Where is the Beauty in Buildings? | Jake Scott
A recent article on CapX from Radomir Tylecote argued that we have turned our backs on the architectural traditions of our Western heritage, and in the process lost our connection to our own history...
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The Conservative Reading List
To prospective university students: one, congratulations; two, you must be prepared to enter an environment in which conservative ideas are at best ignored, and at worst openly derided. In my experience, conservatism is seen...
Continuity and Change: The Conservative Party since 1945 (excerpt)
The below post is an excerpt from Continuity and Change: The Conservative Party since 1945, the book published by our editor Jake Scott. You can buy a copy here. The social order of British conservatism...
The Future of Socialist Strategies: For a Left Populism, by Chantal Mouffe (Book Review)
Book Review Title: For a Left Populism Author: Chantal Mouffe Place: Great Britain Publisher: Verso Publication date: 14th July 2018 Edition: First Pages: 85 Special features: None Price: £10.99 ISBN: 978-1786637550 Mouffe is...
Global vs. Local: The Two Voices of Brexit │ Jake Scott
“Out, and into the world.” That was the cover artwork for the Spectator the week of the European Union independence referendum, and the moderately inspiring message of stepping out of a protectionist racket and...
Brexit: A Chance for Conservatism’s Intellectual Revival │ Jake Scott
This article was commissioned by the North of England Student Conservative Alliance for the Brexit Youth Conference 2018. As it stands, the Conservative Party is divided on most things: laterally, there is a distinction...
Brexit and the Legitimacy of Procedure│ Jake Scott
Brexit: will it happen? Should it happen? Can it happen? You would think, from the challenges made to Brexit from Gina Miller’s legal challenge to Dominic Grieve’s political manoeuvrings to the House of Lords’...
12 Principles of Conservatism: The Wisdom of Jordan Peterson │ Jake Scott
Jordan B. Peterson has been described as the most influential thinker in the West. His book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos has been an instant best-seller, despite being described by Guardian...
The Gift of Owen Jones │ Jake Scott
Usually, the divisive figures in politics are the politicians. Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Nicola Sturgeon, Jeremy Corbyn, Jacob Rees-Mogg; almost every major political figure is divisive in some way. And this is not surprising;...
In Defence of Useless Things │ Jake Scott
“All art is quite useless” declared Oscar Wilde, and in doing so summarised succinctly the traditional discipline of aesthetic appreciation, and beauty. “Art is useless,” thought Wilde, “because its aim is simply to create...
