World
The Bazball experiment has failed
England’s cricketers have lost the Ashes, after being defeated in the third Test match in Adelaide by 82 runs. The…
What winning the Ashes means for Australia
This has been a week when Australia could no longer deny the dark stain of anti-Semitism on our national soul.…
My Christmas round robin
Happy Holidays, friends. Think about that word for a moment. Hold it in your sacred space. Surely that’s what the Holidays…
How sustainability stole Christmas
The glitz and glow of the Christmas period, from gently twinkling lights to the fireworks of New Year, is something…
Why weren’t the grooming gangs treated as race-hate crimes?
After months of turmoil, the chair and the terms of reference of the government’s national grooming gangs inquiry have at…
Why Gen Z is relying on death to pay for life
What’s wrong with planning a once-in-a-lifetime holiday? Or dreaming of buying your first home? Nothing, of course – unless it…
How Supreme Court might sway midterms
Each Supreme Court term typically includes at least one explosive case that inflames political passions and captures the public imagination.…
Britain shouldn’t rely on foreigners to guard our prisons
Shabana Mahmood’s plans to reduce migration hit a setback yesterday. It emerged that around 2,500 foreign national prison officers who…
The circus of the Joshua-Paul boxing fight
‘The numbers are putrid, to say the least,’ harrumphed commentator Maura Ranallo at the start of the fourth round of…
Britain’s justice system has failed Andrew Clarke
In 42 months’ time we will be at the start of yet another summer that Andrew Clarke will never see. That’s…
Macron is right: Europe should talk to Putin
‘Macron is right’ is not one of those statements I honestly expected to find myself writing, but when the French…
We shouldn’t shy away from the question of national identity
Please remember not to talk about religion or politics over the turkey this Christmas. It can cause terrible rows. One…
The Epstein files will disappoint Donald Trump’s critics
When I was a boy, Friday nights were time for a new episode of The Rockford Files, a show about…
Has Badenoch bounced back?
Much like Alan Partridge, Kemi Badenoch hopes to have bounced back. After an unsure start to her first year as…
Did Oliver Cromwell really ‘cancel’ Christmas?
It is a cherished myth among Oliver Cromwell’s many critics that our only home-grown military dictator ‘cancelled Christmas’. It gives…
A gun crackdown is easier than confronting Australia’s Islamist menace
It’s hard to disagree with the verdict of former Australian cabinet minister Josh Frydenberg on the Bondi Beach attack. ‘Guns…
How the English Reformation nearly finished off Christianity in Japan
Christmas is for the Japanese, rather miserably, a regular working day. This might easily not have been the case. The…
Welcome to another episode of ‘The Epstein Files’
When I was a boy, Friday nights were time for a new episode of The Rockford Files, a show about…
Is Australia finally taking anti-Semitism seriously?
After four days of looking like a rabbit in the headlights, embattled Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, finally started to…
Europe has left Ukraine living on borrowed time
Russia started the war on Ukraine, so Russia should pay for the damage it has wrought. Such was Volodymyr Zelensky’s…
Is Starmer finally learning the art of politics?
The theme of British politics in 2025 has been the assertion of the fun fringe over the staid centre. Nigel…
Why is the Motability boss getting a bumper pay rise?
Until Rachel Reeves tightened the rules in last month’s Budget, Motability customers were able to sink into the leather seats…
Does Putin truly believe he’s the victim of his own war?
Ukraine – not Russia – is ‘refusing to end this conflict using peaceful means’, Vladimir Putin claimed this morning. The…
So now even Mitt Romney wants to tax the rich
“On the tax front,” says Mitt Romney, “it’s time for rich people like me to pay more.” It’s always slightly…
The absurdity of the £10 Christmas bonus for pensioners
In the time honoured tradition of underwhelming Christmas gifts, surely none is quite so derisory as the government’s Christmas bonus…
