David Smith
Spain and me
David Smith on why the years following Franco’s death will always hold a place in his heart
Arafat and me
David Smith on the time he spent with Yasir Arafat, the former Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
McCain and Me
David Smith reminisces on his relationship with John McCain
Explaining reality to Ed Miliband
You can’t ban baking and eat cake
America will be fine
The American system is far more resilient than it looks
Nigel’s knees-up
Can Reform become a serious contender for power?
Light in the darkness
In conversation with Nigel Biggar about his career and the work of the Pharos Foundation
Why the Conservatives will be anti-woke
Standing up to the thought police is key to making change
The afterlife of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko
Reflections on forty years since his death shook communist Poland
Over the line
No one should discipline children for asking honest questions or telling the truth
Murders for November
Another mélange of murders, from Japan to Scotland
Resist Labour’s managerial revolution
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are grimly committed to expanding the state and entrenching bureaucracy
Britain should get serious about organised crime
We underestimate how much crime is the work of small, nasty groups of people
Starmer’s tax will hurt children
It is not just a tax, it is cruel theft
