Niall Gooch

Niall Gooch is a public sector worker and occasional writer who lives in Kent.

King Charles is making a mistake by leaning into multiculturalism

King Charles is making a mistake by leaning into multiculturalism

29 Jun 2026

Why has the English flag become so toxic?

Why has the English flag become so toxic?

20 Jun 2026

Doctor Who collapse shows the BBC is out of ideas

Doctor Who collapse shows the BBC is out of ideas

11 Jun 2026

Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall sale harms the monarchy

Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall sale harms the monarchy

19 May 2026

Living funerals: a troubling consequence of secularisation

Living funerals: a troubling consequence of secularization

08 May 2026

King Charles is the last statesman of a vanishing world

King Charles is the last statesman of a vanishing world

29 Apr 2026

Nigel Farage shouldn’t let Bromley leave London

Nigel Farage shouldn’t let Bromley leave London

18 Apr 2026

Sarah Mullally gives British Christians reason for pride

Sarah Mullally gives British Christians reason for pride

06 Apr 2026

Labour’s equality law overhaul will alienate its own voters

Labour’s equality law overhaul will alienate its own voters

31 Mar 2026

Prince William’s Christian turn is a PR move

Prince William’s Christian turn is a PR move

23 Mar 2026

New UK banknotes flatten our national history

New UK banknotes flatten our national history

12 Mar 2026

Reform UK misreads Christianity in Britain

Reform UK misreads Christianity in Britain

24 Feb 2026

Church of England infighting is driving away worshippers

Church of England infighting is driving away worshipers

10 Feb 2026

Wetherspoons is the last refuge of everyday Britain

Wetherspoons is the last refuge of everyday Britain

23 Jan 2026

Surge in Bible sales reflects a counter-cultural shift

Surge in Bible sales reflects a counter-cultural shift

11 Jan 2026

Labour’s drink-drive limit will tread on lives and liberty

Labour’s drink-drive limit will tread on lives and liberty

08 Jan 2026

The BBC no longer holds the nation's attention

The BBC no longer holds the nation's attention

28 Dec 2025

Christianity has not returned to British politics

Christianity has not returned to British politics

23 Dec 2025

Great British Railways rebrand is hollow nostalgia

Great British Railways rebrand is hollow nostalgia

12 Dec 2025

Prince Harry doesn’t belong on late-night TV

Prince Harry doesn't belong on late-night TV

05 Dec 2025

Church weddings are an antidote to liquid modernity

Church weddings are an antidote to liquid modernity

23 Nov 2025

The lost charm of Britain's seaside towns

The lost charm of Britain's seaside towns

02 Nov 2025

Prince Andrew’s title surrender reveals a ruthless Firm

Prince Andrew’s title surrender reveals a ruthless Firm

19 Oct 2025

Keir Starmer can’t save Britain’s rural pubs

Keir Starmer can’t save Britain’s rural pubs

11 Oct 2025

New Archbishop of Canterbury is a chance for unity

New Archbishop of Canterbury is a chance for unity

04 Oct 2025

The WHO’s anti-alcohol campaign is a war against joy

The WHO’s anti-alcohol campaign is a war against joy

28 Sep 2025

Charlie Kirk funeral fuses Christian mercy with MAGA populism

Charlie Kirk funeral fuses Christian mercy with MAGA populism

22 Sep 2025

Peter Mandelson is no reason to end political appointments

Peter Mandelson is no reason to end political appointments

12 Sep 2025

Prince William cannot stay out of politics forever

Prince William cannot stay out of politics forever

06 Sep 2025

Lucy Connolly is right to speak out against Keir Starmer

Lucy Connolly is right to speak out against Keir Starmer

25 Aug 2025

Tube ‘vigilante’ probe exposes UK’s fraying social contract

Tube ‘vigilante’ probe exposes UK’s fraying social contract

13 Aug 2025

British police are unprepared for violent disorder

British police are unprepared for violent disorder

07 Aug 2025

Sycamore Gap tree-cutters don’t deserve four years in jail

Sycamore Gap tree-cutters don’t deserve four years in jail

16 Jul 2025

Scrapping the Royal Train is a symbol of the monarchy’s demise

Scrapping the Royal Train is a symbol of the monarchy’s demise

02 Jul 2025

What Jack Thorne gets wrong about the manosphere

What Jack Thorne gets wrong about the manosphere

21 Jun 2025

Could Thomas Skinner be London’s next mayor?

