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In defence of the Arts Council
I once knew a monster who said she could not read Proust because there were no figures in Proust with…
Nigel Farage faces another media battle
It never stops for Nigel ‘Rocky’ Farage. Having seen off the chief executive of both NatWest and Coutts in successive…
The French police have lost faith in the judiciary
Emmanuel Macron broke his silence about the recent riots in France at the start of this week. In a speech…
The political battle for net zero is only just beginning
This may come to be remembered as the year where the global warming debate became serious. Until now, there has…
Who killed comedy?
Wading into the Sadiq Khan #HaveAWord brouhaha, Laurence Fox had a pop at Khan’s ally Romesh Ranganathan thus: ‘You are…
Camari Mick is making pastry, not solving crimes
“I was really fascinated with the process, the science behind everything,” recalls Camari Mick, the now twenty-nine-year-old star pastry chef,…
The US economy is bouncing back – unlike Europe’s
Every country that imposed a lockdown during the pandemic accepted that there would be an economic price to pay. But…
Why was a Ukrainian fencer punished for not shaking a Russian’s hand?
Must politics stay separate from sport? Ukrainian fencer Olha Kharlan has been disqualified from the World Fencing Championships in Milan…
David Bruce, a doctor in the vines
Every good vintner deserves a good origin story. David Bruce, the founder of the eponymous winery in the Santa Cruz…
In defense of cranky professors
Thanks to a panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, firing faculty members for “lack of collegiality” is suddenly…
Should Oppenheimer have been played by a Jewish actor?
Cillian Murphy is a blue-eyed Irishman with cheekbones you could slice salt beef on but, sorry David Baddiel, as far…
The police are struggling to operate in a smartphone world
These are busy times for the police watchdog. It’s just started an investigation into serious allegations of misconduct against Devon…
Tories should never have taken their Ulez challenge to court
Expanding London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) may be a bad policy, a regressive tax which will impact on people…
Iran’s morality police can’t save the mullahs forever
Iran’s so-called morality police, loathed and feared in equal measure, are back patrolling the streets of the country. They temporarily…
Has Gina Miller also fallen victim to ‘debanking’?
It might come as some small comfort to Nigel Farage to discover that it’s not just those on his side…
Hunter’s grift was really the whole family’s business
The Biden administration has repeatedly told the public that Hunter’s lucrative consulting business doesn’t matter unless it is directly connected…
When Washington embraced UFOs
The calm tones and bipartisan agreement at Wednesday’s congressional hearing didn’t match the zany issue on the table — UFOs.…
The UN’s climate alarmism has gone too far
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has declared that ‘the era of global warming has ended, the era of global boiling has…
Why the CEO of Coutts had to go
In the end, the only real surprise was that it took so long. The chief executive of NatWest, Dame Alison…
The rise of avocado anxiety
When the gastronomes of the future come to choose the food that best represents our age, they will choose the…
Farage claims another scalp as Coutts boss quits
Two down, one to go. Following the humiliating midnight departure of NatWest chief Alison Rose, Peter Flavel is the next…
Meghan, Harry and the truth about sexist adverts
Do Harry and Meghan need rescuing from their Montecito mansion? Being part of the royal family and living among California’s…
John Howard is right about British colonialism in Australia
Almost sixteen years after he lost office and his own parliamentary seat, former Australian Liberal prime minister John Howard is…
Netanyahu’s judicial reforms are not the end of Israeli democracy
Watching Israel tear itself apart this week has been like seeing your best friend embarrass himself at a party. The…
The damage of Covid lockdowns is only now becoming apparent
There are still those, like Matt Hancock, who think that lockdowns were an unalloyed good – who, indeed, believe that…
