The fascists' press baron Friday, 22 November, 2024 The following letter was published in The New Statesman on 22 November. Lord Northcliiffe was the greatest press baron of his time, but cannot be censured for supporting fascism. It got substantial press backing from elsewhere. Alison Phillips (The Critics, 8 November) states that “Northcliffe supported Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts and the Nazis”. That would have been difficult since Northcliffe... Articles
Bicycles without bells 29th April 2021 Few dispute the number and extent of the problems caused by cyclists who ride on the roads –-and pavements—without bells, but they are rarely discussed in... Speeches
Fit for Carrie 29th April 2021 The row over who paid for the redecoration of the Downing Street flat which Boris Johnson shares with Carrie Symonds led Alistair Lexden to explain, in a letter... Articles
Primroses for the immortal Dizzy 19th April 2021 Benjamin Disraeli, first and last Earl of Beaconsfield, died on this day 140 years ago at the age of seventy-six from bronchitis contracted three weeks earlier... Articles
British history for immigrants 16th April 2021 All those who apply for British citizenship are required to study an official handbook on life in the United Kingdom, and answer questions that it poses. The... Speeches
Strengthening the United Kingdom 13th April 2021 An article in The Times on April 12 deplored Downing Street’s failure to give adequate consideration to the interests of the devolved parliaments and... Articles
The election of a new Lord Speaker to preside over the Lords 12th April 2021 Votes will start to be cast on 13 April to elect a new Lord Speaker who will take over from Lord Fowler, elected in 2016, before the end of the month. There is... Recent News
Prince Philip and Parliament 11th April 2021 The following letter was published in The Daily Telegraph on April 10, the day after the Duke of Edinburgh’s death. SIR – Parliament did not always treat the... Articles
Honour and dishonour 7th April 2021 A very small proportion of those who receive honours from the Queen subsequently bring disgrace upon themselves, and forfeit the distinctions that have been... Articles
A drubbing for Justin Welby 6th April 2021 One of the many sad and sorry features of Justin Welby’s time as Archbishop of Canterbury has been his failure to admit that he was wrong in condemning the... Articles
