Yesterday marked fifty years since Edward Heath asked voters “Who governs Britain?” and received the polite but firm reply of “Not you, mate”.
The OBR predicts that our total debt pile will more than triple to 310 per cent of GDP by 2070. As staggering a figure as that is, it will never be a priority for politicians interested in buying their re-election on the backs of future generations.
He long warned of the perils of NATO expansion, the need to manage China’s emergence onto the world stage, and the paucity of Western strategy. Tragically, he has been vindicated.
British support for Ukraine has so far been unwavering. But how long would it survive the return of Donald Trump?
Why is the Party so mistrustful of Tory intellectuals? We mourn the passing of our former contributor.
Momentum’s momentum doesn’t need to fizz with punch: they’ve won already.
Some British socialists are so allergic to their own country that they will take up the cause of republican bombers and jihadi murderers.
The Iron Curtain crumbled in Eastern Europe. De Klerk took power in South Africa. The birth of the internet loomed…and the beginning of the end loomed for Mrs Thatcher.
At the remarkable age of 91, he is still writing and examining new areas of human experience.