Philip Johnston

Maybe my advancing years are drawing them to my attention, but are there more television commercials urging us to prepare for dying – and not just

Our constitution is akin to an ancient, fragile tapestry – pulling at one thread can unravel its whole fabric

Palmerston’s dictum of 176 years ago remains true: we have no permanent allies, only permanent interests

Angela Rayner’s building targets can only be met if she takes a leaf out of Labour’s 1945 playbook

No civilised country taxes education. No sensible country shuts its best schools. Over a period of 60 years Labour has done both.

It started with the assault on grammar schools. VAT hikes and wokifying the curriculum are its latest manifestations

Nobody really knows how artificial intelligence will affect our lives. That’s why it’s becoming so alarming

Governments spend too much and always have. They make promises and commitments that can only be met by taxation and/or borrowing . Too much of the

Ramsay MacDonald, Denis Healey, Keir Starmer: they may soon be united in the pantheon of socialist hate

The new president’s inauguration may seem over the top to us, but it’s hard not envy the positivity