How Germany's energy crisis could hurt Britain
For now, Berlin can breathe a sigh of relief: after a ten-day shutdown for maintenance, the Nord Stream 1 pipeline…
Germany is at Russia’s mercy
While Britain bakes in a heatwave, politicians in Germany are worrying about the winter. The Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom…
Britain’s sclerotic state is killing prosperity
To listen to the would-be prime ministers of the Conservative party, things in Britain are going pretty well. Sure, Covid…
It’s time to kill the Online Safety Bill for good
The Online Safety Bill has been postponed. It should now be killed off for good. Not only is it bad…
The case against all the Tory leadership candidates
The Tory leadership contenders have set out their pitches. Rishi Sunak is the sensible but boring choice. Liz Truss is the…
Can the next Tory leader save Boris's broken Britain?
Whatever else will be said about him in the days and years to come, Boris Johnson will leave No. 10…
The real damage caused by eco-protestors
On Monday eco-protesters glued themselves to the frame of Constable’s painting The Hay Wain and covered it with an altered…
50-year mortgages won’t fix Britain’s broken housing market
Downing Street has come up with another cunning plan to fix the housing crisis: 50-year mortgages, passed from parent to…
America’s abortion debate isn’t coming to Britain
Politicians are lining up to condemn the US Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Activists are warning us that…
How Boris can defeat the railway strikers
Today, the RMT will succeed where the Luddites failed. For 24 hours, they will unwind the most impressive part of…
The uncomfortable truth about Oxford University
Oxford is a city that makes you proud to be British: its beautiful dreaming spires attract tourists and the cleverest…
Asking for a pay rise won't crash Britain's economy
The Bank of England has just raised interest rates for the fifth time in the row, warning that inflation is…
The police have bowed to the mob
On Saturday immigration enforcement officers went to Peckham to pick up a man suspected of overstaying his visa. When they…
Ben & Jerry's is wrong about Britain's 'racist' Rwanda plan
Why is an ice cream brand lecturing Britain on the morality of its immigration policy? Ben and Jerry’s, otherwise known for…
BLM is dying but it’s legacy lives on
It can be hard to remember just how strange things were during the pandemic. Every day the front pages covered…
Revoking Roe v. Wade is not an assault on democracy
The leak of a draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade has sparked a furious reaction in Britain. Yet for…
In praise of Elon Musk's Twitter takeover
If there’s one quality that defines Elon Musk other than his entrepreneurship, it’s his ability to drive his detractors mad.…
What are the Tories for?
It’s an odd accusation to levy at Boris Johnson’s government, but the Conservative party feels grey. Flights of fancy suggesting…
The shameful silence surrounding David Amess’s murder
Ali Harbi Ali has been given a whole life sentence. But perhaps this is too steep an introduction. Perhaps, like…
Neither Ukraine nor Russia can win the war
While Russia has agreed to pull back its troops from Kyiv, the signs of a wider breakthrough in peace talks are…
Russia has never been a part of the West
In 1697 Tsar Peter the Great set out on a great journey across western Europe, seeking the support of European…
In defence of mutually assured destruction
The slow return of the 1980s has reached its logical conclusion. The prospect of nuclear annihilation is haunting our nightmares once…
A no-fly zone is an act of war
Fuelled by repeated appeals from President Zelensky, western support for a no-fly zone in Ukraine is growing. The number of Americans in…
Putin is no Hitler
That English history lessons consist of World War II and the Tudors has come back to bite us again. The…
Putin's war in Ukraine is about to turn even nastier
Is Ukraine winning its war against Russia? Watching the conflict through Twitter or broadcast media, you’d be forgiven for thinking so. Despite…
