My country is not a landing strip
10 JANUARY 2023 | OPINION
I am a traditionalist. Traditionalism is not a political worldview; it is a way of life. It is the view...
Fighting for survival? – PMQs 14th May 2025
14 MAY 2025 | OPINION
This week’s PMQs has more in it than can be covered here, because we take one key issue as our...
Breaking up the Kingdom – the first shots are fired
17 JULY 2024 | OPINION
Today, the King’s Speech included elements of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s programme for radical change.
The first indication came even...
A second Darien scheme would be disastrous for Scotland’s economy –...
14 May 2020 | OPINION
Almost 322 years after a group of Scotsmen placed a saltire in New Edinburgh, a group of Scottish nationalists are...
The teaching of colonialism is being weaponised and we must see...
1 APRIL 2022 | OPINION
Teaching about the British Empire in schools has become a bit of a thorny issue. It has become politicised by...
Today’s Select Committee meeting was more than an attack on the...
10 March 2021 | OPINION
Since his departure from Number 10 in November 2020, the controversial former Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister has kept...
Council Memories: the case of the expensive picture frame – Nick...
29 April 2021 | OPINION
As many people know, I spent nearly a decade working for a local council. When this comes up in conversation...
ROUND-UP: From Pol Roger to White Lightning – how migrant hotels...
26 AUGUST 2025 | OPINION
August was sold as a vintage for Westminster: migrant hotels closing, Lucy Connolly finally silenced, and Trump’s Alaska summit setting...
A new type of grammar school – Paul Maginnis
7 February 2019 | OPINION
Growing up in Northern Ireland at the beginning of this century, the binary system of grammar schools and secondary moderns...
Social Media: a cruel mistress of shallow pleasure
Running for Mayor of Greater Manchester was fun. I did not expect to win, so was not disappointed. I worked full-time on my campaign and gave it everything. I give every opportunity my all, for that is how success is achieved. I never take my foot off the accelerator. I am my best friend and my harshest critic.