Kamala Harris and the perils of identity politics
The Democrats’ decision to choose a vice-president for tokenistic reasons was always destined to backfire.
ByCulture wars
Culture wars are ideological clashes surrounding cultural and social beliefs between groups, generally divided across the socially conservative and liberal line. The term derives from the German Kulturkampf (‘culture struggle’), referring to the clashes between the Catholic Church and Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in the late nineteenth century. Find all our latest news, comment and analysis on culture wars here.
The end of Tory England
Labour may refuse to believe the polls, but regime change is coming.
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How the National Trust won the war on woke
The charity has outsmarted and outmanoeuvred its critics, who are all too easy to caricature as furious cranks and bigots.
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The Royal Society of Literature has failed us
As a former chair of the RSL, it is sad to see its mission being undermined by a new censoriousness.
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The culture war claims Claudine Gay
How the Ivy League hearings on anti-Semitism reveal the wounded American elite.
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Capitalism and culture wars won’t save Tories or Republicans
On both the sides of the Atlantic, the right thinks it’s better to blame migrants than to protect incomes.
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The Conservatives are bringing the culture war to the NHS
The Health Secretary’s conference speech focused on trans issues and union relations rather than waiting lists and staff shortages.
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Cancel culture comes to GB News
Lawrence Fox and Dan Wooton have nowhere left to hide.
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Whether Ibram X Kendi wasted millions is not the point
The author’s misguided ideas matter more than the inquiry into his Center for Antiracist Research.
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The maternity unit is no place for a culture war
Britain’s maternity services are underfunded, understaffed and divided by an ideological battle over the best way to give birth.
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Capitalism is driving the culture wars
In a world of insecurity, the masses are trying to assert dignity and choice through battles over identity politics.
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You Ask Us: will Labour stop the culture wars?
And does the government control what journalists report?
The real cause of generational warfare
The internet has collapsed the space between young and old and exposed previously hidden divides.
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Who is the real Oliver Dowden?
Is the Deputy Prime Minister’s anti-wokeness sincere or just an act?
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Twitter is breaking our politics
Fight a culture war too long, and you can no longer see when you’ve gone round the bend.
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The treatment of Joanna Cherry shows Scotland’s culture of liberal intolerance
The barring of the SNP politician from the Edinburgh Fringe is yet another blow to free speech and open debate.
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How Judy Blume became a lightning rod in the culture wars
The frank explorations of puberty and sexuality that made her books radical in the 1970s are newly controversial in the…
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Is the government’s grooming task force about fighting crime or a culture war?
Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman’s focus on race is curious, and at odds with the evidence on child sex abuse.
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Are social conservatives the future of British politics?
The Conservative Party is moving to the right on social issues, as is Labour.
The right have a secret: they are the true snowflakes
Culture warriors can’t help but display the behaviour they seek to criticise. Listen to them, then throw their words back…
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