Roy Stone
Whitehall’s whispering mandarin
A tribute to Sir Roy Stone, whose secretive role at the heart of Westminster made government possible
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
A.E. Housman
The poet is less read than he once was but his deep love of England still resonates
Self-inflicted misery
Super troupers
Anyone could have predicted
Left-leaning commentators should not pretend to be surprised by the consequences of multiculturalism
Brexit was not an act of economic self-harm
Whatever you have heard, UK-EU trade is doing just fine
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do