Could Thomas Skinner be London’s next mayor?

10 Jun 2025

Doctor Who lost its way years before Ncuti Gatwa

Doctor Who lost its way years before Ncuti Gatwa

03 Jun 2025

US intervention in Lucy Connolly case sets a dangerous precedent

US intervention in Lucy Connolly case sets a dangerous precedent

26 May 2025

Why is the police investigating ‘thought crime’ tweets?

Why is the police investigating 'thought crime' tweets?

12 May 2025

Christian revival is no surprise in an age of public shaming

Christian revival isn't surprising in an age of public shaming

20 Apr 2025

Why do so many young Christians leave the Church?

Why do so many young Christians leave the Church?

30 Mar 2025

Boys don't need anti-misogyny lessons

Boys don't need anti-misogyny lessons

24 Mar 2025

Why isn't Labour scrapping non-crime hate incidents?

Why isn't Labour scrapping non-crime hate incidents?

01 Mar 2025

Amazon has been given a licence to kill James Bond

Amazon has been given a license to kill James Bond

21 Feb 2025

Why is the Home Secretary taking advice from Idris Elba?

Why is the Home Secretary taking advice on knives from Idris Elba?

06 Feb 2025

Is Gen Z turning back to God?

Is Gen Z turning back to God?

27 Jan 2025

British conservatives have a damaging America obsession

British conservatives have a damaging America obsession

21 Jan 2025

Anglican Church reforms signal Britain's fading power

Anglican Church reforms signal Britain’s fading power

12 Jan 2025

Elon Musk's criticism of Nigel Farage is misguided

Elon Musk’s criticism of Nigel Farage is misguided

05 Jan 2025

How Britain's trains were derailed

How Britain’s trains were derailed

09 Dec 2024

Assisted dying should not be promoted on Tube adverts

Assisted dying should not be promoted on Tube adverts

24 Nov 2024

Will Justin Welby's exit restore the Church's credibility?

Will Justin Welby’s exit restore the Church’s credibility?

13 Nov 2024

Labour's four-day week would backfire

Labour’s four-day week would backfire

11 Nov 2024

It's time to re-enchant the world

It’s time to re-enchant the world

28 Oct 2024

Wes Streeting could start a Labour revolt over assisted dying

Wes Streeting could start a Labor revolt over assisted dying

24 Oct 2024

Pope Francis's deacon decision is the last gasp of European Catholicism

Pope Francis’s deacon decision is the last gasp of European Catholicism

11 Oct 2024

Was the Just Stop Oil sentencing fair?

Was the Just Stop Oil sentencing fair?

28 Sep 2024

Why is Sadiq Khan prioritising housing for prisoners?

Why is Sadiq Khan prioritising housing for prisoners?

