Does Keir Starmer’s atheism matter?
Good Friday, 2021, at Jesus House For All Nations church in Brent, north-west London. Face masked, head bowed, hands clasped,…
Tennis romance that doesn’t contain much tennis: Challengers reviewed
It sounds straightforward enough: a tennis romance starring Zendaya, idol of the mid-teen demographic and last seen riding a sandworm…
Remembrance Day protests through the ages
It’s not the first time that protesters have intruded on Remembrance Day. But this time feels different. In the 20s,…
How the Georgians invented nightlife
Dan Hitchens on the Georgian obsession with lavish light shows and nocturnal adventures
A great subject squandered: Golda reviewed
Born in Tsarist Kyiv in 1898, Golda Meir grew up with what she called a ‘pogrom complex’. That perhaps explained…
Inside the fastest growing – and shrinking – churches in the UK
While most congregations shrink, a few are growing fast
From Bayeux to Cartier-Bresson: how artists have brought the coronation crowds to life
Dan Hitchens on the art that has shaped our image of the coronation
The lost shepherds: can Justin Welby and Pope Francis keep their flocks?
Can Justin Welby and Pope Francis keep their flocks?
From the sublime to the ridiculous: Godland reviewed
Godland is a film to see on the big screen: not just for its awesome, immersive cinematography, but because it…
The ebb and flow of life on a houseboat
The ebb and flow of life on a houseboat
Why has Oxford killed off a much-loved Catholic college?
Why has Oxford killed off a much-loved Catholic college?
The political cunning of Elizabeth II: BBC1's The Longest Reign – The Queen and Her People reviewed
In all the tributes to Her late Majesty’s constancy, dignity, wisdom and devotion to duty, not enough has been said…
The real question at the heart of Roe v. Wade
There are two possible responses to the sound and fury currently emanating from Washington and from the American media after a…
The beauty of gasholders
Dan Hitchens on the beauty of gasholders
Why Thomas Becket still divides opinion
The verdict is still out on Thomas Becket, says Dan Hitchens, but there’s no doubting the brilliance of the art he inspired
What the Pope's visit means for Iraq
You could be forgiven for taking a cynical view of Pope Francis’s visit to Iraq this weekend. How could the…
Our love affair with the Anglo-Saxons
Dan Hitchens on our love affair with the Anglo-Saxons
The fight to save G. K. Chesterton’s home from demolition
It’s a quiet Wednesday afternoon in Britain’s most expensive market town, and there’s a sense of foreboding in the air.…
Is not believing in transgenderism incompatible with human dignity?
Judges, like comedians, seem ever more convinced that their role in society is to broadcast their political opinions. As Jonathan…
Johnson & Johnson: How Samuel shaped Boris
To understand Boris Johnson, you have to understand the figure who has inspired him, shaped his worldview and accompanied him…
The whataboutery of the Alabama abortion ban
Alabama’s near-total abortion ban, signed into law on Wednesday by governor Kay Ivey, is a real moment of hope. The principle on…
When did advertising become so banal?
Walking down the street on my lunch break, I sometimes pass a delivery man wheeling a large handcart of Japanese…
When will the West take a stand on the persecution of Muslims?
Anti-Christian persecution, for so long a great untold story, has started to gain the world’s attention. But the suffering of…
Pilgrimage’s progress
If Christian Britain is fading away, what will survive of it? One answer seems to be pilgrimage. In the past…
