The right does need religion
April 16, 2026
Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.” The Critic’s own doubting Thomas, Tom Jones, recently welcomed the withdrawal of polling that had been suggestive of a “quiet revival” — a surge of interest in Christianity in Britain, especially amongst the young.
Tom’s argument is that Christianity in politics is a non-starter. Any actual increase in Christianity, he writes — to the extent that it is plausible at all — will be weaponised by both sides of the aisle, used as a justification for socialism and immigration on the left, and to inspire a wave of so-called “Christian nationalism” on the right.
