Peter Hitchens

I've been accused many times of having 'Trump Derangement Syndrome', an insulting suggestion that I'm worried about the President of the United States because there's something wrong with me.

It's like a scene from one of those 1930s American crime movies. The police and a key witness discuss issues with their evidence in a fast-approaching trial. It turns out that the facts in the case have changed...

I've got no time for the Tory party but there is one thing they turn out to have been right about, and it's amazing people aren't paying any more attention to it.

I've got no time for the Tory party at all. But there is one thing they turn out to have been right about, and it's amazing people aren't paying any more attention to it.

Our one-time Premier, Elizabeth the Brief, otherwise known as Liz Truss , has now become the great Apostle of Freedom of Speech.

Our one-time Premier, Elizabeth the Brief, otherwise known as Liz Truss , has now become the great Apostle of Freedom of Speech.

Our one-time Premier, Elizabeth the Brief, otherwise known as Liz Truss , has now become the great Apostle of Freedom of Speech.

Prisons are a liberal idea which only work in a conservative country. If you don't have strong moral rules, strong families and tough authority figures everywhere, prison will not do any good.

Aren't we supposed to be the Land Of Health And Safety, banning everything from cheese-rolling contests to Remembrance Parades because authorities say it just isn't safe to hold them?

With doctors reporting a terrifying surge in injuries and deaths, the government's ridiculous rules have unleashed anarchy on our streets.