Oliver Letwin
Social market liberals of the world, unite!
We need to restate the case for the free-market policies and liberal politics that have ushered in an age of unprecedented prosperity
Our EU Deal Gives Us The Best Of Both Worlds
After the Prime Minister’s renegotiation, the UK has the benefits of the single market while staying outside political, fiscal and monetary union
The Philosopher and His Scholar
Noel Malcolm’s magisterial new edition of Hobbes’s Leviathan is a fine example of why, in the 21st century, scholarship still matters
Tories Have No Lack of Policies
The accusation that the Conservatives do not have a detailed programme to implement in government is completely untrue
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal