In defence of Harry Maguire
The public mockery of Harry Maguire, the hapless Manchester United and England defender, has moved from being a bit of…
The trouble with Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner, the Labour deputy leader, would have people believe she is made in the mould of Barbara Castle, the radical…
Why were Foreign Office staff ‘in tears’ over Brexit?
Simon McDonald, the former Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Office, really needs to engage his brain before opening his mouth…
Rishi Sunak will have a tougher time than he thinks in India
Rishi Sunak, the first British leader of Indian descent, has to walk an unenviable political tightrope at this weekend’s G20…
The Premier League is in denial about Saudi Arabia
Not all fans of Newcastle United are prepared to turn a blind eye to the Saudi Public Investment Fund’s takeover…
It would be madness for Modi to change India’s name
India’s rulers are apparently unhappy with the country’s name and appear determined to do away with it altogether. They would…
Labour can’t pass the buck for Birmingham’s troubles
Whose fault is it that Labour-controlled Birmingham city council, the country’s biggest local authority, is now effectively bankrupt? The answer,…
Are civil servants taking their revenge?
Jonathan Slater, a former top mandarin at the Department for Education (DfE), has laid the blame for the school building…
It’s laughable for Greeks to say the Elgins are at risk
It is safe to say that there is very little chance of the Elgin Marbles turning up for sale on…
Why India wants to conquer the moon
India – or, to be more precise, its leader Narendra Modi – wants to conquer space. That is why the…
Who cares if Prince William isn’t at the World Cup final?
It is absurd to suggest that Prince William’s non-attendance at the Women’s World Cup final in Australia on Sunday is…
Why is Rishi rolling out the red carpet for MBS?
Why is the government so keen for Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and de facto ruler, to visit…
Modi’s cheetah rewilding project is coming unstuck
Political vanity projects come in all shapes and forms but invariably turn out badly. One such is India’s ‘Project Cheetah’,…
Sunak’s mother-in-law has divided India with her views on spoons
Sudha Murty, the Indian billionaire and philanthropist, who also happens to be Rishi Sunak’s mother-in-law, has something of a fixation…
Iran’s morality police can’t save the mullahs forever
Iran’s so-called morality police, loathed and feared in equal measure, are back patrolling the streets of the country. They temporarily…
India’s sinister attempt to censor Oppenheimer
Anurag Thakur, India’s information and broadcasting minister, is hopping mad about a sex scene in Christopher Nolan’s new blockbuster film Oppenheimer.…
Sunak is wrong to invite MBS to London
Mohammed bin Salman, the heir to the Saudi throne, certainly leads a charmed life. He spent several days in Paris…
Why won’t James Cleverly stand up to Iran?
The Foreign Office is making a big mistake in failing to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist…
Aussie cricketers have nothing to apologise for
The world of cricket suffers from an unjustified moral superiority complex. This explains the periodic howls of outrage when a…
Prepare for the Saudi tennis takeover
The self-serving ethical blind spots of some of those in charge of running international sport never ceases to amaze. Step…
Nato’s leadership race is a miserable advert for the alliance
Ben Wallace, the defence secretary, has conceded defeat in his bid to succeed Jens Stoltenberg as secretary-general of Nato. Wallace…
Joe Biden is wrong to roll out the red carpet for Narendra Modi
On taking office, Joe Biden promised a new approach to foreign policy based on prioritising democratic values and human rights.…
India’s war on Charles Darwin is a step too far
What is it that India’s rulers find so objectionable about Charles Darwin and his evolutionary theory that they’ve banned his…
The Saudi blood money takeover of sport is complete
Some of football’s biggest names are revealing themselves to be shameless mercenaries on a scale that is staggering even by…
Javier Tebas and the racist shame of Spanish football
The vicious racist abuse of Vinícius Jr – the Real Madrid and Brazil star – points to something rotten at…
