Richard Waghorne
Richard Waghorne is a former chief political commentator of the Irish Daily Mail
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
Brooding blokes
Russian writers loved a pouting, picturesquely pained protagonist
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
Over the line
No one should discipline children for asking honest questions or telling the truth
Labour’s favourite banker
Questions can be asked about the relationship between the Labour Party and Anthony Watson
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
What is Toryism for?
What has it done if it has not made a system it wishes to defend?
Why Christian culture is essential to education
It deeply informed our art and our ideas
Conservatives listen to music too
Gatekeeping the “real” meaning of songs is foolish and futile