Archive - The Pedestrian

June 2025

On Keeping the Flame Alive

Doctor Shobley's Speech to the Roger Scruton Inheritance Foundation

Jun 26 •

Consider the Lilies I

"I felt a profound sense of ennui towards it all. That is to say: I was bored, but in a way which is only strictly possible when one is on the…

Jun 24 •

On not being privately educated

Further studies on the vulgar middle class

Jun 20 •

Students of Literature are Illiterate Cretins

When you purchase a paid subscription to The Pedestrian, you are not only supporting my writing, you are also indirectly financing my local off-license…

Jun 13 •

On Harold Bloom

Diary, Thursday 5th June 2025

Jun 5 •

April 2025

Why I cannot be a Catholic

Embarrassment in Anglicanism, salvation in humility

Apr 19 •

On Moving to Spain

A mental breakdown, homesickness, and anglophobia

Apr 13 •

March 2025

On the Burden of Racism

Peripatetic writing, national conversations, and a walk around the tennis courts

Mar 17 •

February 2025

You Get What You Deserve

In Favour of Meritocracy

Feb 12 •

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