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AOC’s Met Gala dress is proof that the prosperity gospel lives
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez looked radiant on the red carpet at the Met Gala. She looked elegant too, at least until she…
The smug self-satisfaction of the Met Gala
Oscar Wilde said, of the death of Little Nell in The Old Curiosity Shop, that ‘you would have to have…
AOC, the Met Gala and the misery of fashion
You’ve probably already seen that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rocked up at the Met Gala – where individual tickets are $35,000 (£20,000)…
A mix of Corbyn, Greta and XR: Norway's new coalition
Norway has just elected a new Prime Minister. Erna Solberg, the convivial centre-right leader that has governed the country for…
Javid avoids Tory Covid powers fightback – for now
Tory MPs were not happy when Sajid Javid unveiled the Covid winter plan in the Commons this afternoon. They’re dissatisfied…
America's Covid rules are for serfs, not celebrities
Amid the ridiculous outfits at the Met Gala last night, between the faux-socialist in her absurd ‘Tax the Rich’ dress…
Johnson's reshuffle rumours won't go away
When Boris Johnson was asked at today’s Covid press conference whether he could rule out an imminent cabinet reshuffle, he…
The misguided experiment of British childcare
Everybody agrees that childcare in Britain is an unholy mess. According to a new study, tens of thousands of parents…
From Neil to Nigel: the descent of GB News
I can’t claim to know any behind-the-scenes rivalries or boardroom brouhaha motivating Andrew Neil’s departure from GB News but I…
Can booster shots help Britain avoid another lockdown?
For weeks now, ministers have been getting increasingly frustrated by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s failure (JCVI) to back…
Is the inflation panic over? Probably not
So, is the post-Covid inflation panic over? That is how it looked last month, when the government’s preferred inflation index,…
Joe Biden cheapened 9/11
With the 20th anniversary of 9/11 having come and gone, many have turned to reflection. Some meditate on the solidarity…
Life in LA is murder
It was a punch in the face, followed by a thick spray of blood. Then another punch, another victim. More…
Return to Kabul
The Taliban Cultural Commission sounds a contradiction in terms but for all foreign journalists it’s the first stop in the…
Hunter Biden, artist of modern life
Why do we keep hearing about Hunter Biden? Why is this disgraced political son and aspiring amateur pornographer now making…
California’s Wild West versus Canada’s security
Some conservatives did themselves no favors by exaggerating the threat of election irregularities in California’s Tuesday recall election. Tomi Lahren…
Meet Extinction Rebellion's latest offshoot
What have environmentalists got against commuters? Not for the first time a group of bedraggled climate nuts have taken their…
Hidalgo has trashed Paris. Can she do the same for France?
Anne Hidalgo, the socialist mayor of Paris, whose reign has submerged the city in debt and rubbish, is the latest…
Donald Tusk is playing a dangerous game in dismissing Polexit
‘The British showed that the dictatorship of the Brussels bureaucracy did not suit them and turned around and left.’ That’s…
California is falling apart
After a month-long mail-in vote, the campaign to recall California governor Gavin Newsom is ending. If Newsom obtains a majority,…
Tories scrap mandatory vaccine passports
On BBC One’s Andrew Marr show Sajid Javid confirmed that plans for domestic vaccine passports in England were on the…
How stable is the Taliban government?
Some western governments and media have been involved in a collective act of wishful thinking in recent months over the…
Blue-tick Twitter is spoiling Emma Raducanu's victory
How do you take the pleasure out of something so marvellous and joyful as Emma Raducanu’s US open victory last…
China's war on effeminate men
A rectification notice from China’s state censor earlier this month included a peculiar admonition to ‘resolutely oppose’ effeminate men on…
Was the US involved in neo-fascist Italian terrorism?
Last month, Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi promised to declassify government documents involving two organisations: Gladio, an anti-communist paramilitary group…
