Tag: Margaret Thatcher

Books

She Saved Her Country From Socialists

BY IAN MITCHELL The authorised biography of Margaret Thatcher, single-volume edition Charles Moore was appointed by Margaret Thatcher as her authorised biographer. He published three volumes between 2013 and 2019. Now, timed to coincide with the centenary of his subject’s birth this month, he has condensed those into a single-volume thousand-pager, which I highly recommend for all those interested in the question of how to rescue … Continue reading She Saved Her Country From Socialists

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Immigration

The Moral Hazard of Deportation

BY PAUL T HORGAN Deporting Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) is a rather hot topic connected with the overall issue of our current regime of unrestricted migration. The UK prison population has a  disproportionate number of FNOs. They stay behind bars because there is a large and lucrative business model to keep them there. Immigration and Human Rights lawyers hold sway over the criminal justice system, … Continue reading The Moral Hazard of Deportation

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Politics

Thatcher, Not Trump

BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN In recent years, populism has risen on both sides of the Atlantic. It claims the mantle of conservatism. But it is not conservatism. Figures like Donald Trump and movements like MAGA do not stand for the ideals that defined Margaret Thatcher. Thatcherism was built on conviction, principle, and a clear vision for renewal. Populism thrives on grievance, division, and resentment. It is … Continue reading Thatcher, Not Trump

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Opinion

The Dinner Party

BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN I attended a dinner in London last week dominated in numbers by socialists, who dismissed my (small c) conservatism as evil. Whilst switching between Brexit, Trump, the Income Divide, Bankers and Eton as their arsenals of ire, they explained that they were unquestionably the genuine do-gooders in British politics and that the world was in such an awful mess right now because of conservatives like me. These … Continue reading The Dinner Party

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