[2] In 1997, he won the John Smith Memorial Mace debating competition, speaking with Matthew Magee and representing the University Philosophical Society.
[11] In November 2018, Massie wrote an article for The Spectator suggesting that France should reasonably honour Philippe Pétain for his service in World War I separating his legacy of service from his later career as the head of the collaborationist regime of Vichy France, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II.
[1] In a January 2021 opinion piece titled "Self-ID is a fantasy that hurts trans people", Massie claimed: "We pretend that women can — and do — commit rape… In England and Wales 436 male-bodied sex offenders were classified as women from 2012 to 2018."
The article was later ruled to be inaccurate by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), following which The Times published a correction.
[13] Massie plays for Selkirk Cricket Club and supports Scottish football side Heart of Midlothian.