The Iran terror attack is embarrassing for the mullahs
Anyone who wants to strike at the heart of the Iranian regime would be hard-pressed for a more symbolic target…
Wayne Rooney’s failure is no surprise
There was a certain inevitability to the sacking of Wayne Rooney as Birmingham City manager. The only real surprise is…
Thank God Tony Blair failed to meddle in football
It seems there is a side to the former prime minister, Sir Tony Blair, that few knew existed. Until now.…
When will the Premier League stop treating football fans with contempt?
The Premier League’s television paymasters, who plough billions into football, invariably get what they want. That is surely why the decision…
Why shouldn’t the British Museum take BP’s cash?
Three cheers for the British Museum, which has just announced a new £50 million sponsorship deal with the oil giant BP.…
How Britain failed Jimmy Lai
There is something shameful about the government’s reluctance to publicly call for the release of Jimmy Lai, a British citizen…
Turkey’s shameful referee attack was waiting to happen
All football matches in Turkey have been suspended after a club president invaded the pitch and punched a referee in the…
There’s only one winner in Egypt’s sham election
After three days of voting, the polls close today in Egypt’s presidential elections. The result is expected on 18 December,…
Joe Biden is all at sea on Israel’s war in Gaza
No amount of presidential bluster or White House spin can disguise the fact that the Biden administration appears increasingly clueless…
What Joey Barton gets wrong – and right – about female football pundits
Joey Barton, the ex-Manchester City, Newcastle and QPR player, is in hot water again – this time over a series…
Boris is right about the Covid WhatsApps
It is hard to feel much in the way of sympathy for Boris Johnson, whose questionable leadership during the pandemic…
Banning journalists won’t solve Man United’s problems
Manchester United, a mess of a club on and off the field, has come up with a novel solution to…
What does Geert Wilders’s win mean for Dutch Muslims?
Muslims in the Netherlands have reacted with an understandable mixture of trepidation and anger to the electoral triumph of the…
Is India attempting assassinations on foreign soil?
Is the Indian government guilty of conducting a covert policy of targeted assassinations of political opponents on foreign soil? The…
David Cameron’s return is something to celebrate
British politics is a brutal and unsentimental place when it comes to departing prime ministers. After a few valedictory remarks…
Democrats are tearing themselves apart over Israel
A month is a long time in American politics – or so it would seem judging by the growing split…
The pointless spectacle of the pro-Palestine march
Now that Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, has defied calls to ban a pro-Palestinian march through London on…
How does releasing mice in McDonald’s help Palestinians?
It is hard to know what to make of the sheer mindless stupidity of some people who claim to support…
The Saudi World Cup is a new low for Fifa
Fifa, world football’s governing body, is an organisation that is devoid of anything resembling a moral compass. In its place,…
Will Muslim voters really desert Labour?
It was always a question of when, not if, the Labour party would start tearing itself apart over the Israel-Hamas…
Is the UN’s leader trying to alienate Israel?
The Secretary General of the United Nations is conventionally thought of as the world’s most high-profile diplomat, charged with the…
India vs Pakistan is the world’s greatest cricket game
An India-Pakistan cricket match is always about much more than just cricket. It is a sporting rivalry and grudge match…
Wayne Rooney and the trouble with football’s big-name managers
Birmingham City’s new American owners are hungry for success and think Wayne Rooney, the former Manchester United and England striker,…
Harvard’s shameful response to the Hamas attacks
Harvard university is at the centre of an unprecedented backlash after some of its students released an inflammatory statement claiming…
What Kevin Keegan gets right and wrong about football pundits
What was Kevin Keegan, the former England and Newcastle manager, thinking when he decided to share his views on ‘lady…
