First thing this morning (Saturday 6th November) an Australian friend called me from Tanawha in Queensland to tell me with some glee that Australia had just rejected the republic. "Strange to think that we in Oz have just voted to keep the Queen when you’ve just ditched the House of Lords" he remarked. Even stranger, […]

Whether the French Government eventually accepts British beef imports or not (reports, October 23 and 25; letter, October 23), it is clear that the Government’s policy of detente with the European Union has achieved nothing. All the rhetoric about co-operating with the EU rather than confronting our partners is meaningless. This current episode, and past […]

Government’s announced ‘change of gear’ on euro The Prime Minister stated today (23rd February): "Britain should join a successful single currency, provided the economic conditions are met" [reports and leading article, February 24]. He is right. Arguments surrounding a thousand years of British history pale into insignificance compared with the future wealth and prosperity of […]