Obituary
The best of Heads
Sir Eric Anderson employed the best and let them get on with it
Rescue specialist
He had a particular skill with those who had fallen foul of the system
Old school reformer
Eric understood that the system had to stop being a relic of the past
Master of judgement
Jacob Rees-Mogg remembers a man who knew how to handle people
Fair cop
When he gave you a punishment he’d ask if you agreed it was fair
Authoritative not Authoritarian
His Scottish Presbyterian view was not hierarchical
Trust that sustained a community
The main thing about Sir Eric Anderson was his integrity
A living justification for the Union
Eric was at ease with England, yet contributed something which England alone could not provide
The disarming power of restraint
He showed how the essential prerequisite for greatness is humility
The way we were
Telegraph letters, the nation, & David Twiston Davies, 1945-2020
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
John Swinney’s Isla Bryson moment?
The Scottish Government must be made to face the facts on sex and gender
Donald Trump is a wake-up call for Europe
We cannot complacently depend on the US
Debunking the decline deniers
Armed police at Christmas markets are a bad sign however you look at it
Love, death and drink
Does inspiration really come out of a bottle?
Is public religion the new heresy?
It makes no sense to argue that faith should not inform ethical decisions
Violence is a feature of porn, not a bug
Aggression towards women permeates the most popular pornography
Labour is killing British farming
Attacks on British agriculture must be resisted
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
Why has Tehran released Toomaj Salehi?
The regime is said to be split over whether to target high-profile protesters
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
