ideology

Putin’s éminence grise: The Wizard of the Kremlin, by Giuliano da Empoli, reviewed

15 February 2025 9:00 am

Modelled on Putinism’s founding father, Vladislav Surkov, the protagonist of this internationally acclaimed novel pales by comparison with the real-life ideologue

Progressives vs. bigots: How I Won a Nobel Prize, by Julius Taranto, reviewed

10 February 2024 9:00 am

When a quantum physicist and her partner reluctantly move to a university staffed by cancelled luminaries the scene is set for a darkly comic clash of ideologies

Damned either way

23 April 2022 9:00 am

The War on the West is Douglas Murray’s latest blast against loony left wokery, chiefly in the areas of race…

How schools are captured by ideological institutions

19 February 2022 9:05 pm

This week, Nadeem Zahawi told teachers that they have ‘an important role in preparing children and young people for life…

Chris Patten (image: Getty)

We need ideology in politics

5 August 2017 9:00 am

‘Studying history at Balliol,’ writes Chris Patten, ‘I knew that the one thing which made me uneasy was a grand…

We need ideology in politics

3 August 2017 1:00 pm

‘Studying history at Balliol,’ writes Chris Patten, ‘I knew that the one thing which made me uneasy was a grand…

You shouldn’t lose your children for disagreeing with Boris Johnson

8 March 2014 9:00 am

Do your children have a bleak and nihilistic view of the world? It’s hard to tell, really, when they spend…

Putin’s masterplan

22 February 2014 9:00 am

Russia is returning as an ideological force in the world – to champion conservative values

Miliband’s empty outrage

5 October 2013 9:00 am

I’m writing this from the Conservative party conference in Manchester, but it’s Ed Miliband I want to discuss. In particular,…