Historian Robert Tombs claims English identity can be taught – but Connor Tomlinson fiercely disagrees. In this blistering response, Tomlinson argues that nations are built on ancestry, not just shared culture, and that liberal dreams of assimilation ignore deep-rooted religious and familial differences. From medieval law to modern migration, he traces why England’s Christian ethos and Anglo-Saxon heritage can’t simply be “learned” – and warns that redefining Englishness risks erasing it altogether.

When a small Spanish town banned all religious gatherings in municipal sports facilities, ministers cried “racism” – despite the rule applying equally to Christians, Jews, and Muslims. John Mac Ghlionn explores how this flashpoint reveals Europe’s deeper struggle over immigration, identity, and double standards: why Western nations are expected to bend, while Islamic countries never reciprocate. From medieval history to modern hypocrisy, he warns that unless Europeans reclaim the right to set boundaries, they risk surrendering their cultural core altogether.