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How to fix Britain’s migrant crisis – quickly
Conventional wisdom has it that Britain faces an awkward dilemma on legal immigration: either we cut migrant numbers to keep…
The delusion of the pro-Palestinian campus protestors
Much has been made in recent weeks, and especially in recent days, about the degrees of ignorance often displayed by…
Iceland is perfect if you hate people
No-one seems to like tourists any more. Last week Venice introduced its $5 entry charge — which merely buys you…
Parliament’s Rafah rage
It’s been a while since the Commons has had so much anger in it as it did during the urgent…
Stormy Daniels takes the stand
Stephanie Clifford, the adult film star and director who performs under the name Stormy Daniels, took the stand in Donald…
Why is Kristi Noem still humiliating herself?
The biggest question in politics right now has to be: why is Kristi Noem doing this to herself? Let’s do…
Can Labour or the Tories fix the economy?
It’s all but certain that the UK’s exit from recession will be confirmed at the end of this week. Preliminary…
Jeremy Hunt snaps at Rachel Reeves over National Insurance
Rachel Reeves may have been getting attention for her accusation that the government is ‘gaslighting’ the public over the state…
Stephen Fry and the rise of the Pratriarchy
With Labour on course to win the next election, it’s worth asking again: why is it the only major political…
Brexit didn’t ruin Rufus Wainwright’s musical
Blaming Brexit for everything has become a kind of tic among the great and good. Like the buck-passing politicians who…
Rufus Wainwright blames Brexit for his failed musical
These days it seems there’s little you can’t blame on Brexit. From low ratings to school bullying, Britain’s departure from the European Union…
Starmer should think twice before listening to ‘The Muslim Vote’
A grassroots campaign group called ‘The Muslim Vote’ is aiming to capitalise on the success of pro-Gaza candidates at the…
Putin’s next six years in power spell more repression for Russia
Amidst the golden splendour of the Kremlin’s Hall of the Order of St Andrew, Vladimir Putin was once again inaugurated…
The attacks on Britain’s history have backfired
UK university courses on race and colonialism are facing the axe due to cuts. ‘There’s not very much about race…
What Charles Darwin got wrong
Have you noticed that whenever the conversation turns to the subject of Charles Darwin, an extraordinary amount of dogmatism is…
Israel’s Rafah operation is tragically necessary
There is, as Ecclesiastes reminded us, a time for war and a time for peace. In its 76-year history, Israel…
Milei asks: who is Liz Truss?
Since coming to office in December, Javier Milei has won right-wing fans across the world for his bombastic rhetoric and…
Macron is deluded if he thinks he can persuade Xi to change
Try as he might Emmanuel Macron and his party are unable to arrest the popularity of the National Rally. A…
Will John Swinney end the SNP’s war on business?
Accepting the leadership of the SNP on Monday, John Swinney said his political priority as Scotland’s seventh First Minister would…
Greens embroiled in anti-Semitism row
Oh dear. The Green party is in hot water after it emerged that one of its newly-elected councillors labelled a…
What Rishi Sunak can learn from Gordon Brown’s golden mistake
Gordon Brown is a historian by education, so he might just appreciate the fickleness of posterity. Over a decade at…
Can Netanyahu afford to reject Hamas’s ceasefire deal?
A day after it seemed that a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel was all but dead, the terror group…
Why do the Japanese suck at English?
Tokyo, Japan “Shhh! Now on face to respectable great eels life.” How’s that for the first line of an article?…
Susan Hall’s defeat was avoidable
It didn’t have to end this way. In more than two decades of campaigning I never encountered a politician more…
Republicans are embracing the left’s victim culture over antisemitism
For years, Republicans have claimed that theirs is the party of free speech. They have correctly amplified instances of the…
