John Hayes
Shock: there is a pregnant “person” in the Cabinet
Legislation on maternity leave is now drafted to apply to “a person” not “a woman” who is a mother
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
What on Earth is the point of the Lib Dems?
With neither power nor principles, the party is an absolute waste of space
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
Britain needs the Med mindset
We have to adapt to the sweatier realities of a changing climate
Why there will probably be no early election
It would be all but impossible to build an attractive but realistic manifesto
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
Campaigners should let assisted suicide go
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Not mad for it
I Puritani, Royal Opera, Covent Garden