Simon Richards
Simon Richards was a co-founder of the Better Off Out campaign in 2006. He retired as CEO of The Freedom Association in July 2020. Born in Cardiff, he now lives in Gloucestershire. @simplysimontfa
When Brexit was unfashionable, he was there
Lord Stoddart of Swindon, 1926-2020
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
It’s a M.A.D. world in Kubrick’s satire
A drama based around the shaky paradox of deterrence no longer feels like a dusty throwback
Assisted dying and the risk of premature surrender
We should be very wary of the circumvention of true palliative care
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
A worthy but deeply flawed attack on woke
A distinct lack of charity when evaluating the motivations and goals of others
The first victim of empire
England is an ongoing casualty of the British imperial project
A Soviet revelation
David Oistrakh: The Warner Remastered Edition (58CDs, 3DVDs)
Why young men like Donald Trump
He cuts through the sterility and severity of modern life
David Lammy’s Caucasus catastrophe
The Foreign Secretary’s blunder has exposed the hollowness of “progressive realism”
Ireland must accept the Cass Review
The Republic is ignoring the disturbing evidence about youth transition
The year in military history
2024 has been a rewarding year for lovers of books and history