For the Desk Drawer

Nobody cares about Cubans

Not Trump. Not left-wing activists. And certainly not the dictatorship

Mar 27 • James Bloodworth

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Paul Marshall and the capture of Christianity

How the weakening of the Church of England has empowered a new evangelical elite

Mar 20 • James Bloodworth

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Revolution without revolutionaries

Why Iran won’t collapse the way Washington expects

Mar 13 • James Bloodworth

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The enduring myth of grammar schools

Reform UK wants to bring back grammar schools. The evidence suggests they won’t help working-class children

Mar 9 • James Bloodworth

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February 2026

Havana’s missing millions

While the world argues about sanctions, socialism and geopolitics, the Cuban people themselves are quietly disappearing

Feb 25 • James Bloodworth

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A deal for Chagos, not for the Chagossians

The Chagos agreement resolves a legal dispute while leaving the original victims behind

Feb 19 • James Bloodworth

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January 2026

Matthew Goodwin, the saturnine man

My Prospect profile of Matt Goodwin is free to read until Monday

Jan 31 • James Bloodworth

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Feminists against progress

On feminists with 'second thoughts'

Jan 28 • James Bloodworth

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Political amnesia on Venezuela

Re-writing the Bolivarian revolution

Jan 8 • James Bloodworth

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December 2025

Who would fight for Britain?

Britain’s culture warriors posture as patriots. Yet when faced with real war they flinch.

Dec 19, 2025 • James Bloodworth

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September 2025

There is no ‘woke' right

Horseshoe theory's bastard offspring

Sep 30, 2025 • James Bloodworth

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The meaning of Charlie Kirk

Against insipid revisionism

Sep 14, 2025 • James Bloodworth

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