Simon Heffer's Blog, page 64

The Lib Dems are almost revolting

A day of reckoning for the Coalition is not far off as Lib Dems protest
against spending cuts, says Simon Heffer.

If employers want good graduates, then they must pay for them

We cannot allow universities to become the province of 'rich kids', says Simon
Heffer.

Gavin Stamp exposes Britain's vendetta against its Victorian masterpieces

The new book by architectural historian Gavin Stamp exposes our callous
brutality towards our architectural heritage, says Simon Heffer.

A vendetta against Victorian masterpieces

We have, I hope, reached a frame of mind where to pull down a Scott or a
Waterhouse would be like burning a Van Gogh or a Turner, says Simon Heffer.

Telling the truth isn't a good move for a politician

Jeremy Hunt's call for people not to have more children than they can afford
recalls an earlier moment of mistaken honesty from a Tory, says Simon
Heffer.

Let Essex Man work his magic again

The Essex Man spearheaded Thatcher's economic miracle. Cameron needs him to do
it again, says Simon Heffer.

Conservative Party Conference 2010: Class envy won't win the Tories the next election

Unfair welfare reforms are the latest sign of the Conservatives moving to the
Left, argues Simon Heffer.

The sweet sound of a self-sustaining orchestra

A dependence on state subsidy rather than popular support is stifling
classical music, says Simon Heffer.

Hypocritical Harriet Harman needs to cut the clap

Occasionally one witnesses hypocrisy of such stomach-turning proportions that
it is impossible even for those most brutal cynics to remain unaffected by
the wickedness before them, writes Simon Heffer.

Defence seems to be foreign territory for William Hague

It is time William Hague got into gear, says Simon Heffer.