Senescence
April 1, 2025
Following the controversial series Adolescence which divided critics, undeterred, Netflix have released a new mini-series Senescence which, as the name suggests, portrays the issue of
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A Day of Infamy
March 24, 2025
The following is the text of a speech I gave at the Margaret Thatcher Centre Freedom Festival yesterday. Since arriving in the House of Lords,
A Question of Justice
March 18, 2025
It has been about 15 years since I last saw my children. A prolonged separation (undertaken for what I perceived to be the greater good)
The Enemy Without and Within
January 25, 2025
Britain is beset by two unspeakable evils: the enemy without and within. To all intents and purposes, these are faces of the same coin. First,
Human Frailty and Rape Gangs
January 21, 2025
Human frailty is the inescapable backdrop to the rape-gang scandal. Whether it be the perpetrators driven by racism and the sordid desire for sado-sexual gratification,
Lonely This Christmas
January 10, 2025
Christmas is far and away my favourite time of the year. A rare moment in the calendar to slow down and unwind. The chance to
Sitting on the Cauldron
January 8, 2025
“I don’t pay any attention to Elon Musk” opined the politician turned talking head, adopting the de haut en bas tones of Maggie Smith in
January Reflections
January 2, 2025
Regular readers may remember my struggle a year ago to get an A.I. to produce an image for Christmas. Being every bit as male, cheap
Conservatism
December 26, 2024
When the Labour Party chose Jeremy Corbyn as its leader, Peter Hitchens wrote an article for the Daily Mail asking whether the Conservative Party could