World
The King’s new film seems extraordinarily vulgar
When I heard that King Charles had a film made about himself – a sometimes ‘elegiac’ film, to quote the…
Mumfluencers and the return of the cottage industry
Soon, social media may be banned for under-16s. But the real addicts are mums. I was a sitting duck for…
Britain is becoming a surveillance state, but no one seems to care
Shabana Mahmood’s announcement that facial recognition is to be rolled out across the nation is no vague statement of aspiration. Part…
Indian gangs are terrorising Canada
South Asian communities across Canada are being terrorised by gangs – and city officials in Surrey, BC are calling on the…
Kemi Badenoch’s favourite book is the perfect choice
Occasionally, the leader of a political party will be asked to name a favourite book. For years, this has produced…
The End of Rojava
Recent weeks have seen a political and military earthquake in Syria. Nearly 14 months after driving Bashar al Assad from…
What Catherine O’Hara gave to cinema
There are actors who dominate the cinema screen, and actors who deepen it. There are stars who are ‘bankable’ and…
The Catholic church is getting swept away by ICE outrage
Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the archbishop of Newark and a close confidant of Pope Leo, called for the defunding of ICE…
Jeffrey Epstein: pro gamer
One of the many mysteries surrounding the Epstein saga is Jeffrey Epstein the man. Beyond simple hedonism, his motives seem…
Epstein’s boys’ club has been blown open
It was widely suggested that many powerful people – from President Donald Trump downwards – would have preferred the notorious…
Why Oxford needs entrance exams
Here comes yet another blow to the rigour of Oxford’s entrance exams. Last December, they got rid of the in-person…
Japan doesn’t want to see Starmer
If Keir Starmer’s trip to China seemed unfathomable, then his follow-on visit to Tokyo today is even more mysterious. ‘Why…
Why I’m in the Epstein Files
‘Always knew you were a nonce.’ That text, from a coworker in London, is how I learnt my name had…
Stop shoehorning diversity into BBC dramas
At last, the BBC has been forced to admit what even the dogs on the street know to be true:…
What Putin learned from Iran’s crackdown
After losing his erstwhile allies and clients in Syria and Venezuela over the past 13 months, Vladimir Putin ought to…
In praise of Sundance
Despite the recent death of its world-famous founder, Robert Redford, the Sundance Film Festival is about to become much, much…
Starmer’s Chinese trip changes nothing
I just had lunch with several European ambassadors and they asked me whether Keir Starmer’s trip to China was important…
What to make of Kevin Warsh
The news broke this morning that Donald Trump has, after considerable deliberation, settled on Kevin Warsh as his nominee to…
Deng Chol Majek should never have been here
In July 2024, a Sudanese man named Deng Chol Majek entered the UK illegally, crossing the Channel in a small…
Can Ukrainians trust Trump’s ceasefire deals?
When Donald Trump announced yesterday that Vladimir Putin had agreed to stop bombing Ukrainian cities for a week, officials in…
Does America want to re-litigate 2020?
The collective memory of Donald Trump’s claim that the 2020 election was stolen has, for most Americans, been buried if…
The unspoken logic of the anti-ICE mob
A basic question all Americans should ask themselves before they draw any other conclusions about events in Minneapolis is this:…
Ramzan Kadyrov is dying. This spells trouble for Vladimir Putin
For years, we have heard rumors that Ramzan Kadyrov, dictator of Chechnya, is mortally ill. Unlike the lurid tales about…
The US has left the World Health Organization. What next?
At this year’s World Economic Forum America’s friends and enemies heard about what some are calling a new world order. In…
Starmer’s China trip has been underwhelming
Keir Starmer has this morning arrived in Shanghai after two days in Beijing. He is expected to spend much of…
