It had to be the subject of Israel and Gaza which would cause Keir Starmer the biggest rebellion of his leadership. More than 60 Labour MPs have called for a ceasefire and a raft of councillors have resigned. There are those on the left who smell blood, desperate for any opportunity to undermine Starmer’s leadership […]
It’s fair to say that Northern Ireland’s Parades Commission is not universally loved for its perceived interference in public processions – but it may well be a template for dealing with hate on the streets of Great Britain. Recent weekends have seen tens of thousands of protestors on the streets of London and elsewhere in […]
The role of faith and religion in British society is one that continues to be much contested. Britain has witnessed rapid mainstream secularisation – as demonstrated by the fact that from 2001 to 2021, the number of residents in England and Wales who identified as Christian dropped from 71.7% to 46.2% (the first time less […]
Two Saturdays ago, I awoke to news of Israelis being slaughtered. Young Jewish lives wiped out a music festival. Holocaust survivors living out their last days murdered in their own homes as Hamas did what the Nazis couldn’t. Babies and children taken hostage in underground tunnels in Gaza. This Saturday, I was inundated with images […]
The Times Radio journalist stumbled as she pondered the right way to describe Hamas operatives who had slaughtered 250 teenagers at a rave, kidnapped grandparents with dementia and slaughtered entire families. Finally Chloe Tilley came up with ‘bravery’ before marvelling at the ‘incredible ability’ of Hamas to ‘go for Israel in such a way that […]
Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s speech in Washington DC has sparked controversy among staunch defenders of ‘multiculturalism’ – but do they know what they are defending? Braverman’s declaration that ‘multiculturalism has failed’ is nothing new – indeed, David Cameron made the very same point during a 2011 security conference in Munich. But the difference this time […]
Back to school for this administration after the long summer break never felt so hard. While the Prime Minister is grappling with crumbling classrooms, it is the identity politics around the children within them which is arguably a greater headache. Sources inside Downing street say that the much-delayed guidance on school policy for gender questioning […]
Eighteen months since the sculpture of Prospero and Ariel by the artist Eric Gill outside the BBC’s iconic Broadcasting House was attacked, it is still encased in scaffolding. A protestor pounded the 1930s sculpture with a hammer, angry that outside what is meant to be the bastion of British values was a piece of art […]
Is Britain’s art market thriving or diving? Well, that depends on what you read. You don’t have to look far to find negative stories about the UK’s culture sector, from Brexit sending the UK art market into a tailspin, to diminishing arts funding, or even previous Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries’ war on Channel 4. But […]
It would be a very British coup. For some years there has been disquiet among members of the National Trust that this great institution is losing its way. But rebel forces are gathering to take back control. The concern is that its focus on celebrating and preserving our beautiful historic buildings has been subverted by […]
‘Art Museums are waging a woke war on the past’, reads a recent article for Spiked Online. Meanwhile, a short scroll further and my Twitter feed is abuzz as political commentators exchange virtual blows over the upcoming council elections of the National Trust. ‘The National Trust has become the latest toy for populist charlatans to […]
In the build-up to the next UK general election, the ongoing cost-of-living crisis – especially stubbornly high food prices – is likely to be at the front and centre of British politics. While Labour appears to be on course for a return to government, there are still important questions to ask about its positions on […]
Some qualified good news for residents of London’s W10 and 11 returning to their homes after this year’s Notting Hill Carnival. Westminster council have generously offered to clear their gardens of festival clutter for free! Unfortunately, those returning to an outdoor latrine where their garden flat was are excluded. If that’s your lot, get on […]
The BBC is its own worst enemy. The head asks for one thing while the arms and legs behave as they please. It has tacitly admitted it has a problem with bias, specifically in that it fails to represent and understand the views of people more often than not drawn from working-class backgrounds. Its bias […]
He used to be knows as G.O.M, or Grand Old Man, to his supporters (God’s Only Mistake to his critics). But the descendants of the great liberal reformer, William Gladstone, have reserved quite different language for another of their ancestors. Charlie Gladstone has described William’s father John as ‘vile’, ‘greedy’ and ‘domineering’ in an interview […]
Not content with blaming the so-called ‘culture wars’ for the recent homophobic attack in Clapham, Sadiq Khan has now cemented his position as Labour’s identitarian-in-chief by embroiling himself in a race row. It has been reported that on the Mayor of London’s website included a photo of a young white family with the caption ‘does […]
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