Kenneth Minogue
ONLINE ONLY: Send in the Clowns
UKIP have challenged the internationalist assumptions of the political elite. Will they succeed?
Why Shouldn’t I Cheat? Everybody Else Does
England no longer expects every man to do — or even to know — his duty, and corruption is creeping into our moral culture
The Rise of Rights and the Fall of Man
Healthy societies have an inbuilt sense of how things are and ought to be. But we have abandoned common sense, integrity and virtue
Slaves of the Bonus Culture
The demise of the professions is having a profound impact, starting with the disappearance of integrity in public life
To Hell with Niceness
The spread of political ‘compassion’ has led to the breakdown of family and school discipline. The results have been catastrophic
Elie Kedourie
Kenneth Minogue recalls the great Anglo-Iraqi scholar who was both amused and outraged by the folly of intellectuals
How Top Boys topple down crime’s ladder
Too many prisoners rejoin society with no education, stable housing or job prospects. No surprise that more than half reoffend within a year
In the bleak midwinter
Christmas can be a bleak time of year. While some feel isolated, others are overwhelmed by the need for a perfect family Yuletide when their reality is different
My warnings to our spy watchdogs
Britain is under attack from Russia. And the government is blocking a Parliamentary report that details it