He leaves behind a treasure trove of judgments that act as a beacon of hope for all those who love liberty.
We unmask the astounding truth.
Plus: The turnaround success story of Ebbsfleet Academy. And: the Cecil Parkinson I knew.
He had charm, steel and ability, and might have led the Party were it not for his resignation and the circumstances that forced it.
The Arts Minister defends Tracey Emin, but is most proud of leaving the Arts Council alone.
Rows, plots, leaks, secret deals, an inquiry, debates in Parliament and the loss of the Defence Secretary – all over “a company with a capitalisation of only £30 million”.
Plus: Loathsome Winston McKenzie. Alex Salmond, Thatcher fan. The indestructible Keith Vaz. And: my interview with Charles Moore is well worth a listen.
The number of working days lost to industrial action is 22 times smaller now than in the 1980s.
Lord Ashcroft’s new research on the coming EU referendum is a reminder that gut fear will count for more than rational argument.
It is fashionable to sneer at her, and at the decade which she dominated, but even now she runs rings round her opponents.
Relatively moderate members of the Opposition know that they disagree with the Hard Left, but they have no idea what to do in response.
Is he a Salisbury or a Baldwin, a Disraeli or a Thatcher?
The Chair of Conservatives for Reform in Europe replies to Paul Goodman’s article of last week arguing the opposite.