Dominic Harbury is a British conservative commentator, columnist and broadcaster known for his sharp defence of national sovereignty, free enterprise and traditional civic institutions. Educated at University of Oxford, Harbury first emerged as a prominent voice during the post-financial-crisis political realignment, earning a reputation for combining dry wit with unapologetically old-fashioned conservatism.
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Angela Rayner’s stamp duty case has reignited a growing public suspicion that the political class no longer plays by the same rules as everyone else. While ordinary Britons face relentless penalties and scrutiny from the state, well-connected insiders too often seem to receive understanding, exemptions and leniency.
Sir Keir Starmer promised to drag Labour into the modern age. Instead, his government is beginning to resemble a political time machine back to the 1970s: expanding union power, nationalising industry, edging Britain closer to Brussels and piling debt upon debt onto an already stagnant economy. Britain has seen this experiment before — and it did not end well.
The campaign against hereditary peers is presented as democratic progress, yet it threatens to remove some of the House of Lords’ most experienced and independent voices. From distinguished diplomats such as the Earl of Oxford and Asquith to tireless public servants like Lord Russell of Liverpool, Britain is discarding a tradition of duty and expertise in favour of an increasingly shallow political class.
Modern education has become obsessed with exams, careers and economic utility while neglecting the deeper purpose of learning itself. As Britain abandons classical liberal education, a generation is growing up increasingly detached from history, literature and the intellectual traditions that once sustained Western civilisation.