01/20/2020 - 3:39pm

The new ‘Orthodox Conservatives’ are missing a trick A new youth pressure group has set out its core values, but there are some glaring omissions

Mary Harrington

Audio: how bad is Viktor Orban? Phillip Blond and Peter Franklin take opposing views on the virtues of the Hungarian regime

The sixteenth century roots of Gwyneth Paltrow’s candle A new book reveals how our attitude to smell was set relatively recently

Saturday, January 18

How Jesuit missionaries invented spin The cultural legacy of 16th and 17th century missionaries in Brazil and India is still with us today

Mary Harrington

Friday, January 17

In praise of hereditary politicians What if meritocracy is a bad idea and we're better off with hereditary politicians?

Anne Brontë, the forgotten sister who was ahead of her time Anne Brontë, who died 200 years ago today, was more radical than either of her sisters

No, Guy Verhofstadt, citizenship is not a Netflix subscription The latest idea from the EU is part of a wider loss of the importance place

Thursday, January 16

Leavers, not Remainers, deserted Labour in 2019 A spurious claim is being made by some in the party to deflect criticism over the second referendum pledge

The dark side of digital money The end of cash poses a potential threat to personal autonomy

There’s not going to be a Tsar Putin The Russian president's constitutional proposals have been widely misinterpreted

Wednesday, January 15

WATCH: Tributes to the Beast of Bolsover led by Conservatives Tory MP Mark Fletcher paid homage to Dennis Skinner in his maiden speech

Elites don’t preach what they practise Marriage has, paradoxically, become a status-signal and a luxury of the wealthy

WATCH: The most significant moment from last night’s Democrat Debate Billionaire Tom Steyer overtly chose to prioritise the climate over working people

Nudge off: Is the end in sight for behavioural economics? One of the most influential ideas of the 2010s is facing a backlash

Tuesday, January 14

Amazon’s predatory tactics spread to India The company's expansion threatens the livelihood of ordinary people

Mary Harrington

Maybe Lisa Nandy has a chance after all The Wigan MP has a plan to win, and it's not a bad one

The real reason why the high street is dying The future looks bleak for UK retailers

Monday, January 13

Roger Scruton’s quiet heroism The philosopher was a beacon of hope for marginalised conservatives

Why we must take up Roger Scruton’s mantle The philosopher's work belongs to the future

Imogen Sinclair

Is China turning pink? A new pro LGBT advert suggests that a more progressive China is emerging

Sunday, January 12

WATCH: Sir Roger Scruton on the importance of Beauty A programme from 2015 in which philosopher sets out to defend beauty

Saturday, January 11

A road trip into the spirit world A Cain and Abel tale of fraternal tension

Mary Harrington

Friday, January 10

Conservatives, stop kidding yourselves about ‘viewpoint diversity’ It is an underdog argument deployed by the losing side

Mary Harrington

Meghan’s liberalism ignores the importance of family Turbo-charged with celebrity, it holds out the fantasy that you can make it on your own

Is this the decade individualism dies? Older voices are turning away from 'boomer values' in favour of a more co-operative world

Elizabeth Oldfield

Thursday, January 9

Did Twitter anti-diplomacy prevent war with Iran? Among his many skills, Trump is the master practitioner of social media

Why liberals can’t understand English pride The sense of Englishness was heightened among those who voted for Brexit

Polyamory is just a sly way to make cheating seem virtuous I can't imagine anything worse than being told its wrong to mind

Wednesday, January 8

Ursula von der London The EU President focused on the one bit of Britain that Brussels never had to worry about

WATCH: Tory MPs erupt into cheers as Margaret Thatcher is mentioned Will voters in northern ex-mining towns feel as warmly?

Can churches solve Britain’s age segregation problem? They provide one of the few opportunities for different generations to mix

Mary Harrington

Here’s a better idea for reforming Whitehall It's not about re-organising departments, it's about dedicated teams