William Cash
Magic mountain
Why reports of the death of Davos Man are exaggerated
The Paradoxes of Papal Politics
Veteran Vatican watcher John Cornwell is won over by Pope Francis, says William Cash
Why ‘cancelling’ MP-poets is Woke tyranny
We still have plenty to learn from the father of English literature and former MP, argues William Cash
Martyr in the Cathedral
Why Thomas Becket’s murder 850 years ago remains a cautionary tale for special advisers today, says William Cash
John le Carré: Novelist of the moral battlefield
British espionage writer John le Carré has died aged 89. William Cash reflects on his legacy
Remembering ‘The Minister’, aka Patrick Paines
Disability History Month has brought out my inner Hospitaller
Whilst we applaud the genius of medical science, don’t think ‘special care’ is a modern invention. The roots of free hospital care go back centuries, says William Cash
The Cummings Legacy Is Not What The Pundits Think
As Dominic Cummings leaves Downing Street for the last time, William Cash notes that his legacy will extend far beyond his own disruption of Whitehall
How Cameron’s manager predicted the end of Trump
As pollsters take a battering, again, William Cash recalls how Obama’s fixer, Jim Messina, called the election perfectly
Why religion may still decide the US election
‘Religion was the elephant in the room’ at last night’s Presidential town hall showdowns. It may yet decide the election, says William Cash
Brighton Revisited: A Lesson for the PM?
William Cash asks whether the PM can learn from how Thatcher handled the IRA bombing of exactly 36 years ago
Front and Centre of Brussels Hospitality
Contemporary, quirky and classic, William Cash reviews the Hotel Amigo – a converted 16th-century prison with an award-winning Italian restaurant.
Wanted: A Sea-side Tsar
William Cash sets out the case for a new seaside tsar and what needs to be done to reverse the decline of our coastal towns
The Strategist: How to Win Elections with Jim Messina
In an exclusive Mace interview, William Cash talks to Jim Messina, the man known as The Fixer for his success in both Obama and Cameron election campaigns.
Out of Office: What does a holiday destination reveal about a premiership?
William Cash considers Boris Johnson’s Christmas break in Mustique and finds a prime minister’s choice of holiday location to be highly revealing.
Trump’s election victory was a ‘metaphysical’ certainty
In an exclusive from DC, William Cash finds Steve Bannon in combative form as he reveals what he’s learnt about strategy from Thucydides
