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
Decline of the underclass
In the 21st century, London has lost its own internal logic
It isn’t ageist to want Joe Biden to drop out
People are concerned about his condition, not his age
British spies and the IRA
Blair, Clinton, Ahern et al were credited with putting together the Northern Ireland peace deal, but 800 British agents also played their part
Here be flagons
The temperance campaigners realised that a picture can achieve more than a thousand words of argument
Lettuce be, Liz
Liz Truss’s account of her woeful reign is packed with disingenuity and conceit
Tough on smoking, tough on alternatives to smoking
We should give smokers healthier options, not no options
Of course we need opera
Click-hungry editors should stop enabling philistinism
Trouble in Toryland
The Conservative Party is in deep trouble, and headed towards a probable post-defeat leadership battle
Infected blood and infected institutions
Decades on from the beginning of the infected blood scandal, our institutions still fail to align themselves with the truth