Simon Heffer
Bad Manors
A pivotal moment in British movie history — and Bob Hoskins’s greatest performance
A Raspberry for Emetic Music
It is time to make a stand against incomprehensible modern music
History is Now and England
The hushed-up glories of Huntingdonshire are worthy of praise
A Saga with Staying Power
Revisiting the unsurpassed TV glories of The Forsyte Saga
Musical Testosterone at the Proms
William Walton was inspired by sexual energy
Poet of Eternal Summer
Rupert Brooke deserves to be taken seriously
How to Save London’s Skyline
London needs protecting against the current invasion of skyscrapers
The Kaiser Was No Hitler
In 1914 the German people wanted war no more than the British
The Best Years of American Cinema
The greatest American movie of all time was made in 1946 and you’ll never have heard of it
The Brexit crunch approaches
Thorny issues remain unresolved as the transition period comes to a close. Yet the hurdles to a deal are not insurmountable
Meritocracy makes a new ruling class
Innovation has often come from hard work by unlettered people. But young progressives now seem to treat education as a proxy for virtue
Some black lives matter more than others
Black Lives Matter misses the point—we should highlight the progress we have made, not split society and trap ourselves in victimhood