Why Putin wants Scottish independence
The Russia report was supposed to prove once and for all that the Kremlin rigged the EU referendum, Boris Johnson…
The West failed to stop the Holocaust – now we're failing the Uyghurs
In 1944, Slovak rabbi Michael Dov Weissmandl sent the US government a 30-page report detailing an extermination facility in Poland…
The continued existence of the United Kingdom is now at stake
When they come to write the history of the Union’s demise, there will be three guilty men. Tony Blair was…
Aussie Life
Jordan Shanks is not your average lefty. This unusual Australian YouTuber, who goes by the name of FriendlyJordies, disdains such…
Will the BBC become a victim of its own bias?
The BBC is losing me. It’s a sudden estrangement and an unwelcome one but I can’t seem to shake it…
Boris doesn't understand the Union
Boris Johnson’s statement that ‘there is no such thing as a border between England and Scotland’ is born of ignorance…
Boris's 'New Deal' is nothing of the sort
The best thing I can say about Boris Johnson is that he’s not a real Tory. The Prime Minister belongs…
The rise of coercive progressivism
What has followed the killing of George Floyd did not begin with the death of a man under the knee…
Conservatives – corporations are not your friend
Amazon is suspending police use of its face-recognition software, HBO Max has pulled Gone With the Wind and Paramount Network…
Mob justice is no justice
It doesn’t matter how good your intentions are, it’s your process that counts. The push to topple a statue of…
What Bibi wants to do in the West Bank is not annexation
Fifty-three years ago today, Israel was fighting for its survival. In a larger sense, that doesn’t make it all that…
The creeping nihilism of the American left
The twin temptations of American liberalism are to radical excess and conservative stasis. Because liberalism is a practical philosophy of…
It is a pity both Trump and Twitter can’t lose
It may be the ultimate Kissinger Dilemma: Donald Trump versus the platform that helped make Donald Trump president. Contemplating war…
Is this the week the magic died for Boris Johnson?
What is really going on here? The via dolorosa Boris Johnson is trudging along is about more than Dominic Cummings’s…
Homage to Lyra McKee — the journalist I miss most
In the two generations since Watergate, the image of the journalist has gone from that of plucky truth-seeker to sensationalist…
Britain must back Australia in its fight against China
China is a bully and the sooner the West understands that, the sooner we can begin to push back. Beijing…
Scotland’s chilling new blasphemy law
The new Hate Crime Bill proposed by the Scottish Government is a sweeping threat to freedom of speech and conscience.…
Why is the EU sharing loopholes in its own anti-terror rules?
You know those stories about how the EU is banning busty barmaids or Bombay mix that turn out to have…
Why Iran meddled in Scotland's independence referendum
The news that Iran interfered in the Scottish independence referendum is not terribly surprising. The Islamic Republic, along with Russia…
Our toothless response to China is embarrassing
If you have been troubled by the government’s failure to get tough on the country responsible for our present malaise,…
Lockdown sceptics might be wrong, but let's still listen to them
Does Laura Perrins want me dead? The conservative commentator is coruscating about the government’s Covid-19 response. She abhors the lockdown…
Israel's coalition deal means the Trump Peace Plan is back on track
After three stalemate elections in a year, Israel finally has a government. Incumbent prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader…
China must pay a diplomatic price for its cover-up
When it comes to China, Dominic Raab says: ‘We can’t have business as usual after this crisis’. Business as usual…
Over-zealous police put the entire lockdown strategy at risk
Coronavirus is bringing out the best in some public services and the worst in others. I’m still being a snob…
The Jewish Chronicle must be saved
The Jewish Chronicle must be saved. Take that as our starting point and there is all the more chance of…
