Is the EU's crackdown on Hungary a bluff?
Brussels appeared to be finally getting serious with a rogue member state this week. A couple of days ago it…
The EU is hoping to catch Liz Truss on the backfoot over Brexit
A vital part of gamesmanship, according to the British author Stephen Potter, is to disconcert your opponent before they have joined…
Is university good value for money?
Opinion polls these days don’t normally raise more then passing interest. But there are always exceptions worth a second look.…
Britain doesn’t need a public holiday to remember the slave trade
A fair number of episodes in the history of this country are frankly best forgotten. The last thing to do…
The EU’s bullying behaviour over the Horizon programme
You wouldn’t normally electrify the world with a press release detailing a formal UK legal demand for discussions and possible…
The problem with Justin Welby’s environmentalism
There is an excellent religious case to be made for environmentalism. Roger Scruton ten years ago made the point that…
Will the police finally see sense on 'non-crime hate incidents'?
Sex offences, violence and fraud have spiked, according to the latest crime figures. Meanwhile, the number of convictions remains staggeringly low: in…
The European Court is powerless to stop Russia
Last Thursday saw a wry twist to the Ukraine war. The European Court of Human Rights solemnly intoned that Russia…
It’s time to trust democracy again after Roe v. Wade
Progressive outrage greeted this week’s US Supreme Court majority decision which overturned Roe v. Wade. ‘Extreme ideology,’ thundered Joe Biden. It was ‘a…
The EU's solidarity for Ukraine is a sham
The EU will formally add Ukraine to its list of candidate countries this Friday. But if you look carefully beneath…
The European court has seriously overstepped over Rwanda
Last night’s abrupt order from the European Court of Human Rights to ground the first Rwanda deportation flight delighted progressives…
Welsh Tories would be wise to split from the Conservatives
Conservatives in Wales are jumpy. Seeing Boris’s name as poisonous on the doorstep, a number of them have suggested disaffiliating…
How the Tories can avoid a repeat of their confidence vote conundrum
Boris Johnson insists that his victory in last night’s confidence vote means he will be able to ‘draw a line under…
The EU is hopelessly muddled on Ukraine
A couple of weeks ago Ursula von der Leyen portentously announced a further package of EU sanctions against Russia –…
In defence of a British bill of rights
Amnesty International and Stonewall are no strangers to criticising the government. This week they’ve been at it again: blasting Dominic…
The EU is trying to bring Hungary to heel
If there was a word in Euro-speak for ‘Move on, nothing to see here,’ the EU would undoubtedly have used…
The relentless march of Europe’s zombie centrists
Journalists rarely had it so easy as when it came to writing up the final result of the French presidential…
The real danger Marine Le Pen poses to the EU
As the French Presidentielle hots up for the final vote on Sunday week, both Macron and Le Pen are fighting…
Ukraine has exposed the EU for what it really is
Since the Ukraine conflict erupted, the EU has had a great deal to say about its sympathy for Ukraine as…
Viktor Orbán's victory has dashed hopes in Brussels
The scale of Viktor Orbán’s victory in the Hungarian election overnight has taken even his supporters by surprise. Against many predictions,…
Don't prosecute Soldier F
Sometimes old grievances are best laid to rest. That was certainly the view of Tony Blair when his government issued…
Why is the EU attacking Poland and Hungary in a crisis?
With Russian bombs harassing Kiev and Kharkiv, the two unsung heroes of Europe have been Poland and Hungary. With very…
Ukraine should think twice before joining the EU
Volodymyr Zelensky certainly made big waves when he addressed the European parliament. In the ensuing debate last week, many MEPs made…
The Putin apologists of the European parliament
Never underestimate Vladimir Putin, and certainly never underestimate his advisers. Well before the first Russian rockets exploded in metropolitan Kiev,…
Why Boris is right to resist calls for tougher sanctions on Russia
Did Boris Johnson fail to put his money where his mouth is when it came to hitting Russia with sanctions?…
