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Remainers should be honest about the costs of Brexit
Those opposed to leaving the European Union repeatedly accuse Brexit of being based on ignorance fed by lies. The ‘lie’…
Shame on those who abandoned Peng Shuai
No one really expects much in the way of principles or morality from those charged with running international sport. The…
Another grim reminder of Japan’s violent politics
Has Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida just survived an assassination attempt? Kishida was evacuated from the site of a stump speech in the fishing…
How boredom begat James Bond
It is sobering to think that if Ann Rothermere had been a less enthusiastic painter, James Bond might never have…
Rishi Sunak’s immigration delusion
Few observers of politics can by now be in much doubt about the defective nature of Keir Starmer’s antennae when…
Trans surgery and the problem with Channel 4’s Naked Education
When Channel 4’s new programme Naked Education – in which adults strip naked in front of children – was launched, it promised viewers it would…
We can’t rely on the police to clean up mobile phone theft
A call from my younger son’s secondary school was not what I was expecting at 11.30 a.m., but as soon…
Prep isn’t ‘back’ — it never left
Open up any social media and type in the word “prep.” I just did it: to my horror, I was…
An avalanche of fun in Winter Park, Colorado
Arriving to spend a month in Denver, Colorado, decision-paralysis hit me like a ton of bricks. Almost as hard as…
The US intelligence leak and the hypocrisy of the spy world
So what did everyone learn from the massive trove of more than a hundred top secret US documents a 21-year-old…
Is King Charles bringing Andrew back into the fold?
I am beginning to wonder if there are, in fact, two incarnations of King Charles that co-exist simultaneously. The first…
Is this the end of long Covid?
How big a deal is long Covid and can it be treated? Opinions range from it being a serious impediment to…
Biden can no longer afford to indulge Irish nationalism
For the British government, the Biden visit to Belfast posed one major exam question: would the pageantry of a pan-nationalist…
Why Daniel Radcliffe is wrong about children changing gender
Daniel Radcliffe has told a group of young people that adults worried about children changing gender have a ‘slightly condescending…
Does Joe Biden have CTE from rugby?
President Biden is being an American tourist in Ireland this week. In comments to the Irish Parliament in Dublin today,…
Is YouTube TV about to fumble NFL Sunday Ticket?
Over the past few years, the NFL, a professional sports behemoth built largely on the backs of broadcasting deals with…
Why Ron DeSantis should wait for 2028
Maybe Niccolò Machiavelli was not the first political consultant, but he remains one of the best. Ron DeSantis might solicit…
Mary Quant 1930–2023
The fashion designer and icon Mary Quant has died at the age of 93. Brigid Keenan wrote the following piece…
York doesn’t need Unesco world heritage status
The Unesco world heritage status award is a curious kind of international beauty contest in which historic locations vie to…
France won’t be able to escape conflict in Taiwan
The last month or so has been an active time in Chinese-western relations. Early March saw President Xi threaten the…
Will Sunak’s charm offensive on Biden pay off?
Joe Biden’s trip to Belfast was seen in government as a chance to strengthen the special relationship. The initial hope…
Europe is falling apart on the world stage
There is rather more than meets the eye to Emmanuel Macron’s inept visit to Beijing last week. The immediate fallout…
Macron’s China controversy is a big nothingburger
French president Emmanuel Macron, the self-appointed leader of Europe, is having a not so great week. His multi-day visit to…
Why isn’t Meghan going to the coronation?
Today’s announcement that Prince Harry will be coming to London for his father’s coronation is not a surprise. Yet it…
Will Northern Ireland ever learn to solve its own problems?
If the relationship between the UK and the United States is allegedly special, the relationship between Northern Irish politicians and…
