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Simon James Heffer (born 18 July 1960) is a British journalist and writer noted for his right wing political views. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In Politics, right-wing, the political right, and the Right are positions that uphold traditional values and/or authorities He was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. King Edward VI Grammar School, or KEGS, is a British Grammar school located in the Town of Chelmsford. Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. Corpus Christi College (full name The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary, often shortened to simply Corpus) is a College of the University The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the He rejoined The Daily Telegraph in October 2005 as a columnist and associate editor, having served as a columnist for the Daily Mail from 1995. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format Martin Newland, the Telegraph's editor at the time, described the newspaper as Heffer's "natural journalistic home. Martin Newland (born 1962 is a British Journalist who was editor of The Daily Telegraph, a British Broadsheet "[1] On 23 May 2007 it was announced that he is to cease being the editor of the newspapers comment pages, though his position on the title otherwise remains as before. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Heffer has written biographies of the pamphleteer Thomas Carlyle, the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, and the politician Enoch Powell. Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881 was a Scottish essayist satirist and historian whose work was highly influential during the Victorian era. Ralph (reɪf Vaughan Williams OM (12 October 1872 &ndash 26 August 1958 was an English Composer of symphonies, Chamber music Brigadier John Enoch Powell, MBE ( June 16 1912 &ndash February 8 1998) was a British Politician, Heffer is an admirer of traditionalist English composer George Lloyd,[2] long critically neglected, whom he came to know late in the composer's life. George Lloyd ( 28 June 1913 - 3 July 1998) was a Cornish Composer of late- Romantic classical music

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Heffer is politically on the right, being very critical of the European Union and New Labour, whilst being supportive of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In Politics, right-wing, the political right, and the Right are positions that uphold traditional values and/or authorities The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia Heffer opposes almost all government intervention in the economy and is against any national minimum wage. A minimum wage is the lowest hourly daily or monthly Wage that employers may legally pay to employees or workers He also supports the death penalty. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Culturally, however, he is of the Americosceptic Old Right rather than the pro-American Neoconservative/New Right, as can be seen through his criticism of the "hideous pop music" liked by David Cameron. In Britain, the term Old Right is sporadically used to refer to conservatives of various stripes before the emergence of Thatcherism in the late 1970s Neoconservatism (or Neocon is a Right-wing political philosophy that emerged in the United States from the rejection of the Social liberalism, Moral relativism New Right is used in several countries as a descriptive term for various forms of conservative right-wing or self-proclaimed dissident oppositional movements and groups that emerged David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966 is a British Politician and the current leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of Her Majesty's [3] He has also written with pungency about the decline of tie-wearing among British men. Perhaps surprisingly, in the mid-1990s he was generally supportive of New Labour, due to his dissatisfaction with John Major and the Conservative Party at the time. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Recently Heffer has written sympathetically of United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) and Nigel Farage. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp Nigel Paul Farage (born 3 April 1964 in Farnborough) is a British politician and leader of the Eurosceptic United Kingdom [4] However, he has also described himself as a Gladstonian liberal.

Heffer believes that Christianity should have a strong role in shaping both the moral foundation of society and public policy, although he is an atheist. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Atheism [5]

When the Home Office put Heffer on its Law and Order Task Force, left-wing politicians were concerned about the direction that criminal law reform might take, with human rights lawyer Baroness Kennedy saying that the government "had not just lost the plot but was handing the plotting over to their most feared critics. The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for security and order Helena Ann Kennedy Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws QC, FRSA, (born 12 May 1950) is a British Barrister "[6]

In 2004, Heffer wrote the unsigned editorial in The Spectator critical of Liverpudlian "vicarious victimhood", for which Boris Johnson was forced to apologise to the city. For other uses see Spectator. The Spectator is a weekly British Magazine first published on 6 July Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964 is a British Politician and Journalist.

In 2006, Heffer sharply criticised the film The Wind That Shakes The Barley, a movie by director Ken Loach about the Irish War of Independence [4] despite not having watched it, comparing the film to Hitler's Mein Kempf. The Wind That Shakes the Barley is a 2006 Ken Loach Film set during the Irish War of Independence (1919–21 and the Irish Civil War Kenneth Loach (born 17 June 1936) known as Ken Loach, is an English television and Film director. The Irish War of Independence (or Tan War, or Anglo-Irish War, Irish: Cogadh na Saoirse) from January 1919 to July 1921 was a guerrilla

In 2008, Heffer called for the United Nations to be strengthened, stating that: "If the UN ceases to be regarded by the larger powers as a institution to secure the peace of the world and justice therein, then that holds out all sorts of potential dangers. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security "[7]

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  1. ^ Columnist Simon Heffer to join The Daily Telegraph. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 5 November, 2006.
  2. ^ BBC Radio 3, 'Private Passions', broadcast on 5 November 2006.
  3. ^ Heffer, Simon (2006), "Simon Heffer on Saturday", The Daily Telegraph, 7 January 2006, London. Available at [1], accessed on 6 January 2007.
  4. ^ See, for example, [2] and [3]
  5. ^ Stop apologising for being Christian. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 21 December, 2005.
  6. ^ Helena Kennedy, "Just Law"
  7. ^ UK foreign interventions as a middling power - Telegraph
  8. ^ Heffer, Simon. "Don't go to Portugal for your holiday", The Daily Telegraph, 5 January 2008. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Retrieved on 2008-01-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France.  
  9. ^ Heffer, Simon. "Make junkies pay for hospital treatment", The Daily Telegraph, 12 January 2008. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople  
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