Boris Johnson pledges £2billion to rebuild Britain’s crumbling schools

Boris Johnson pledges £2billion to rebuild Britain’s crumbling schools and make them ‘fit for the future’ A ten-year strategy will be launched with £1bn to rebuild 50 schools across UK  Further £560m has been released to fund programme of refurbishment in 2020 And £200m spending has been brought forward to fund repairs at colleges By … Read more

The fantasy of a new liberal world order is crumbling, says JOHN GRAY 

Like a bolt of lightning, the coronavirus has lit up the world in which we really live. The nation-state has proved to be the only institution with the power and authority to deal with the pandemic and shield its citizens from the dangers of an increasingly chaotic world. The ever-increasing international co-operation of which our … Read more

Britain at its best: Drinks by the dram and crumbling cathedrals in Moray, Scotland

Britain at its best: Drinks by the dram and crumbling cathedrals in Scotland’s whisky heartland The Daily Mail’s Hugo Brown visited Moray, an hour-and-a-half west of Aberdeen  He stayed at Dalvey East Lodge, a cottage which sleeps six, in Forres  Pubs here have menus of whisky longer than their wine lists, says Hugo  By Hugo … Read more