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Why religion matters in the assisted dying debate
Some time ago, I found myself sitting at a dinner opposite a Labour peer. We chatted over various things as…
The ‘Harris Fight Fund’ fundraising emails reveal a campaign without shame
There was one silver lining that all Americans could agree on during this year’s election season: at least when the…
Why Scots are less angry than the English
The Scots have long been stereotyped as dour, miserable whingers, and we finally have proof that this is pure slander.…
Where Trump’s Washington will actually be hanging out
Where will conservatives and Donald Trump’s disciples spend their non-working hours in DC for the president-elect’s term? The Washingtonian provided…
Why is Labour wavering on China and Israel?
Normally when MPs criticise the uncertainty around the government’s relationship with another country, they are referring to the constant chopping…
I made the mistake of reading a book that won the Booker Prize
I’ve just broken one of my own golden rules – never buy a book that has won the Booker Prize,…
Will a ceasefire with Hezbollah last?
Peace is apparently closer than ever in Lebanon. So expect more bloodshed. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Israeli cabinet…
The hypocrisy of Labour’s plan to solve youth unemployment
The government has today announced a £45 million work drive, with proposed changes to the welfare and out-of-work support systems,…
Why is Labour so scared to talk about Taiwan?
Since Keir Starmer took office, Britain’s approach to Taiwan seems to have changed little from that of the previous Tory…
A ceasefire deal won’t finish off Hezbollah
Nothing is yet confirmed, but it appears that a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah is imminent. The fighting, which…
Can Starmer’s jobs push get Britain back to work?
The UK isn’t working. That’s the official view of the government as Keir Starmer launches his latest effort to get…
The election petition reveals Starmer’s Achilles heel
Today the Prime Minister is attempting to get back on the front foot with the publication of an employment white…
Trump’s tariffs threats are going to cause chaos
It turns out it wasn’t just China after all. Mexico, and indeed Canada, are just as much in the firing…
The strange sanctification of Angela Merkel
When the history of the twentieth century is written, one of the questions that will puzzle historians is the sanctification of…
Starmer can’t ignore the sickness benefits crisis
Where is the stick? For weeks the government has been trailing its white paper on benefits reform by floating the…
We don’t need the Supreme Court to define a ‘woman’
In a scenario straight out of Monty Python, learned judges in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will today start…
Starmer’s anti-spiking law is a needless stunt
Keir Starmer has announced that he will introduce new legislation to make the spiking of drinks a specific criminal offence.…
The British Museum doesn’t need a slavery gallery
The British Museum is beginning to think about the possibility of embarking on a massive programme of refurbishment, repairs and…
Why are the police allowing trans officers to strip-search women?
What is the British Transport Police playing at? Biologically male officers identifying as female will be allowed to intimately search women so long…
The truth about Labour’s ‘class war’
Keir Starmer’s critics might have you believe that the Labour government is fighting a class war. They point to Education…
Don’t expect an end to Europe’s migrant crisis any time soon
Nearly a year ago the EU unveiled what it called its ‘New Pact on Migration and Asylum’ with much fanfare.…
Why I cancelled my trip to Dignitas
Nobody understands the attraction of assisted suicide like I do. In 2019, life as I knew it – a busy…
Nigel Farage looks like the future of right-wing politics
Nigel Farage ought to terrify the Tories. He has terrified them many times over the past decades. But until now,…
Why does Oxford not Cambridge dominate British politics?
Given Oxford’s well-known reputation as the nursery for Britain’s political elite, it’s no surprise to find two governmental grandees currently…
How ‘experts’ led to the rise of RFK Jr.
The nomination of husky-voiced, musclebound Robert F. Kennedy Jr — who once dumped a dead bear cub in Central Park…
