Simon Heffer's Blog, page 54

Lefties not Etonians are closing libraries

Zadie Smith is wrong about libraries - and the BBC were wrong to let her broadcast her attack on the "cuts", writes Simon Heffer.

TUC protests: Ed Miliband wrecks his reputation by siding with the criminal class

The Labour leader lives in a fantasy land if he thinks Saturday's riots were ideologically driven, writes Simon Heffer.

Two Books about the Cold War: review

Simon Heffer reviews a brace of books: The Dead Hand: Reagan, Gorbachev and the Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race by David E Hoffman, and Russia's Cold War: from the October Revolution to the Fall of the Wall by Jonathan Haslam.

It's hard to find food in a British restaurant

The great British food fad has made it difficult to get anything to eat, says Simon Heffer.

A Budget for growth of state spending

The Chancellor has shown himself unequal to the task of fixing the nation's economy, writes Simon Heffer.

Budget 2011: Ed Milliband has let George Osborne off the hook

There were several key political, as opposed to economic, moments in Wednesday's Budget.

Budget 2011: the Chancellor's reputation is built on actions, not the half-truths of spin doctors

To talk about George Osborne's leadership ambitions at this stage is a diversion to prevent our seeing the lack of ambition of what may be announced in the Budget, writes Simon Heffer

Budget 2011: Reputations are built on actions, not the half-truths of spin doctors

George Osborne should not be Chancellor if he is afraid of making radical reforms, writes Simon Heffer.

Terence Rattigan sounded the deep blue sea of English feeling

Terence Rattigan fell out of fashion in the 1950s, but his best dramas are timeless, says Simon Heffer.

PC Dave can't police the world

Just five months ago, the Prime Minister chose to shut down much of our defence capacity, says Simon Heffer.