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, and tweets at @simplysimontfa
When Brexit was unfashionable, he was there
Lord Stoddart of Swindon, 1926-2020
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
Unreadable red bile
This anti-capitalist screed is profoundly and irredeemably fatuous
Britain must maintain its cultural inheritance
We should not allow our masterpieces to disappear overseas
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
Form your battalions!
France, for all its flaws, still converts military spending into power — Britain does not
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
AI podcasts give me the creeps
The more we outsource to AI, the more forgettable our cultural output is going to be
