The weekly column of Dr. Rakib Ehsan, Research Fellow of the Henry Jackson Society.
In one of the darkest days for the United States in recent political history, supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol in an astonishing assault on the heart of American democracy....
The wild reactions to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s recent article for The Church Times, tells a story of a British Left in perilous shape. An unfortunately growing number on the Left – no...
What a hot almighty mess. The first US Presidential Election debate merely confirmed what many had suspected for some time – that American liberal democracy is in crisis. The sight of a Republican president...
The killing of a long-serving police officer in a London police station will serve as a watershed moment for Britain. Taking place in Croydon, the killing follows recent news that amid the wave of...
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...
Defund the BBC – Q&A with James Yucel
29 Jun, 2020
