Marcus Walker

What modern Britain should learn from Charles I

22 March 2025 9:00 am

Next week marks the 400th anniversary of the accession to the throne of Charles I. This moment began what was…

What The Spectator taught Benjamin Franklin

14 December 2024 9:00 am

Christmas came early this year. No, I’m not moaning about the carols that my local café started piping at the…

Why Justin Welby had to resign

13 November 2024 1:32 am

‘The scale and severity of the practice was horrific. Five of the 13 I have seen were in it only…

Why C of E bishops are so bland

12 October 2024 9:00 am

Nolo episcopari. These were the words a person was expected to say on being offered an episcopal see. It basically…

Slack Sabbath

26 August 2023 9:00 am

Is the Church of England giving up on Sunday worship?

The poignancy of preparing a service after the Queen’s death

10 September 2022 8:00 pm

Thursday was a curious day for us all. Anyone watching the news was treated to the complexity of commentators trying…

Breaking faith

10 July 2021 9:00 am

Is this the last chance to save the Church of England

All that is sacred

6 February 2021 9:00 am

The church authorities’ priorities are all wrong

Don’t erase Jesus’s Jewish identity

7 July 2020 7:43 pm

‘So when did your family convert to Christianity?’ asked an American General early on in the occupation of Iraq. ‘About…