The effects of the coronavirus are not all bad, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards. We can learn from isolation Published: 29 March 2020 I had some extraordinarily happy moments last week, courtesy of the coronavirus crisis. Having accepted that the only decent course of...
In midst of coronavirus, try to ignore moaners, nitpickers and amateur scientists on social media, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 23 March 2020 Although I have a robust immune system and am in rude health, I recognise that I’m old and have obediently...
Blatantly anti-Israel organisation has long ceased to be a positive force in world Published: 15 March 2020 Last week, because of the health crisis at home, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar had to pull out of an event in New York marking the 25th anniversary of Riverdance....
The bullet, or the bomb, that murders one person does incalculable damage to so many more people, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 11 March 2020 I have a terrible memory for faces, but I’ve never forgotten the image of Lyra McKee’s mother, Joan, as...
Petition highlighting anti-Protestant bias at Queen’s should be supported, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 8 March 2020 I’m not much given to signing petitions, but I’ve signed one asking Queen’s University Belfast and the Queen’s...
Published: 6 March 2020 If you thought the Corbyn Labour Party would be a disaster for the United Kingdom, spare a thought for the Republic of Ireland, of which I am a non-resident citizen, where Sinn Fein is on the rise. It is still believed by the security forces...
I’m pleased to report yet another victory for the right to tell the truth about this party, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 1 March 2020 I didn’t know until last week that there had been three complaints to the Independent Press Standards...
I’ve no interest in football, but I’ve become a great admirer of this fine man, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 23 February 2020 I’ve never had any interest in football, but I can still remember as a schoolgirl in Dublin in 1958 being appalled...
We should honour those people who were forced to choose and took the courageous path Published: 16 February 2020 Here’s a story for anyone who has ever wondered how they would behave in wartime. Would they be cowards? Would they be heroes? Roy Kells, who was...
Published: 13 February 2020 Last month, Northern Ireland Secretary of State Julian Smith was the Spectator’s Minister of the Year. This month, to the bewilderment of politicians on both sides of the Irish border, he was fired by the Spectator’s Parliamentarian of the...
