MP Diaries
Chips, with everything
Mr Heffer has produced a monumental second volume on Henry ‘Chips’ Channon to match his first
Perceptive, witty and sure of himself
Beyond the embellishments of Alan Duncan’s private diaries lies a body of work making serious points about the role of parliament
Raunchy tale of pedigree chums
The spouse of a longstanding MP has an opportunity to offer a particular perspective
Talk of conscription is pure fantasy politics
We do not have the forces, the seriousness or the need for a major ground war
Decolonising science
Rewritten histories of science, outdated religious shibboleths and notorious omissions
Love in a remotely-controlled climate
If we outsource our decisions to
machines, we will be less capable
of navigating our own feelings
The Conservatives can still reform our cultural institutions
The Tories should cut the Blob down to size before Keir Starmer comes to power
Godfather of British geopolitics
The revolutionary global thinking of an Edwardian academic continues to shape attitudes today
The lonely end of a political failure
Leo Varadkar rode to power on a wave of optimism and is disappearing in a puff of disaffection
Men deserve single-sex spaces too
The campaign against the Garrick Club is tiresome and opportunistic
Very naughty boys
Progressive parenting is all very well but sometimes misbehaviour needs a firmer approach
The sacred and the profane
Allowing a “Rave in the Nave” in Canterbury Cathedral was a regrettable error of judgement
Artistic freedom is worth the risk
Arts Council England’s revised guidance offers cause for concern over freedom of expression
Something in the Bath water
Liberal Democrats are ruining a beautiful city with pointless regulations and Remainer spite
