Jake Scott is Chairman of the Mallard and Doctoral Researcher of Political Theory at the University of Birmingham.
It is a natural tendency for us to think of political offices as intrinsically public. After all, the etymological roots of ‘republic’ is the Latin res publica, meaning public affairs, matters – or even...
You awake to a soft tapping on the window-pane – the branches must need trimming again. Your eyes, heavy from sleep, open gingerly and peer through the dim light at the clock on your...
Utopia is an odd one for conservatives. I remember, when I was in my second year of undergraduate study, my political theory tutor claimed that all political philosophies have a utopia, to which I...
“Why can the Church of England not recognise the disgusting behaviour of one of its own? To close ranks around Mr. Robinson-Brown in this way is to support his views.”
As populism deals in conspiracy theories of cartelisation, any action taken to prevent populists from achieving their goals will only throw fuel on the fire.
‘Don’t look back in anger’ was the message to Mancunians especially, and Brits at large in the wake of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing. Salman Ramadan Abedi, the monster who carried out the attack,...
It is a natural truth of politics that there must be boundaries to a people over whom governance is to be exercised. Indeed, as Michael Oakeshott remarked, politics is the activity of attending to...
It wasn’t long after the BBC “banned virtue signalling” amongst its employees that certain vocal elements began to ask if that included the poppy. Of course, such a question provokes instinctive reaction from most...
I am prepared, at this stage, to concede that Joe Biden will win the Presidency (even if President Donald Trump will not). So, we need to consider what the reality of a Joe Biden...
On Wednesday 28th October, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) completed its report into the allegations of anti-semitism in the Labour Party. The findings are, to say the least, dismally upsetting. The result...
The Tattered Mask of Civility | Tim Dennis
15 Jul, 2020
The Power of Networks │ Matt Gillow
9 Feb, 2018
How to Solve a Problem Like CCHQ | Sarah Stook
10 May, 2019
Pre-Midterm Analysis | Sarah Stook
4 Nov, 2018
