Simon Heffer's Blog, page 24

Why must we tolerate burkas?

The Prime Minister regards himself as a feminist. How does that square with his attitude towards the burka?

EU referendum will end David Cameron's charade

The Tory conference was unpleasantly triumphant. In reality, the party has slipped far from its ideals. In Syria, there is chaos. In Europe, there are lies, damn lies and 'renegotiations'

WG Grace: Reflections on a champion

Simon Heffer: Centenary of the death of the Doctor gives us the opportunity to assess the life in full of a man who could be a bully and a hypocrite but whose imperishable deeds transfixed the Victorian age

Jeremy Corbyn���s message to his party: don���t plan my funeral just yet

Mr Corbyn is not so much the Left's creature as their psychiatric social worker. So long as the crazies dominate the Labour Party, he will lead it

Vladimir Putin can sense our weakness

We can't just moan about Putin. He's taking advantage of the West's lack of action in Syria

Suddenly, leaving the EU looks within reach

There is a huge section of the British public who want to reclaim our nation's sovereignty. Finally, activists are coming together to make the dream come true

The Lib Dem hypocrisy that knows no end

Tim Farron shows his contempt for the voters by trying to impede legislation in the House of Lords. He is neither a liberal nor a democrat

Refugees and migrants are not the same thing

Do not judge Hungary too harshly. Britain may find that it needs to impose draconian border controls, too

Corbyn could put an end to the era of spin

Maybe Jeremy Corbyn's sincerity and ability to speak in complete sentences will rub off on other politicians?

Corbyn's victory, the Living Wage, and the IRA

In the rest of the his column Simon Heffer analyses the other big stories of the week