We need architecture based on beauty – not economic expediency
“Beauty is vanishing from our world because we live as though it did not matter"
The modern world seems devoid of beauty. Don’t take my...
The Usual Misinformation About A Levels
Exactly one year ago to the day I wrote “Boys Beating Girls in A-Levels? – Err, No” pointing out how grossly misleading were the...
At the International Conference on Men’s Issues – London 2018
This was my second time attending the ICMI, and my second piece on the topic for The Backbencher. As I do not wish to...
Why Gareth Southgate is a refreshing breath of ‘niceness’
When I was about nine years old, an English teacher told our class that we should never describe anything or anyone as ‘nice’. It...
The Government and Gay Rights: Why they’ve got it wrong!
Before I begin to write this article, it's important for me to state that I support gay rights. I find it idiotic how people...
Summer Is Here. Are You Enjoying Yourself?
Summer is here. The crops are wither under a merciless sun. The scorched shall inherit the earth and will walk among the unburnt. Plagues...
HOW TO: EXPRESSING UNPOPULAR OPINIONS IN THE MODERN WORLD
For anyone reading this article right now, there is a high chance you have been lambasted in some social situation for having offered a...
Why The Masterpiece Cake Shop Case Shouldn’t Give You Hope
The US Supreme Court finally offered a decision on the masterpiece cake shop case. But while the court narrowly ruled in favour of the...
Poldark causes feminists to get their knickers in a twist, again
Way back in October 2016 The Backbencher wrote about the hypocrisy of feminists denouncing the portrayal of an ambiguous sexual encounter but then celebrating...
WRONG ABOUT EVERYTHING: HOW THE SOIXANTE-HUITARDS POISONED OUR AGE
“That feeling of being superior to the official political thought - a feeling that never left us - was not the fruit of unjustified...