Original sentence: Simon James Heffer (born 18 July 1960) is a British journalist, columnist and writer
Edited sentence: Heffer has argued that his ideas are based more on logic than on traditional prescriptivism and as such, he openly contests certain conditions laid down by the many authors he cites throughout the book.In the mid-1990s he was generally supportive of New Labour, due to his dissatisfaction with John Major and the Conservative Party at the time.Simon James Heffer (born 18 July 1960) is a British journalist, columnist and writer, noted for his conservative political views