Simon Reader
Simon Reader is a partner at litigation financier Audley Capital, a weekly columnist at the South African Institute of Race Relations and a trustee of the Kay Mason Foundation, an educational charity. He is based in London.
South Africa and the future of crime in Britain
When the police and politicians fail to act, crime can get out of control
When gangsters move in next door
The British state is unwilling and unable to deal with unwanted neighbours
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
Britain needs the Med mindset
We have to adapt to the sweatier realities of a changing climate
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
The UK’s messiest election ever?
Trying to predict the results of the next election is a mug’s game
A police school for scandal
Is it any wonder there’s a two-tier policing controversy when officer training is focused on political correctness?
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
