John McTernan
John McTernan is a political strategist and commentator. He was prime minister Tony Blair’s director of political operations 2005-2007
Making the hard choices
Tony Blair was right to take on the Taliban after 9/11
Five Rules for Ruling
There’s no problem with a witchhunt when there really are witches
Saving my own bacon
Only the particularly pig-headed will stick it out in the pork farming business
Let women champion women
Munroe Bergdorf is not a suitable ambassador for women
The 15-minute bait and switch
15-minute cities mean restricted freedom and a town hall traffic-fine bonanza
Allocating blame in the name of climate change
Dwelling on the question of historical responsibility for climate change helps no one
The art of Caspar David Friedrich
In our brave new world of modern art, there’s a growing appetite for celebrating the mystery of the natural world
The Conservatives should not cancel Christians
A Conservative party that demonises Christian convictions will cease to be conservative
Maligning the missionaries
Should the Church of England regret the promotion of Christianity?
Masterful pianism
Bartok, Janacek, Szymanowski (Warner)
Young people are not as pro-immigration as you think
The idea that young people are uniformly “woke” is a silly myth