Francis Harris
Francis Harris was the Daily Telegraph correspondent in Prague, Central Europe, at the United Nations and in Washington. He was the paper’s Deputy Foreign Editor from 2000-2005 and is now an editor and freelance writer
What would Václav Havel have made of gender wars?
The former Czech president and playwright would have invited JK Rowling over for a beer
Conservatives can no longer trust institutions
Institutions are only as effective as the people within them and the culture beyond them
Why Sergeant Martyn Blake was acquitted
There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury
Twitter monetisation was a mistake
It has diminished rather than enhanced creativity
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
Britain should get serious about organised crime
We underestimate how much crime is the work of small, nasty groups of people
A statement flower
The most fanatical have spent fortunes to find the rarest and finest of these blooms
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution