CHARLIE DOWNES

Charlie Downes is a political strategist, writer, and broadcaster who regularly appears on TV and radio, providing insights from the cutting edge of right-wing thought.

Articles

Rural Art: In Focus

Rural Art: In Focus

SOMETHING about the countryside irks Britain’s governing class. Whether they are increasing regulatory burdens on rural industries in the name of combatting climate change, doing away with fusty old pastimes like hunting in the name of 'social progress', or raiding...

The Enterprise State

The Enterprise State

Your ideas are watertight, your principles are righteous, and your goals are just—but when the hour of decision arrives, will you be prepared to command the machinery of the state to impose your vision on the world? This is the principal question of...

Centring the Experience of the English Community

Centring the Experience of the English Community

We hear a great deal about the various “communities” that make up the grand disjointed patchwork of modern Britain. All of our country’s major institutions — the government, the civil service, the corporations, the NGOs, the media, academia, and so on — centre those...

Videos

Conservatism is over. Britain needs RADICALS.

Conservatism is over. Britain needs RADICALS.

New leaders who possess the steel and vitality to act must rise. Individuals with the energy, ambition, and self-confidence to move beyond mere conservatism and actually offer our nation something REAL. https://youtu.be/daTaqRng-OA

“British Values” Are Not Real.

“British Values” Are Not Real.

"British Values"—a term you’ve likely heard throughout your life. But what does it truly mean? From its origins under New Labour to its codification in government policy during the Cameron era, this concept has been invoked to define Britain’s identity in the age of...

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