Peter McDonald
Peter McDonald is a senior civil servant and an amateur historian of endurance fell running.
Learning in the round
Spreading fingers over a globe, not pinching them on a screen, is the best way to answer questions
Queen of the road
For a quarter of a century, not one British woman could surpass her
The scourge of EDI
It is patronising, divisive and anti-meritocratic
In defence of emotional voting
We cannot expect voters to think in cold rational terms
How cinemas can save themselves
Watching films at the cinema should be a communal experience
In defence of the right to addictions
Paternalists should stop masquerading as defenders of liberty
Is Badenoch ready?
The stand-out Conservative looks less convincing with each interview
The future is blue
With Corbynite leadership and conservative members, Unite embodies Labour’s identity crisis
Moral progress has happened not because of, but in spite of woke activism
People who have enabled falsehoods and abuse cannot take credit for civilisational advances
What on Earth are the Conservatives running on?
Rishi Sunak needs a vision for the country, not just anti-Starmer posturing
The case against “Zero Seats”
Despite everything, some Conservatives still deserve to win