October 22, 2019

How Noël Coward made me a Marxist I realised that it wasn't just prime ministers and Catholic priests who could lead a double life

Paul Mason

21.10

The making of a reactionary I was not a Tory — or even a conservative; I had an immovable love of certain, unchanging things

Peter Hitchens

18.10

Cuba killed my communism When I was a teenager, I thought I had all the answers

James Bloodworth

17.10

As a headstrong activist, I was a dangerous thing Like Labour, I dismissed the concerns of decent people as they struggled to cope with fundamental social change

Paul Embery

16.10

The Yorkshire Ripper fired up my feminism Peter Sutcliffe's crimes exposed the misogyny of Eighties England — and opened my eyes to politics

Julie Bindel

15.10

How my daughter disrupted my politics When your child is born profoundly disabled, it forces you to see everything differently

Ian Birrell

14.10

The fall of the Wall powered up my politics Events in Berlin inspired the former leader of the Scottish Tories to wake up to the world

Ruth Davidson

06.09

Lessons in landing a rich husband At my school, learning too much was forbidden

Tanya Gold

05.09

The victims of a liberal education

Helen Thompson

04.09

Sink schools rob kids of their futures

Julie Bindel

03.09

What Eton taught me about power The real genius of the set-up is how it co-opts potential rebels

Sam Leith

02.09

Boarding school put me in my place At my Quaker secondary I learned that society does exist

Justin Webb