I was accused of speeding on the A20 dual carraiageway heading out to the M25. It's a road I know well, and I am well acquainted with the speed limit. I also knew that in the earlier stretch the limit ...

Feeling sorry for politicians is about the worst thing that can happen to them, but – and call me old-fashioned – even I have started to feel sorry for the flailing Keir Starmer. The poor chap has ...

Here were my predictions for 2024.

Our honours system is one of our great British institutions, yet if it is to survive in a meaningful way it needs to retain the respect and interest of all of us. Unfortunately, it continues to be ...

This is the essay David Owen wrote for THE PRESIDENTS in 2021. I thought it should have a wider audience after his death was announced at the age of 100. On 3 November 1976 Jimmy Carter beat President ...