May 2013 | Standpoint Magazine

Bernard Hailstone: The Artist And His Sitter

In 1945, Bernard Hailstone painted my father, the journalist Louis Heren, in the Burmese jungle. This is the story of their long friendship

May 29, 2013

Art·Drawing Board

Royal Age Concern

The monarchy is in rude health but increased longevity could paradoxically spell the end of royal rule

May 29, 2013

Constitutional Affairs·Counterpoints

Trudeau Nouveau

The Leader of the Canadian opposition is a lightweight liberal fantasy. If he were to become PM his lack of resolve would be disastrous

May 29, 2013

Counterpoints

Communist-Free

I taught English in Poland in the 1960s and can safely say there were virtually no Communists in the country

May 29, 2013

Communism·Counterpoints·Poland

Rude Britannia

The UK Border Agency's woeful inefficiency means that visa applicants are stuck in the country, without a passport and unable to work, for months on end

May 29, 2013

Counterpoints·Immigration

Walking With Maggie

Mrs Thatcher often went on an after-dinner walk and she asked me to accompany her on several occasions. Years later, to my delight, she remembered these strolls

May 29, 2013

Counterpoints·UK Politics

Can Science Replace Religion In Our Lives?

That materialists and ministers struggle to justify morality shows there is still a place for Christianity in intellectual and public life

May 29, 2013

Critique·Faith·Science

More Things in Heaven and Earth

In philosophical circles, it was once heresy to challenge Darwinian reductionism. That is now changing

May 29, 2013

Critique·Faith

For Her, It Was Always a Question of Honour

Two major biographies of Margaret Thatcher — one vivid and concise, the other magisterial — are essential reading for anyone who cares about the Iron Lady

May 29, 2013

Books·UK Politics