BY STEWART SLATER “Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents” it is claimed Cicero, (think Dominic Grieve in a toga with (if such were possible) additional servings of verbosity and pomposity), said. Perhaps he did, perhaps he did not. But if he did, he would not have been saying anything unusual. People have criticised subsequent generations almost since we started producing subsequent generations … Continue reading Pride or Gratitude
BY ALEX STORY Patriotism is a beautiful thing. It is even more so when it is natural and spontaneous. The Jubilee gave most who are free from political motivations the opportunity to bathe shamelessly in the warm and comfortable waters of our rich inheritance. On one level, we celebrated the person of the Queen; on another, the Great British family, of which we are all … Continue reading Patriotism is a Beautiful Thing
BY SAM HOOPER Open Borders zealots and anti-immigration hawks could yet come to a pragmatic compromise that works for all, if only they stopped viewing the immigration debate as a zero-sum, existential war. This Texas town shows the potential fruits of such compromise. One of the nicest things about having moved from Britain to the United States is the fact that I now live in … Continue reading Bringing Back Patriotism
