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The only Eurosceptic in the room

26 May 2016 1:00 pm

I was in Paris last week to take part in an EU referendum debate at Sciences Po, a French university…

The only Eurosceptic in the room

26 May 2016 1:00 pm

I was in Paris last week to take part in an EU referendum debate at Sciences Po, a French university…

Meet Leo... my soppy, dopey, affectionate, deadly predator

21 May 2016 9:00 am

Leo, the Hungarian Vizsla my wife brought home unexpectedly last year, is approaching his first birthday and not getting any…

My soppy, dopey, deadly predator

19 May 2016 1:00 pm

Leo, the Hungarian Vizsla my wife brought home unexpectedly last year, is approaching his first birthday and not getting any…

My soppy, dopey, deadly predator

19 May 2016 1:00 pm

Leo, the Hungarian Vizsla my wife brought home unexpectedly last year, is approaching his first birthday and not getting any…

Voting Remain is an act of heartless snobbery

14 May 2016 9:00 am

One of the interesting features of the Brexit debate is that it has laid bare a schism in British society…

These heartless Europhile snobs

12 May 2016 1:00 pm

One of the interesting features of the Brexit debate is that it has laid bare a schism in British society…

These heartless Europhile snobs

12 May 2016 1:00 pm

One of the interesting features of the Brexit debate is that it has laid bare a schism in British society…

If the Sats-strike parents get their way only the poorer kids will suffer

7 May 2016 9:00 am

Tuesday’s protest against Key Stage 1 Sats was moronic on so many levels that it’s hard to know where to…

Middle-class warriors

5 May 2016 1:00 pm

Tuesday’s protest against Key Stage 1 Sats was moronic on so many levels that it’s hard to know where to…

Middle-class warriors

5 May 2016 1:00 pm

Tuesday’s protest against Key Stage 1 Sats was moronic on so many levels that it’s hard to know where to…

What would happen if Rupert Murdoch owned the BBC?

30 April 2016 9:00 am

A new book published today by the Institute of Economic Affairs called In Focus: The Case for Privatising the BBC…

What if Murdoch owned the Beeb?

28 April 2016 1:00 pm

A new book published today by the Institute of Economic Affairs called In Focus: The Case for Privatising the BBC…

What if Murdoch owned the Beeb?

28 April 2016 1:00 pm

A new book published today by the Institute of Economic Affairs called In Focus: The Case for Privatising the BBC…

Long may we Brits laugh at our absurd demagogues

23 April 2016 9:00 am

In Reflections on the Revolution in France, Edmund Burke warned that ‘pure democracy’ was as dangerous as absolute monarchy. ‘Of…

Long may we laugh at our absurd demagogues

21 April 2016 1:00 pm

In Reflections on the Revolution in France, Edmund Burke warned that ‘pure democracy’ was as dangerous as absolute monarchy. ‘Of…

Long may we laugh at our absurd demagogues

21 April 2016 1:00 pm

In Reflections on the Revolution in France, Edmund Burke warned that ‘pure democracy’ was as dangerous as absolute monarchy. ‘Of…

I confess it all... I’ve been dodging tax since the age of eight

16 April 2016 9:00 am

As someone who still entertains hope of becoming a member of Parliament one day, I’d better come clean about my…

My confession: I began dodging tax aged eight

14 April 2016 1:00 pm

As someone who still entertains hope of becoming a member of Parliament one day, I’d better come clean about my…

My confession: I began dodging tax aged eight

14 April 2016 1:00 pm

As someone who still entertains hope of becoming a member of Parliament one day, I’d better come clean about my…

A big hand for the two-faced tax hacks of the Guardian

9 April 2016 9:00 am

Something odd happened at the Guardian on Monday as the paper’s editorial staff were basking in the glow of their…

A big hand for the two-faced tax hacks

7 April 2016 1:00 pm

Something odd happened at the Guardian on Monday as the paper’s editorial staff were basking in the glow of their…

A big hand for the two-faced tax hacks

7 April 2016 1:00 pm

Something odd happened at the Guardian on Monday as the paper’s editorial staff were basking in the glow of their…

Why I’m uneasy about academies for all

2 April 2016 9:00 am

As someone who believes in limited government, I feel conflicted about universal academisation. I’m a fan of the academies policy…

Why I’m uneasy about academies for all

31 March 2016 2:00 pm

As someone who believes in limited government, I feel conflicted about universal academisation. I’m a fan of the academies policy…