Simon Heffer's Blog, page 28

France needs an Iron Lady of its own

A Margaret Thatcher figure would face down the unions that are hampering the French economy

The Tories must sort out this Marxist education mess

Few parents would send their children to a state school if they'd seen the NUT's lunacy

Why writing on Hitler can be much more than 'Nazi porn'

Where would literature be without the Second World War? The fiction mostly came early on the Sword of Honour trilogy, as well as fine novels by such underrated writers as Nicholas Monsarrat and Eric Ambler. The non-fiction, too, began as the Germans signed the surrender on Lneburg Heath, but...

It's a bit rich for JK Rowling to cry 'racist' now

Simon Heffer: The Harry Potter author is right that the SNP are nasty. But it was the Labour Party she funded that put them where they are

Britain staying in Europe looks more and more absurd

Simon Heffer: Greece will inevitably leave the Eurozone, and the EU commissars will continue with their project. But that project is doomed - as the fall of the USSR predicted

The play that changed the way I think about Shakesepare

Simon Heffer has always had a problem with the Bard's comedies - until now

Labour���s losers make a worthless opposition

Labour's essential problem, writes Simon Heffer, is that there isn't any need for a workers' party anymore. Britain is now a centre-Right country

Stop pretending: to control our borders, we must leave the EU

Sorry Dave, but it's the only way to reduce net migration to your promised 'tens of thousands', says Simon Heffer

Can you tell when a work of art is finished?

Even great artists cannot resist the temptation to tinker, says Simon Heffer

The whole of Britain should be a tax haven

George Osborne should use his budget to cut taxes. You can't redistribute wealth unless you first create some. Simples, says Simon Heffer