David SkeltonWhy Horse Racing Is Right To Return NowThe resumption of racing tomorrow is tremendous news. It’s tremendous news for the country — showing that our national sacrifices mean…May 31, 2020May 31, 2020
David SkeltonWhy BBC4 Must Be SavedTo inform, to educate and to entertain. These were the three “Reithian” values that formed the backbone of public service broadcasting…May 15, 2020May 15, 2020
David SkeltonIn Defence of Trade UnionsSocial media is full of anger about the tube strike and the media narrative is one of unions running ‘rampant’. It’s crucial though not to…Jan 9, 20171Jan 9, 20171
David SkeltonLet’s celebrate St George’s Day and make sure that politics genuinely speaks for England.It’s St George’s Day today. And it’s a day worth celebrating. We should use every St George’s Day to celebrate our sense of shared identity…Apr 23, 20161Apr 23, 20161
David SkeltonSaluting “The Poet Of The Common Man”Merle Haggard is dead. That’s horrendous news to anybody who loves country music. Or loves great songwriting.Apr 6, 2016Apr 6, 2016
David SkeltonI grew up in the shadow of Consett steelworks’ closure. Saving our steel industry does matter.Consett once had the biggest steel plant in the world. If coals from the Durham coalfield powered the industrial revolution and the British…Mar 31, 20161Mar 31, 20161
David SkeltonThe GOP Has Been Sowing The Seeds Of Trumpism For DecadesIt’s Super Tuesday and Americans in over a dozen states go to the polls. Donald Trump looks set to do very well, with a mixture of…Mar 1, 2016Mar 1, 2016
David SkeltonToo Many Voters Still Feel Divorced From Politics. That Needs To Change.There’s something odd going on in politics across the Western world. The experts got almost every prediction wrong in the UK. In the US…Dec 31, 2015Dec 31, 2015
David SkeltonWhy The World Darts Championships Are A Highlight of the Sporting CalendarThe rowdy din of Alexandra Palace has become almost as big a part of Christmas as mice pies, tinsel, the Fairytale of New York and the…Dec 17, 2015Dec 17, 2015
David SkeltonTristram Hunt’s 1% and the working class young people who are still left behind“Why am I the first Kinnock in a thousand generations to be able to get to university? Why is Glenys the first woman in her family in a…Nov 11, 2015Nov 11, 2015