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…
It's time to bring the Falklands into the United Kingdom
Today marks 40 years since Operation Rosario, when Leopoldo Galtieri’s commandos landed on the Falkland Islands and began an invasion…
Israel is facing a new wave of terror
Is Israel in the midst of another wave of terrorist violence? Five Israelis were killed in a terrorist incident on…
A letter won't educate Afghan girls
Well, that’ll show ‘em. Liz Truss has released a joint statement with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken declaring themselves…
Why is Biden copying Obama's mistakes with Iran?
There was a picture taken today that says more than just a thousand words. The photograph was snapped in Sharm…
The uncertain future of the Equality Act
Sir Keir Starmer’s interpretation of the Equality Act has caused something of a stir. The Labour leader cited the Brown-era…
No, Scottish independence is not like the war in Ukraine
Perhaps it’s the absence of any oppression of their own country that compels Scottish nationalists to latch onto the oppression…
What is the point of the UN?
When all this is over, we will have to hold a grown-up and perhaps very difficult conversation about the United…
Putin must look at the West and laugh
Whatever the West’s response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty, the crisis demonstrates the limitations of western politics and policy…
P.J. O’Rourke: the finest satirist of his generation
P.J. O’Rourke was the finest conservative satirist of his generation and therefore the finest of any political persuasion. Satire, an…
In praise of Deborah Lipstadt
The United States Senate is not a body commonly associated with alacrity but its sluggishness in considering the nomination of…
Lock them up? Not in Sturgeon's Scotland
One of the great disappointments of devolution has been the failure of the Scottish parliament to pursue novel ways of…
Julie Burchill has found a new way to provoke: she’s turned sincere
Stephen Daisley 5 March 2022 9:00 am
The greatest ever social media spat took place before the first tweet was sent, and was conducted via fax, which…