Alexander Stafford
Alexander Stafford is the former Conservative MP for Rother Valley. He tweets at @Alex_Stafford
How abortion up to birth was agreed so easily
As a male MP, I was under pressure not to speak out about life issues
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The problem with optimisation
Feeling maximally healthy and productive is not the point of life
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
