably be no early election
It would be all but impossible to build an attractive but realistic manifesto
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world
Restore the King James Bible
Those who are opposed, please consider, in the bowels of Christ, whether you may be mistaken
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
The missing variable in the masculinity crisis
The literature on masculinity ignores the most obvious factor of all: a steady, civilisational fall in testosterone