World
The end is drawing near for Iran’s mullahs
As a wave of protests swept across Iran last night, the internet was completely shut down. I have no idea…
Will the Iranian regime finally collapse?
These are tense hours for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader and head of state. Thousands of protesters are flocking to the streets to protest…
The Middle East is once again in flux
The Middle East has long been organised around two competing logics: pragmatic alignment and ideological alignment. Before the 7 October…
Why does anyone still take Rory Stewart seriously?
As per J. M. Barrie, one either believes in fairies, or they don’t. I take a similar approach to Rory…
The question the FBI must answer in Minnesota ICE shooting
For the third time in a week, Minnesota is making national headlines, and for all the wrong reasons. In a…
Will Starmer go after more of Putin’s shadow oil tankers?
It seems to be criminal cosplay season for Donald Trump, as he successively takes on the roles first of kidnapper,…
Billionaires or bust: the world needs the super-rich more than ever
The socialist left was on parade in the final innings of 2025. The long cold shadow cast by “The 2026…
What is migration really costing Britain?
The worst forecasting error in British government history may be unfolding as we speak. While much attention is given to…
X’s AI bot must stop stripping women
I never imagined I would see myself nearly naked on screen. But after posting an innocent photograph of myself on…
The Emiratis are right to keep their kids out of Britain
If you don’t want your kids joining the jihad, don’t send them to a British university. That is the view…
Gabbard 2028, anyone?
“The United States needs to stay out of Venezuela,” said Tulsi Gabbard. “Let the Venezuelan people determine their future. We…
Six things we learnt about Starmer’s government this week
Keir Starmer began the year saying that any minute he wasn’t focused on the cost of living would be a…
2026 is the year of the Somali benefits scandal
All it took was one video from a 23-year-old YouTuber named Nick Shirley to end the 20-year political run of…
Britain’s X crackdown is no joke
The internet suddenly went down in Iran last night, as courageous Iranians continued to rise up against the Ayatollah. The…
Why won’t Britain proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood?
What is it going to take for the British government – any British government, of any party – to proscribe…
The terrible cost of the Met Police’s diversity drive
In the shadow of recent scandal, the Metropolitan Police’s tougher vetting regime promised a cultural renaissance. Yet the admission yesterday…
France’s bistros are dying
Emmanuel Macron says France’s traditional bistros should be granted Unesco world heritage status. Speaking at the Élysée this week, the…
Unrest is spreading across Iran
“If they shut down the internet, you know it’s serious,” said a well-informed observer of Iran to me yesterday morning.…
Why the Iran protests feel different this time
The most recent spate of protests in Iran have escalated since 28 December and raised hopes once again that the…
Why the Norfolk carnyx matters
For the archaeologists used to working on major infrastructure jobs, it was a small dig, over in four weeks. Yet…
Channel 5’s Huw Edwards drama should never have been made
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the disgraced Huw Edwards would never again appear on our TV screens. But Channel…
Is Cambridge’s state school diversity obsession over?
Shock horror. A Cambridge college has realised that to recruit the brightest students sometimes you have to encourage students from…
What’s the matter with Minnesota?
Just when you thought Minnesota had hit rock bottom, the state achieves a new level of chaos. Once again it…
‘Regime influence’: Trump’s foreign-policy third way
At 2 a.m. on Saturday, President Trump gave a New Year’s kinetic expression to his recently published National Security Strategy and what it means in…
RFK Jr.’s health rules: eat, drink and be merry!
The USDA and Department of Health and Human Services has issued a new food pyramid, and it’s simultaneously great and…
