Derek Hansen 
Once smitten, twice shy
The chances of resurrecting the death penalty in this country are nil even for the most irritating and selfish of crimes. There should be an alternative ultimate punishment. I thought… Read more
My stolen minutes of fame
As a child I was instructed to be seen but not heard. As a writer I’ve accepted it is my role to be heard but not seen. It is the… Read more
Latest blogs
- The friendless Help-to-Buy scheme Isabel Hardman
- Nothing to do with Islam? Douglas Murray
- Why it’s not the 1990s all over again for the Tories James Forsyth
- You’re going to lose. It is only you against many. Alex Massie
- PM avoids knee-jerk response to Woolwich attack Isabel Hardman
- David Cameron’s statement on the Woolwich attack The Spectator
- The words ‘terrorist attack’ only dignify the barbarism Rod Liddle
