Nigel Lawson
The Brexit cringe — Mrs T would say ‘No!’
If Britain is to regain the freedom of a sovereign nation state, Theresa May must get up off her knees and if necessary leave without a deal
Make June 23 Britain’s Independence Day
Undemocratic, inefficient, economically stagnant, the EU today has nothing to recommend it. The case for Brexit is overwhelming
We Can Fix The Economy But Not Human Nature
In the Church of England’s new book the Archbishops of Canterbury and York are too focused on inequality rather than poverty, greed and folly
Cool It
An Essay on Climate Change
Dark Days at the DEA
Samuel Brittan’s diaries from 1964-66 prove that, even then, the doyen of financial journalism was insightful and, at times, cutting
Five Myths and a Menace
Adam Smith’s invisible hand is lifting us out of recession, but globalisation can be snuffed out again by protectionism
Mrs Thatcher’s Lasting Legacy
Four years ago, on the 30th anniversary of her taking office, one of her closest colleagues explained that her great achievements still resonate today
Will the green agenda be killed off by the pandemic?
‘Will the green agenda be killed off by the longer-term coronavirus recovery? Or might the closure of so much business, and the cleaner air that results from planes not flying and factories not working, give us extra years to gain control of our environment?’
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past