October 21, 2019

Harry Potter and the importance of soft power Storytelling has been central to national identity since the tales of King Arthur, but Rowling has arguably put more cash into the British treasury than anyone in history

Ed West

21.10

Finally, Cornwall tells its own story A film about a Cornish fishing village overrun by rich incomers is one of a new wave that puts neglected communities back in focus

Ryan Gilbey

18.10

Why the North East of England is different The communitarian 'Old Labour Right' culture stems from centuries of defending the realm

Dan Jackson

18.10

Woke GQ reeks of fear The once-aspirational men's magazine seems intent on denigrating what it once stood for

Douglas Murray

18.10

Cuba killed my communism When I was a teenager, I thought I had all the answers

James Bloodworth

18.10

Don’t you dare ask my pronouns Jeremy Corbyn may be determined to virtue signal, but this expectation that we clarify our pronouns is oppressive and absurd

Julie Bindel

17.10

As a headstrong activist, I was a dangerous thing Like Labour, I dismissed the concerns of decent people as they struggled to cope with fundamental social change

Paul Embery

17.10

Does the City deserve Chuka Umunna? The newly rebadged MP would be perfect for this constituency — he's a company man through and through

Giles Fraser

17.10

Has Hungary conceived a baby boom? Victor Orban is desperate to reverse his country's declining fertility, but only one developed country has escaped the baby bust

Paul Morland

16.10

Will Spain be held together by force? Madrid's brutal response to Catalan separatists is typical of a country forged by violence

Jason Webster

16.10

The deluded cult of social justice Woke revolutionaries don't want to repair society. They just want to overthrow the existing social order

John Gray

16.10

The Yorkshire Ripper fired up my feminism Peter Sutcliffe's crimes exposed the misogyny of Eighties England — and opened my eyes to politics

Julie Bindel