Simon Clarke
Simon Clarke is the Conservative MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland. He served as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in Liz Truss’s Government, and before that as Chief Secretary to the Treasury under Boris Johnson
How did it all go so wrong for Liz Truss?
The former prime minister was fundamentally right in her diagnosis of the situation at home and abroad and what should be done about it
Silence speaks volumes
Lee Anderson speaks out — or, at least, gets someone else to do it for him
British defence must be renewed
War may not be imminent but Britain must still be secure
Why did Irish women vote No?
Tired of seeing women and mothers erased in law and policy, Ireland’s women sent a resounding message
Addressing misogyny must include addressing trans activism
Against the wokewashing of sexual objectification
Google has a history problem
As much as we might wish that history had been different, virtue cannot grow from the soil of falsehood
Barking up the wrong tree
Insta-obsessed diners can’t see the food for the reels
The invasiveness of voice notes
Don’t send them, and if you must send them keep them short
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
Don’t just do something, stand there!
Three new books resist the modern cult of busyness
The unromantic truth about tortured poets
Taylor Swift is idealising the grim realities of the lives of poets
Bumps in the road
British roads, like Britain itself, need a lot of maintenance work