England’s Founding Father
How a 10th-century warrior-statesman forged a unified England and why his legacy still matters in our identity-obsessed day.
Ralph Leonard
· 14 min read
UK Politics
A collection of 14 posts
The Alliance Labour Needs?
Could a Labour-Liberal Democrat pact save Starmer’s collapsing government?
Renie Anjeh
· 21 min read
A Journalism of Deception
A former BBC journalist explains how the corporation discarded impartial journalism and why we need a news revolution.
Graham Majin
· 15 min read
Islamist Violence and Official Silence
A month after the lethal Manchester synagogue attack, the UK still refuses to take its number one terror threat seriously.
Daniel Allington
· 15 min read
Britain Must Be More Honest With Itself
In a country struggling to come to terms with violent acts by recent immigrants, the dark mistruths of bigots have been replaced with the cheerful mistruths of multiculturalists.
Ben Sixsmith
· 9 min read
The Liberal Case against Human Rights
The philosophy that underpins the European Convention on Human Rights is undemocratic, illiberal, and incoherent.
Renie Anjeh
· 15 min read
Glamourising Violence at Glastonbury
Bob Vylan’s “death to the IDF” chants at Glastonbury reveal how Britain’s economic despair has radicalised a generation and threatens to revive ancient hatreds.
John Aziz
· 8 min read
Blasphemy, Censorship, and the Future of Free Expression in Britain
Pamela Paresky speaks with former Quillette editor Toby Young, founder of the Free Speech Union and recently appointed member of the House of Lords, about the current state of free expression in the United Kingdom.
Pamela Paresky, Toby Young
· 16 min read
A Disunited Kingdom
New SNP leadership and an unpopular Labour Party may yet force Scottish independence back onto the political agenda.
John Lloyd
· 6 min read
Out with the Old...
Forecasts that Nigel Farage will become UK prime minister now attract expressions of anxious concern not mockery from the liberal commentariat.
John Lloyd
· 7 min read
Hamas Should Never Be Decriminalised
The campaign to remove Hamas from the UK’s list of proscribed organisations is not about defending free speech or political dissent. It is about legitimising jihadist warmongering.
John Aziz
· 7 min read
A Half-Serious Man
Boris Johnson got a couple of critical things right, but he never could or would have become a good prime minister.
John Lloyd
· 12 min read
Now Comes the Hard Part
The UK’s new Labour government enjoys a huge mandate, but it must contend with imposing challenges at home and abroad.
John Lloyd
· 14 min read
What Is the Labour Party For?
Sir Keir Starmer looks likely to become Britain’s next prime minister at a time when the democratic centre-left everywhere is facing a crisis of definition.
John Lloyd
· 8 min read