13 Sep 2024

Britain needs more prisons, not fewer prisoners

Britain needs more prisons, not fewer prisoners

07 Sep 2024

Jailing Brits for Facebook posts isn't justice

Jailing Americans for Facebook posts isn't justice

15 Aug 2024

Rail nationalisation won't get Britain's trains on track

Rail nationalisation won’t get Britain’s trains on track

17 Jul 2024

Ed Davey's stunt campaign is deeply cynical

Ed Davey’s stunt campaign is deeply cynical

13 Jun 2024

The American empire is taking over the honours system

The American empire is taking over the honours system

06 Jun 2024

Liberals in shock as Pope reveals he is Catholic

Liberals in shock as Pope reveals he is Catholic

09 Apr 2024

We need more cultural Christians like Richard Dawkins

We need more cultural Christians like Richard Dawkins

01 Apr 2024

Online conservatives skewer Jeremy Hunt with NHS memes

Online conservatives skewer Jeremy Hunt with NHS memes

08 Mar 2024

The Church of England's reparations plan is un-Christian

The Church of England’s reparations plan is un-Christian

05 Mar 2024

The case against Shamima Begum

The case against Shamima Begum

24 Feb 2024

King Charles's illness is a lesson in solidarity

King Charles’s illness is a lesson in solidarity

06 Feb 2024

Post Office employees deserve a royal pardon

Post Office employees deserve a royal pardon

10 Jan 2024

Nobody wants a watered-down James Bond

Nobody wants a watered-down James Bond

05 Jan 2024

The mysterious power of Christmas

The mysterious power of Christmas

25 Dec 2023

Doctor Who: the latest symptom of the BBC's decline

Doctor Who: the latest symptom of the BBC’s decline

04 Dec 2023

BLM was a magnet for grifters

BLM was a magnet for grifters

01 Nov 2023

Our Victorian forebears would be ashamed of HS2

Our Victorian forebears would be ashamed of HS2

02 Oct 2023

Extinction Rebellion should leave kids alone

Extinction Rebellion should leave kids alone

13 Sep 2023

Why it's time to leave Hobbitland behind

Why it’s time to leave Hobbitland behind

02 Sep 2023

Why are climate activists so angry?

Why are climate activists so angry?

23 Aug 2023

Churches should not cancel services for the football

Churches should not cancel services for the football

19 Aug 2023

The rewritten history of Captain Tom

The rewritten history of Captain Tom

06 Jul 2023

Cricket may be stuffy, but it's not racist

Cricket may be stuffy, but it’s not racist

28 Jun 2023

Why the Coronation left me feeling sad

Why the Coronation left me feeling sad

07 May 2023

The mystical paradox of Good Friday

The mystical paradox of Good Friday

07 Apr 2023

Kate Forbes' Christian beliefs illustrate the limits of secularism

Kate Forbes’ Christian beliefs illustrate the limits of secularism

21 Feb 2023

George Pell avoided self-pity to the end

George Pell avoided self-pity to the end

11 Jan 2023

'Good King Wenceslas' is an anthem for cosmopolitanism

‘Good King Wenceslas’ is an anthem for cosmopolitanism

26 Dec 2022

King Charles should not meet Ngozi Fulani

King Charles should not meet Ngozi Fulani

05 Dec 2022

Why I feel sorry for Just Stop Oil activists

Why I feel sorry for Just Stop Oil activists

09 Nov 2022

The Trad case for Brutalism

The Trad case for Brutalism

29 Sep 2022

Why the Queen's death affects us all so deeply

Why the Queen’s death affects us all so deeply

09 Sep 2022

The Pope is a Russia realist

The Pope is a Russia realist

03 Sep 2022

Farewell Jeremy Paxman, student scourge

Farewell Jeremy Paxman, student scourge

17 Aug 2022

It's official: I'm a member of New York's hottest club

It’s official: I’m a member of New York’s hottest club

10 Aug 2022

Why is the BBC smearing Prince Charles?

Why is the BBC smearing Prince Charles?

21 Jul 2022

The British case for free train travel

The British case for free train travel

18 Jul 2022

I worry about the future of the monarchy

I worry about the future of the monarchy

04 Jun 2022

In defence of Queen's Speech pomp and pageantry

In defence of Queen’s Speech pomp and pageantry

11 May 2022

Good riddance to Britain's Brutalist architecture

Good riddance to Britain’s Brutalist architecture

01 Apr 2022

Boxing Day need not be an anti-climax

Boxing Day need not be an anti-climax

26 Dec 2021

Is Britain on track for a rail renaissance?

Is Britain on track for a rail renaissance?

24 Nov 2021