We need to talk about tasers
Donald Burgess is the latest Briton to die after being hit by a police taser. He won’t be the last,…
Britain should follow Trump’s lead over Jerusalem
Liz Truss has signalled a historic shift in British foreign policy by saying she would review the location of the…
Sturgeon isn't an 'attention seeker'
There is a lot of pearl-clutching over Liz Truss’s dismissive remarks about Nicola Sturgeon. Much of it involves conflating a…
Truss's promising stance on Scottish independence
Much to the chagrin of colleagues, friends and ex-friends, I’ve spent the past few years raising the alarm about how…
Scots are being sacrificed to a failed drug policy
The Scottish government’s attempts to spin the latest drugs deaths statistics are a grim response to a total failure of…
David Trimble was a true friend to Israel
Reflections on the life and legacy of David Trimble will naturally focus on his role in bringing peace to Northern…
Viktor Orbán won't save conservatism
It’s always the ones you most expect. Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, nationalist strongman and post-liberal poster-boy gave a speech…
The Union is in trouble whoever wins the Tory leadership race
It’s not a question that has enjoyed much play in the Tory leadership election but it’s a pretty important one:…
Kemi Badenoch’s last chance
Kemi Badenoch has one last chance. With Tom Tugendhat out on Monday evening, the MP for Saffron Walden is now…
Penny Mordaunt's worst trait
Right-wingers appear not to be terribly keen on Penny Mordaunt. Toby Young read her book Greater: Britain After the Storm…
Who will halt the SNP’s velvet revolution?
Where do the Conservative leadership candidates stand on the Union? Jeremy Hunt has ruled out another referendum in the next…
Who could replace Boris Johnson?
You have to wonder how much longer Boris Johnson can cling on. Sooner or later, he has to run out…
Nicola Sturgeon has a key advantage in her independence fight
Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled her plan for another referendum on Scottish independence. The plebiscite – which Westminster will have to…
Progressives, don’t cheer Rwanda’s setbacks
The last-minute halting of the first flight to Rwanda is humiliating for Boris Johnson’s government. An urgent interim measure from…
When will companies end their embarrassing Pride hypocrisy?
June is Pride Month, the annual exercise in rainbow-washing, and if you listen very carefully you may even hear gay…
Are the Australian election results a bad sign for the Tories?
Scott Morrison’s Liberals were absolutely thrashed in the Australian elections this weekend. The party’s vote collapsed, and there were big-name…
Why are progressives scared of Elon Musk?
Billionaire edgelord Elon Musk has just given progressives another reason to dread his ongoing attempt to buy Twitter. The founder…
This is how to save the Union
Devolution has failed in Scotland. Nothing that follows will be of use to you if you remain in denial of…
Israel is an apartheid state
If you’re after evidence of apartheid in Israel, you don’t have to look very far. Amid rioting by Palestinians and…
Free speech shouldn’t depend on billionaires
If you take any interest in social media, Silicon Valley, or the culture wars — which all seem to be…
The problem with Boris's Rwanda solution
Is the Prime Minister’s plan to divert some asylum seekers to Rwanda racist? Is it inhumane? Is it a dead…
Who governs Britain? Not ministers, it seems
Who governs Britain? It’s a dangerous question, as Ted Heath learned half a century ago. But while he was concerned…
Boris deserves credit for his Ukraine response
Boris Johnson’s visit to Kyiv is notable not only for its unannounced nature but for the additional package of support…
Is Israel facing a new Intifada?
Dizengoff Street is one of the busiest thoroughfares in Tel Aviv, a strip of bars, restaurants and Bauhaus architecture that…
The revealing backlash to Boris's Channel 4 sell off
Why is there so much anger over the sale of Channel 4? Tonnes of slebs are very cross and have signed…
