The victory of Clarkson’s Hawkstone Farmers’ Choir in the Britain’s Got Talent final reflects the spirit of contemporary populism. Substack @generationtalk, 1 June 2026.

Journalists are playing a dangerous role in the East Kent meningitis outbreak.  Substack @generationtalk, 16 March 2026

Why the generation raised at the End of History is struggling as politics roars back. Substack @generationtalk, 12 March 2026

On Saturday 6 September, a group called ‘National Emergency Faversham Division’ organised a ‘peaceful’ and ‘lawful’ protest against immigration in the sleepy market town of Faversham, where I have lived for nearly 20 years. The protest assembled in the town centre and marched to Acacia Court, a former care home at the edge of town […]

I am quoted in a thoughtful feature article for the Observer by James Tapper, published on 3 March.

I enjoyed taking part in this thoughtful panel debate at the Battle of Ideas, London, back in October. The film, produced by volunteers for the brilliant education charity WORLDwrite, has just come out, at a time when developments in Scotland provide a urgent need for ongoing, open discussion of the many issues involved. Fellow speakers […]