Nigel Farage
The new model Brexit Party
“We are the new radicals” claimed Nigel Farage, as he launched his Contract with the People
Starting blocks
On the most important nomination stage in living memory
The Hartlepool Declaration
How much impact will Farage’s retreat really have?
Party poppers
Can liberal philosophers be used to justify censorship?
Whitehall shirks the blame game
Are civil servants the blameless dupes of “partygate”?
Is classical colonial?
Naive proposals to “decolonise” Western classical music risk losing the richness of its history
Inclusion isn’t a dirty word
Conservatism is the really inclusive worldview, because it offers us rules to live by
A “speak out champion” who won’t speak for all
Politics and prosecution make for a dangerous combination, and women are most likely to lose out
The war for warmth
Russia is sending General Winter west
On Mount Nebo’s crest
The political life of David Trimble
Serve up a symphony
Simplicity is best for a Glyndebourne picnic
Tory Story
Playtime is never over in Westminster
Busting the myth of the Phantom Major
Thread by thread, Mortimer unpicks the lies of David Stirling’s life
The farce awakens
Not long ago, in a parliament far, far away