David A. Cowan
David A. Cowan is a writer and former researcher and staffer in the House of Commons. He graduated from the University of Cambridge with a MPhil in Political Thought and Intellectual History.
The rediscovery of red Toryism
Could the Canadian Conservatives teach the Tories how to hold onto power?
The final lap
Senna dives into the high-speed Tamburello corner and never comes out of it
Save yourselves
We should not underestimate the deep seriousness of sex
The sordid truth about the 68ers?
Some claim the “anything goes” philosophy of the left-wing intelligentsia resulted in sex crimes
What have the Romans ever done for us?
Apart from the aqueducts, sanitation, roads, irrigation, medicine, education, wine, public baths and town planning
Of course we need opera
Click-hungry editors should stop enabling philistinism
British spies and the IRA
Blair, Clinton, Ahern et al were credited with putting together the Northern Ireland peace deal, but 800 British agents also played their part
Dear Keir, get real
Instead of announcing grand new doctrines, it’s time for a very British realism
Why “buffer stocks” don’t work
Yet again, economists have failed to understand Smith
The pitfalls of protecting beliefs
Parties should have the right to make foolish decisions about what ideas to exclude
Walking a tightrope
It is not easy for Jeremy Hunt to toe the government line without falling off