Simon Heffer

Politics

Hague's manifesto nightmare

• 18 September 2000

The Tories believe in Britain, we are told. But is there anything else ? Simon Heffer finds few clues in their latest offering

She gleamed, and her red leather rippled invitingly. I zipped her up in a plastic bubble

• 21 August 2000

Politics

The party in the closet

• 14 August 2000

Many top Tories are a lot more liberal about homosexuality than they dare admit to their grass-root supporters, believes Simon Heffer

Politics

Will the Tories harden on the euro?

• 17 July 2000

Hague is under pressure to declare the single currency a constitutional issue and to say he will never enter it. Simon Hefferreports

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Now Hague can set the political agenda

• 08 May 2000

Simon Heffer sees hope for the Tories if their leader can sound like a 19th century Manchester liberal

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Portillo's Militant Tendency

• 14 February 2000

Simon Heffer reveals how the new Shadow Chancellor's devotees seek to purge the Tory party of anyone opposed to their hero's takeover

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Hague gives Labour a perfect target

• 07 February 2000

Michael Portillo, symbol of all that the voters hate about the Tories, now has to shadow Gordon Brown. How very clever of the Tory leader!

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Hague must sack his useless aides

• 10 January 2000

Simon Hefferadvises the Tory leader to woo NHS workers and teachers, and to swing the axe

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The epitome of English geniality

• 20 December 1999

New Statesman Christmas - He made 54 films, including the most famous portrayal of Scrooge. Simon Hefferpays tribute to Alastair Sim, a comic genius

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I ate Jeffrey's shepherd's pie

• 29 November 1999

Simon Heffer warned Archer of trouble ahead. But when all politicians are lying one way or another, he understandably thought he could get away with it