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Let Sir James Dyson clean up the No vote

The EU outers need to get their act together, coalesce, and speak with one unified voice, writes Simon Heffer

Simon Heffer: 'Culture isn���t just nice ��� it���s necessary'

On a Saturday we all ought to be refreshing, broadening and stimulating our minds. This column is designed to assist in that important process. Few things are more dispiriting than to meet an intelligent person who claims to have no significant interests outside work. Yet as society becomes more pressured,...

Goodbye to the man who could never admit he got it all wrong: SIMON HEFFER on how Ed Balls never shed his reputation for slipperiness and political thuggery

There is an arrogance about Ed Balls that never endeared him to the public, despite his best endeavours to woo the electorate.

SIMON HEFFER: Why do people STILL lionise this wife-beating IRA apologist?

Some of us had hoped that the world would be over this poseur by now

SIMON HEFFER: The allegations against Enoch Powell are a monstrous lie and beyond contempt

Late Tory MP was one of the most prominent politicians of the 20th century He has been named in Church of England review into historic sex abuse Powell's name was given to police by Bishop of Durham Paul Butler

SIMON HEFFER: How could any sane Labour voter not switch to the Tories?

Offering a convincing response to the Budget is one of the hardest jobs for a leader of the Opposition.

SIMON HEFFER: Ruthless, but it DID help defeat a savage foe

The Left lose no opportunity to denigrate and diminish Britain, and they have seized the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Dresden with both hands.

Mr Inspiration: Feared head - then lifelong friend. SIMON HEFFER pays a heart-stirring tribute to a man who proved grammar schools really do change lives

Nigel Fanshawe was not simply a headmaster. He was an example, an inspiration and a friend

The dockers, Churchill and the war's most shameful secret: Second World War strikes reveal disgusting lack of patriotism

Dipping of cranes during Churchill's funeral a moment remembered by all But the crane operators had to be paid due to anti-Churchill sentiment It was unsurprising given the lack of patriotism shown by striking workers There was plenty of industry unrest during the Second World War effort

He paid price for loyalty to Maggie: How leaked letter marked the end of Leon Brittan's Westminster career

Leon Brittan rose through the ranks of government under Thatcher He served both as Home Secretary and Trade and Industry Secretary But he would go on to authorise leaking of letter that led to his resignation Loyal to Mrs Thatcher, Brittan imagined he was doing her bidding