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
Fire and ice
Klopp is the air-punching booming-laugh extrovert; Guardiola the turtleneck-wearing, obsessively professorial introvert
Maligning the missionaries
Should the Church of England regret the promotion of Christianity?
A decade of economic disaster
Only one verdict is possible: Conservative rule has been a comprehensive failure
The Irish should reject the new hate speech bill
It threatens free speech while offering dubious benefits for society
British defence must be renewed
War may not be imminent but Britain must still be secure
A dentist’s appointment for Liam
Rishi discovers he is more appealing to the voters when he’s not there
The problem with puberty blockers
Ministers must step in to prevent the NHS from experimenting on children
How the Ukraine delusion may end
Biden might entertain peace to cut his losses and boost his election chances
We’re all living in America
Britain’s elite is obsessed with Trump and the States, when it needs to concentrate on the Home Front
Sugar, sex and sacrifice
It would be foolish to casually abandon Christian ethics of restraint