"Ironically, Sunak’s plans to defend Britain from vilification would themselves represent an assault on fundamental British values – particularly freedom of expression and the right …
Rishi Sunak wants to be censor-in-chief
The surprising scale of educational inequality
"University leaders have all too often spoken the language of “inclusion” — but have they acknowledged that some white working-class boys feel forced to conceal …
Team Sunak should stop playing the race card
"There are a variety of plausible reasons why Sunak’s popularity with the grassroots has declined over time. Elements of the pro-Sunak brigade would do well …
A decade on, how should we assess the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics?
Back in 2012, like much of the country, I was excited over the Olympics. Now in 2022, I hold a rather dim view on the …
Secure Our Borders
With the Tory leadership contest whittled down to the final two candidates, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are setting out their stall on bread-and-butter conservative …
The case for family-centred policy
After years of studies on Leave-Remain divides over a range of social and cultural issues, we have one area that truly unites the British people: …
Grooming gangs: the making of a national scandal
"A toxic mixture of racial identity politics and victim-blaming tendencies among the authorities has left vulnerable children exposed to sexual abuse and exploitation. This ought …
Forget talk of ‘sell-outs’ and ‘coconuts’ – the Tories’ diversity is something to celebrate, not disparage
"For some people, the diversity which characterises the Tory leadership contest has triggered them into peddling their hateful identity politics. For me, it is a …
The left’s problem with diversity
“We can only hope that as the Tory leadership contest progresses, the focus will ultimately be on policy substance and not personal identity. Britain is …
The Tories need to find their soul
“It is time to do away with the over-glamourisation of “countryside life” in southern England — rural poverty and social isolation in the South West …