Simon Heffer's Blog, page 57

Budget 2011: Seven weeks to save the economy

Boris Johnson is right to draw attention to the crippling burden of taxation
now faced by our people, writes Simon Heffer.

Can the Conservatives really understand ordinary people?

Andy Coulson's departure makes no difference to policy towards the poor,
writes Simon Heffer.

Andy Coulson resigns: David Cameron now has no chance of understanding ordinary people

With Andy Coulson's departure, the PM has lost his last contact with the real
world, writes Simon Heffer.

Brighton Rock: A masterpiece refashioned as a turkey

I don't want to see the new version of 'Brighton Rock', any more than I would
like to hear Vaughan Williams played by an orchestra of drunk
penny-whistlers, says Simon Heffer.

David Cameron's judgment over Andy Coulson was deeply flawed

Why did the Prime Minister insist on having this deeply compromised man in the
heart of Number 10, ask Simon Heffer.

Cut burglaries by locking up burglars

It is the Government's duty to protect the public, not to expose them, says Simon
Heffer.

Miliband always wanted Balls

Ed Miliband and Ed Balls are joined at the hip by their devotion to Gordon
Brown and his insane policies, writes Simon Heffer.

Nadhim Zahawi: Up to his brass neck in sartorial disgrace

Nadhim Zahawi's musical intervention in the House was an unforgivable faux
pas, writes Simon Heffer.

The last thing the House of Lords needs is a mass of elected members

Nick Clegg's proposed reforms will keep talented people out of the Upper
House, writes Simon Heffer.

Why Thunderbirds is still FAB

Did any person in the 20th century make so many children so happy as Gerry
Anderson, asks Simon Heffer.