Enoch Powell was wrong – so were his critics 17th April 201823rd February 2021jonholbLeave a comment Powell and his detractors rejected the positive idea of integration. Powell thought it impossible, the left thought it undesirable.
No one should be shamed over private texts 15th January 201817th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment The Mail on Sunday should not have splashed Jo Marney’s private views on race and royalty on its frontpage. Having the freedom to express yourself privately is crucial to a free society.
May’s treaty on citizens’ rights will fracture the nature 11th December 201717th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment The PM’s capitulation to the ECJ will create two classes of citizen.
Brexit: reuniting politics with the people 16th November 201717th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment The EU has removed several policy areas from British political debate. The day we leave, the job of rebuilding British democracy will begin.
Transforming conservatism 6th October 201717th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment Roger Scruton’s latest book, Conservatism: Ideas in Profile, captures the force and the flaws of the conservative worldview.
Racism is a spent force in British society 11th September 201717th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment David Lammy is wrong in his report the blame racism for the disproportionately high numbers of black people caught in the criminal justice system.
Charlie Gard’s case should never have gone to court 31st July 201717th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment No one – not Charlie, not his parents, not society – benefited from the prolonged legal proceedings that denied Charlie his peace for six months.
Why Charlie Gard should be allowed to die 3rd July 201717th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment If we allow the morality of emotion to dominate, then we end up in a world without ethical structure.
Human rights: the friend of foreign criminals 22nd June 201717th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment The Supreme Court’s ruling in favour of two foreign criminals shows how human rights law demeans democracy and citizenship.
The strange death of liberal Europe 26th May 201717th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment Douglas Murray’s book offers a powerful critique of immigration, identity politics and Islam.
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