Deer, eels and Philip Larkin’s lawnmower
Ben Sixsmith is joined by the writer Patrick Galbraith to talk about hunting, endangered ways of life and what opinion columnists can learn from gamekeepers.
Challenge the consensus. Access rigorous analysis.
Ideas that deserve discussion, not cancellation
From the Western Front to the Holocaust
Will England triumph in 2023?
On ebbing power of the political influencer
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
Escaping our “post-cultural state” will not happen overnight
The more they treat the symptoms of decline, the worse things get
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
Social media and AI are enabling the exploitation of our benefits system
