PETER HITCHENS ON THE EXCUSES WE MAKE…
‘We admire the Paralympians because they chose not to sulk or retreat into self-pity, or to use their problem as an excuse.’
ARE ALL MEN CREATED EQUAL?
No, says Peter Hitchens. It’s a ‘sentimental belief’ that’s come back to haunt us…
PETER HITCHENS ON THE HARM CANNABIS DOES
When it comes to the damage that cannabis can do Peter Hitchens asks are we soft in the head?
JULIE BINDEL ON CHILD ABUSERS
Don’t think of them as sick. Punish them as criminals.
JULIE BINDEL ON 70,000 VOLUNTEERS…
A success – but now let’s employ and pay them
MICHAEL BUERK ON OUR GOLD MEDALS
‘It’s public, ie private, schoolboys and girls wot won them’
MICHAEL BUERK ON THE OLYMPICS
‘We’re firmly in the grip of glorious delusions’.
MICHAEL BUERK ON THE COLORADO KILLER
‘In a properly-run country, wanting a gun would automatically disqualify you from ever owning one.’
MICHAEL BUERK ON A ‘DESPICABLE’ HISTORY
‘The Mau Mau were vile, but so was the British response to them’.
MICHAEL BUERK ON ANDY MURRAY‘S SOB STORY
‘When did we turn into a nation of snivelling losers?’