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We must never ban the Grand National

This is not the piece about the Grand National that I expected to write. I had planned to write one saying how the old magic of the race had gone,...

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The Spectator

Neil Clark

Politics / James Callaghan was Britain’s most underrated PM

The famous dictum – that all political lives end in failure- was certainly true of James Callaghan. The man who became Prime Minister exactly 50...

05.04.2026 10

The Spectator

Neil Clark

Politics / James Callaghan was Britain’s most underrated PM

The famous dictum – that all political lives end in failure- was certainly true of James Callaghan. The man who became Prime Minister exactly 50...

05.04.2026 10

The Spectator

Neil Clark

Why James Callaghan was Britain’s most underrated PM

The famous dictum – that all political lives end in failure- was certainly true of James Callaghan. The man who became Prime Minister exactly 50...

05.04.2026 10

The Spectator

Neil Clark

How my humble toilet became a personal shrine to the best gigs in Scotland

“Gig Euphoria” was the phrase one of my friends came up with to describe that giddy high feeling you experienced at the end of a gig. A lovely...

04.12.2025 10

Herald Scotland

Neil Clark

Who is looking out for Britain’s salmon and frogs?

23.11.2025 10

The Spectator

Neil Clark

Why I’ve changed my mind about climate change

13.07.2025 30

The Spectator

Neil Clark

Bring back Whitsun!

26.05.2025 20

The Spectator

Neil Clark

Democracy dies in Romania

19.05.2025 10

The Spectator

Neil Clark