Patrick O'Flynn
Patrick O'Flynn is a political commentator. He was a Member of the European Parliament 2014-19 and previously Political Editor of the Daily Express. He tweets at @oflynnsocial
Black lives matter
Knife crime is predominantly black on black, so don’t hold the police back
Knees-up
England footballers don’t own the meaning of their pre-match gesture
Belle époque on a plate
The Goring offers a level of enchantment seldom found in the environs of Victoria Station
Why was I the only reporter?
On the sentencing of the Rotherham grooming gang
America will be fine
The American system is far more resilient than it looks
The Conservatives must reject Human Quantitative Easing
It has been a disaster for the party and for the nation
Wanted: a plan to reform the NHS
No serious party can sit out the ideological battle over the remorseless rise in public spending, including on health
Is public religion the new heresy?
It makes no sense to argue that faith should not inform ethical decisions
Cardinal win
Conclave is a political drama and a closed-room mystery rolled into one
Ministry of Silly Thoughts
Wes Streeting made the grave error of consulting the British people
The decline of industry
English towns faced unique new challenges following deindustrialisation
Labour’s inaction on religious persecution
The Freedom of Religion or Belief brief is simply being ignored by the government