Archive From the NS archive: The Tuscan holiday 26 July 1999: Chiantishire may be the New Labour idyll of choice. But it has protection rackets, tax avoidance and no minimum wage. By Quentin Letts
After the Windsors fell Would a republican Britain spawn a King's party, fighting to the last ditch? Quentin Letts imagines By Quentin Letts
Now, am I in Dartford, or Finchley? Baroness Thatcher isn't always sure where she is these days. But some Tories still see a role for he By Quentin Letts
A good, old-fashioned must-buy NS Christmas - Forget computer games, a cricket scorebook could help your child go far By Quentin Letts
Men who spend too much A new survey shows that "retail therapy" is now a male thing. Quentin Lettsreports By Quentin Letts
A true star, or just a dry old trout? Praise has been lavished on Betty Boothroyd as she retires as Speaker of the House. But was she real By Quentin Letts
Too many words, too much wind Quentin Letts reminds back-bench MPs that brevity is the best way of making a government minister lo By Quentin Letts
Why Tories won’t swallow gay sex William Hague's stand on Clause 28 reflects the homophobia in his party. ByQuentin Letts By Quentin Letts
From mighty acorns, little oaks do grow Meritocracy? Young Heseltines, Majors and Wyatts are everywhere By Quentin Letts