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?
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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
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
Critical briefing: Unite the Kingdom
What you need to know about the Unite the Kingdom march on May 16
The enduring fascination of Richard Nixon
Why America’s most contradictory president still exerts a strange grip on the political imagination.
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life
Ed Miliband is a bad environmentalist
He has put virtue signalling before effectiveness
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
