Investigations

Withdrawn: Hate Not Hope: Analysis Of Shukman's Passport

This article has been withdrawn. The Restorationist voluntarily offers a full and complete apology to Mr Shukman and Hope Not Hate.

Alex Coppen

20 Jul 2025

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This article has been withdrawn upon receipt of further information invalidating its claims. The Restorationist voluntarily offers a full and complete apology to Mr Shukman and Hope Not Hate. We will continue to criticise both in good faith should the circumstances merit it.

A New Year: We Do Not Consent

For a century, the British have been governed without consent. Our votes ignored, our preferences overruled, our patience exploited. The new year offers what every new year offers: permission to begin again. This is a call not to revolution, but to something the administrative state fears far more.

The Gloriously British Origins of Christmas

Mince pies cooling on windowsills. Church bells at midnight. Presents by the hearth. Boxing Day obligations. Carols in the street. Christmas pudding aflame. The Bond film at three. Before America sold us Santa, we had something richer: a Christmas rooted in Christian charity, community, and home.

The 2025 Political Darwin Awards

SEO analysis describes the Restorationist's "in-house" style as "dry, surgical, British, and quietly devastating." This Christmas, in that vein, we humbly present our first annual collection of the worst 25 moments when British politics selected itself out.

The 30-Year Gap: How Britain Failed To Build Nuclear Reactors

Between 1995 and 2025, Britain managed to complete precisely zero nuclear reactors. Not one. This isn't a story about technology or physics—it's about a political class who chose managed decline over difficult decisions, and a civil service that lost the capacity to deliver anything except excuses.

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A New Year: We Do Not Consent

The Gloriously British Origins of Christmas

The 2025 Political Darwin Awards

The 30-Year Gap: How Britain Failed To Build Nuclear Reactors