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What my GB News incest row critics fail to understand
The overwhelming response to my defence of incest on GB News has been one of disgust: I’ve been called a pervert thousands…
Lucy Letby and the killer nurse I worked with
Most of those commenting on the guilt or innocence of Lucy Letby – the nurse who is serving 15 whole-life…
The EU can detect weakness in its dealings with Keir Starmer
Labour’s election promise to respect Brexit and at the same time reset our relations with the EU was easy to…
How to save the parish church
Parish churches are in trouble: about fifty churches close every year, according to a report from Civitas. The review, published…
Why homeschooling rates have doubled
Schools are a relatively new phenomena in human history. In Britain, they expanded in the 19th century and early 20th…
How the Magdeburg Christmas market attack will change Germany
More than 200 people were injured and at least five lost their lives after a man ploughed a car into…
Is the Kursk operation still worth the cost?
Gruesome images of dead North Korean soldiers sprawled in the mud and snow have flooded military Telegram channels this week.…
Five dead after German Christmas market attack
Five days before Christmas, Germany has again been plunged into grief. Just after 7 p.m. local time yesterday in the…
Who is the worst political commentator?
We are approaching the deadline for the prestigious ‘Most Odious Political Commentator of the Year’ award. Alastair Campbell and Rory…
Labour’s axing of Latin lessons is an act of cultural vandalism
The Labour government seems determined to undermine excellence in schools. The Department for Education has announced that from February it…
The Trump effect will benefit Farage – and cost the Tories
At the start of a roller-coaster ride, a motorised chain pulls the carriages up to the highest point of the…
Is training troops in Ukraine a risk worth taking?
Defence Secretary John Healey has raised the possibility that British military personnel could be deployed to Ukraine to carry out…
A church service with the Chaldeans of West Acton
I joined the Chaldeans in church on the morning after the night that the rebels in Syria took control of…
Labour councillor torches Starmer for by election loss
Another day and another thumping defeat for Keir Starmer. This time, it’s for one of three seats in the previously…
Should I become Lord Young of Loftus Road?
When the editor of this magazine called to congratulate me on being given a peerage, he said: ‘It’s QPR’s first…
Lord Mandelson slammed as a ‘moron’ by Trump strategist
Uh oh. Less than 24 hours after Peter Mandelson was appointed the next UK ambassador to Washington, Donald Trump’s team…
Sir Keir awards Sue Gray a peerage
Well, well, well. The political peerages list is finally here and the nominations from Sir Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and…
Why Britain’s benefits problem is likely to get worse
More than half of Britons receive more from the state than they pay in taxes, according to figures from the…
Is it time to scrap the planning system?
If Keir Starmer does succeed in his aim of stimulating a house-building boom, it may be that landowners will have…
Labour’s cronyism row rears its head again
Parliament may be in recess, but Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government still can’t catch a break. The Prime Minister is…
Labour has walked into a net zero trap of its own making
The government’s net zero noose draws tighter. At energy questions in the House of Commons on Tuesday, the Conservative MP…
Rachel Reeves has shattered economic confidence in Britain
A few journalists have pointed it out. So have some Conservative and Reform MPs, think tanks and one or two…
Britain is living beyond its means
Today’s figures on the public finances and retail sales will bring some relief to Rachel Reeves; both show a small…
King Charles has a long road to recovery ahead
At the end of what has undoubtedly been a true annus horribilis for the monarchy, King Charles, at least, seems…
Le Pen’s success this year is a warning to the Tories
Nigel Farage was in fine fettle when he appeared on GB News on Tuesday evening. He boasted of his weekend…
