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Why the targeting of J.K.Rowling is so terrifying
I know from bitter experience that you don’t have to be a best-selling author to be hounded by the trans…
Boris Johnson's Peppa Pig disaster
Oh dear. Boris Johnson’s much-trailed speech to the Confederation of British Industry has caused something of a social media storm…
Could Iran come between Israel and its new Gulf ally?
When Israel and the United Arab Emirates first started speaking in 1994, the meetings were kept secret. The Emiratis, like…
The fifth Covid wave could break Macron
The fifth Covid wave has started in Europe. Some governments are already imposing lockdowns and wage cuts for the unvaccinated…
Prime Minister's rambling speech revives Johnson jitters
After three torrid weeks, Tory MPs were hoping for a better start to this one. Alas, it has got off to…
Eddie Redmayne shouldn't regret playing a trans character
Eddie Redmayne was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in The Danish Girl, but now he is having second thoughts…
Harry and Meghan finally fly commercial
It takes a lot to surprise Mr S these days but the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have indeed managed…
The paradoxical integrity of our dodgy honours system
We are told that the Prince of Wales had no idea at the time that his underlings were offering to sell…
Who is – and isn't – welcome in Sadiq Khan's London?
Right-wing Frenchman Eric Zemmour, who is expected to run for the presidency of his country next year, has been designated persona…
All hail President Kamala!
A new poll was released this week showing 50 percent of Americans don’t think President Biden is in good health.…
The professor versus the progressive elect
In his timely new book Woke Racism, Columbia linguistics professor John McWhorter examines the force of an ascendant political religion…
North Korea is on the verge of a humanitarian collapse
During the Trump years, North Korea was hardly ever out of the news. From the US President’s threats of ‘fire…
My post-vaccine chest pain and a desperate search for answers
Four months ago, I had my second dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. I work for the NHS and fully…
The strange resurrection of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
Last week Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son and onetime heir apparent of the former dictator Muammar Gaddafi, appeared in the…
Why did lawyers try to cancel me over trans rights?
Over the last couple of years, I’ve been writing regularly on the seething controversies around biological sex and gender identity.…
Saving children’s books from wokeness
There is something deeply sinister happening in the world of children’s literature. Whereas the children’s section at your local library…
How lockdowns for the unvaccinated swept across central Europe
What began in Austria has spread to Germany, then the Czech Republic and now Slovakia. Lockdowns for the unvaccinated are…
How does Azeem Rafiq explain his past behaviour?
Azeem Rafiq is not having a good week. In addition to having to issue a grovelling apology for antisemitic messages,…
Peng Shuai appears in sinister ‘proof of life’ video
The Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai sits in a crowded restaurant surrounded by friends and her coach, who is going…
Kyle Rittenhouse is still no hero
Kyle Rittenhouse did nothing wrong in law, but this does not mean he did the right thing in going armed…
Does Liz Cheney want to be a Republican?
Last weekend, the Wyoming GOP Central Committee voted not to recognize Liz Cheney as a member of the Republican Party by a…
Scotland's 70-page dossier finds no evidence for vaccine passports
Nicola Sturgeon wants to extend vaccine passports in Scotland, and today her government released a 70-page document purporting to show…
Afghanistan is starving to death and there is nothing the West can do
The scale of the human tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan is hard to comprehend. The economy has collapsed, some 20 million…
How gang warfare took over Sweden’s streets
Nils Grönberg was 19 years old when he was shot and killed: one bullet to his chest and one to…
Kyle Rittenhouse and the failure of the American state
Kyle Rittenhouse is innocent. We knew that anyway, but the simple fact of something being true in no way guarantees…
