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Ed West

The Guardian

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Albion’s Seed / Why Elon Musk cares about Britain’s sinking reputation

Albion’s Seed / Why Elon Musk cares about Britain’s sinking reputation

Diaspora politics is a funny old thing, a form of loyalty that is often coloured by nostalgia and deeply unconnected with the reality back home. It...

06.01.2025 7

The Spectator

Ed West

Stuff of legends / The surprising truth about old myths

I visited Mycenae for the first time this autumn. While the ruins of classical Athens can seem almost familiar, the ancient hillfort of a millennia...

21.12.2024 3

The Spectator

Ed West

Stuff of legends / The surprising truth about old myths

I visited Mycenae for the first time this autumn. While the ruins of classical Athens can seem almost familiar, the ancient hillfort of a millennia...

18.12.2024 4

The Spectator

Ed West

Better believe it / Stuff of legends: the surprising truth about old myths

I visited Mycenae for the first time this autumn. While the ruins of classical Athens can seem almost familiar, the ancient hillfort of a millennia...

15.12.2024 6

The Spectator

Ed West

The right reason to give back the Elgin marbles

I took my daughter to Athens for a short holiday at half-term. She is studying Ancient Greek at GCSE, which makes me immensely proud as I didn’t...

04.12.2024 30

The Spectator

Ed West

Special relationship / Why Britain should actually woo Trump

We went to Skye last year on a family holiday – an amazing island, beautiful scenery, so many great people. Towards the end of our trip we...

11.11.2024 4

The Spectator

Ed West

We have no idea how many people are living in Britain

A few years ago, a conspiracy theory was born, based on the idea that the population of Britain was far larger than the government claimed. This...

09.10.2024 1

The Spectator

Ed West

Don almighty / Trump is still the funniest politician of our age

Donald Trump is arguably the most unsuitable candidate of any major western political party in living memory, let alone leader of its most powerful...

24.09.2024 4

The Spectator

Ed West

Elon Musk has a point about free speech in Britain

If there is one thing that can be said about Elon Musk, whether you like him or not, he is certainly an argument for the great man theory of...

12.08.2024 3

The Spectator

Ed West

Is Britain falling apart?

My brand is pessimism so I’m wary of flogging it to death or becoming a parody of myself, but it’s hard not to feel a bit downcast about the...

04.08.2024 2

The Spectator

Ed West