Peter Hitchens
A crown of thorns
A diminished, secular Britain means that the next coronation will not match the majesty and mystery of the last
The delusions of literary dystopias
Anti-Christian bile may be inventive, but it stems from dangerous misunderstandings
Only Defeat Can Save Conservatism
The Tory party has lost its way. David Cameron’s surrender to the Left has deprived the electorate of any real choice of government
China has a strategy and Britain doesn’t
A roadmap to better relations requires realism. Beijing’s interests and goals are openly stated—if you know where to look
The plague
Standpoint goes to press as the pandemic rages. So too does the search for blame and the political fall-out
Defeat begets defeat for Britain’s cloth-eared Left
The censorious culture of the liberal Left is hostile to freedom of expression. The fate of the trans-rights movement evinces this pointless politics