Congestion for LondonFriday January 20, 2012Simon Hills points to the gross mismanagement and double standards of our transport agencies |
Money, snobs and politiciansThursday November 24, 2011Greed may not be good, but it’s essential, says Simon Hills |
Fatness freaksWednesday October 26, 2011The government has its priorities wrong, says Simon Hills. If it really wanted to save money, it should encourage us to eat, drink and smoke more, not less. Or else mind its own business |
The perversity of politiciansWednesday September 21, 2011Government acts not on rational evidence, but on prejudice. The result is that it often achieves the opposite of what it intends, says Simon Hills |
Immeasurable happinessThursday September 1, 2011Happiness cannot be defined or captured by diktat. The government’s ‘Wellbeing Index’ is a deplorable intervention which is doomed to fail and should be scrapped, says Simon Hills |
The politics of fearWednesday July 27, 2011Society is being driven by a culture of fear, spurred by exaggerated research, paid for by government and promoted by the media, says Simon Hills. |
We know where you live: chattering classes outed by AVFriday June 3, 2011The AV referendum results exposed the chattering classes and their intolerant values once and for all, says Simon Hills |
NICE work if you can get itTuesday February 22, 2011The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is obsessed with its own importance, says Simon Hills. Essentially, this non-elected board of rather well remunerated do-gooders wants to nationalise our bodies. |
It's science, Jim, but not as we know itWednesday May 26, 2010Today, you’ve as much chance of finding a scientist like Michael Faraday as stumbling across Kristin Scott Thomas in a bingo hall, says Simon Hills |
Keep Britain free from litter yobs, or face the consequencesMonday April 12, 2010Continuing his Reflections on a Free Society, Simon Hills, associate editor of The Times Magazine, calls for more civic awareness, enforced by the belief that with freedom comes responsibility |