Richard H. Thomas
Rotters, rogues and Champagne moments
This book is so colourful and well told that it should interest even those who find the game of Cricket dull
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The ends of Pan-Africanism
An exhibition devoted to Pan-Africanism avoids important political and aesthetic questions
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
One deuce of a decider
This is it, when you look into the abyss and the abyss looks back into you
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world