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The pointless spectacle of the pro-Palestine march
Now that Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, has defied calls to ban a pro-Palestinian march through London on…
The Oaxaca old fashioned, America’s spirited new classic
The sun is ebbing, casting a wash of orange and gold on a city inching towards autumn. There’s that tinge…
Actually, the 2023 elections show voters want divided government, not Democrats
Let the handwringing begin! Long before the polls closed in Tuesday’s off-cycle elections, pundits were already racing to assign blame…
Sunak has no easy options in the Suella Braverman row
Tory whips are doing a ring around of their MPs to find out what they think of the row over…
Suella Braverman is right for once
There can be few sins in politics graver than giving Suella Braverman a point. Yet that is exactly what the…
Suella Braverman has a point about Northern Ireland
Suella Braverman’s description of pro-Palestinian protests as being ‘disturbingly reminiscent of Ulster’ has given the Province’s political class yet another…
Sacking Suella could sink Sunak
If prizes were dished out for saying what the unwashed and un-woke are thinking then Suella Braverman would be garlanded…
Is Suella Braverman trying to get sacked?
Tory MPs are in an even more fractious mood than usual following Suella Braverman’s article in the Times. No. 10…
The trouble with the Human Rights Act
The Human Rights Act (HRA), which is twenty-five years old today, has always been controversial. It unsettles the balance of…
Watch: Douglas Murray takes on Piers Morgan from Israel-Gaza border
Douglas Murray popped up on Talk TV last night live from the Gaza border – and his head-to-head with Piers…
The Tory crackdown addiction
If there’s one thing this government is addicted to, it’s crackdowns. Rishi Sunak loves to talk tough on how he…
Keir Starmer is in no danger of losing the ‘Muslim vote’
Unless something extraordinary happens, Sir Keir Starmer will be the next prime minister. All the polls show Labour on course…
Is Sunak right to say the Palestine march is ‘disrespectful’?
What does Rishi Sunak mean when he says Saturday’s pro-Palestine march in London is ‘disrespectful’? The Prime Minister was responding…
Just Stop Oil involved in ambulance blockage
Just Stop Oil has been out of the news lately. But this week, its members are back and more annoying than…
Tax pledge Tories turn to spirits
The watering holes of SW1 were full last night, with MPs dissecting the day’s King’s Speech. But as attention turns…
TikTok teens have an anti-Semitism blind spot
How could anyone hate Lily Ebert? The 99-year-old from Golders Green dedicates her life to teaching younger generations about the…
A ban on laughing gas is long overdue
The recreational use of laughing gas has been banned in the UK from today. We are only the second country…
‘The party of abortion’ is winning
Not so long ago, Republicans called Democrats the ‘party of abortion’ as an insult, or a pre-election attack line. Now,…
When will those ‘marching for Palestine’ do the right thing?
Those of us who believe in freedom of expression have felt mighty lonely this week. We have watched as, one…
The frightening bigotry of the French left
France’s most infamous antisemite is back in the headlines. At the weekend, the president of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella,…
To destroy Hamas, Israel must continue bombing Gaza
Israel has no other choice but to carry on bombing Gaza if it wants to destroy Hamas. Its campaign of…
Do churches and cricket clubs really need anti-terrorism training?
One problem clearly emerged after an Islamist fanatic blew himself up at a major pop concert in the Manchester Arena…
Spaniards are horrified by an amnesty for separatists
When has a government ever offered an amnesty to fugitives from justice in order to stay in office? That’s what’s…
Will Germany’s ‘Rwanda-style’ migrant plan ever materialise?
Germany’s chancellor is cracking down on asylum seekers – but he is not doing so willingly. The country’s federal government…
All Sunak wants to do is attack Labour
Rishi Sunak wants voters to see the Conservatives as taking difficult, ambitious choices, including on net zero and transport. He…
