The weekly column of Dr. Rakib Ehsan, Research Fellow of the Henry Jackson Society.
While the UK’s religious minorities have considerable freedom to practise their religion in Britain’s pluralistic liberal democracy, this is far removed from the experience of Christian minorities in other parts of the world. It...
During the Prime Minister’s struggles with COVID-19, which have now left him receiving intensive care, I have found myself worrying over a politician that I used to have very little time for. In fact, I...
Anti-Western elements of the British left have demonstrated the extreme lengths to which they will defend the Chinese state over the COVID-19 global pandemic. The PC-brigade have even sought to censor perfectly legitimate criticism...
Even though I traditionally identify with the Left, I cannot say I have time for the excesses of contemporary British leftism. The obsession with racial identity politics; a contemptuous attitude towards working-class voters in...
Some people have to learn the hard way – that with freedom comes responsibility. While most Britons took notice and respected official advice on social distancing, an irresponsible minority continued to place their individual...
People often ask me: “Rakib – why do you direct your criticisms towards the Left so much?” There is truth in this. I am highly critical of the Left – but this is largely...
