John O' Sullivan
She Was Difficult On Britain’s Behalf
It is one mark of the historical importance of Margaret Thatcher that she has inspired three full-dress political biographies within seven months of her death and, still more significantly, that all three are excellent. All three are also rooted in close relationships with the former Prime Minister. And each one is different from the other two.
King of the Sketch
The parliamentary sketch failed to make it to the US – what does this say about their politics?
Gray’s Elegy
Coda by Simon Gray
Judges Can be Overruled
The EU’s Human Rights Act need not be incompatible with parliamentary sovereignty – if the government were to grow a backbone
How Top Boys topple down crime’s ladder
Too many prisoners rejoin society with no education, stable housing or job prospects. No surprise that more than half reoffend within a year
In the bleak midwinter
Christmas can be a bleak time of year. While some feel isolated, others are overwhelmed by the need for a perfect family Yuletide when their reality is different
My warnings to our spy watchdogs
Britain is under attack from Russia. And the government is blocking a Parliamentary report that details it