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Stuart Reid
Stuart Reid was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, and went to Ampleforth. Since 2008 he has been writing the Charterhouse column for the Catholic Herald. He was deputy editor of the Spectator under Boris Johnson.
Let’s stop whingeing and moaning, and instead give thanks for the city of brotherly love
Saturday, November 6th, 2010Philadelphia glorifies God in a beautiful autumn surprise
Why we should love and respect France, the Eldest Daughter of the Church and our new best friend
Friday, November 5th, 2010The new defence deal is a triumph. Many will feel it does not go far enough
Mel Gibson may be an alcoholic, a sedevacantist and an anti-Semite – but he has my sympathy
Monday, October 25th, 2010Hollywood has turned against him: he has been dropped from the cast of Hangover 2
Jack Valero is absolutely right when he says that the English media are not anti-Catholic
Monday, September 27th, 2010Let’s not forget that Rupert Murdoch is a papal knight
I’m at Hyde Park, trying to be tolerant. Thank God for the beautiful Mass this morning
Saturday, September 18th, 2010I’d better pull myself together and get with the programme
What Boris said to the Pope and the Pope said to Boris
Friday, September 17th, 2010The Holy Father met the Mayor of London last night
What will Boris Johnson say to the Holy Father?
Thursday, September 16th, 2010And what should he guard against?
The BBC has done very well so far – even risking the wrath of humanists
Thursday, September 16th, 2010The Independent, for a start, isn’t happy
If Britain is the geopolitical epicentre of the culture of death, where do we put North Korea and China?
Friday, September 3rd, 2010Exaggeration does us no favours in the abortion debate
Gay people who try to follow Church teaching may have more to weep about than the rest of us
Friday, August 27th, 2010In March I received a sobering letter taking issue with the attitude of some Catholics to gays
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