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The Greek wildfires and the failings of the state
The wildfires raging across Greece for what is by now more than a week, show no sign of abating. High…
Why wealth matters in the free speech debate
The divide between the rich and the poor is obvious in Britain today. Whether in terms of income, geography or political…
Pakistan's profane blasphemy laws
An eight-year-old Hindu boy is currently in custody in the southern Punjab. He is the youngest person in Pakistan to…
What's the truth about the UN's 'code red' climate warning?
Predictably enough, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report has been greeted with hyperbole about fire, flood and tempest. It is…
Why Andrew Cuomo had to go
The announcement that Andrew Cuomo will resign in two weeks follows the total collapse of his political support among Democrats…
The neo-feudalism of Obama’s maskless ball
I lost my invitation and, besides, the pilot of my private plane was on holiday, so I had to miss…
More diplomacy won’t stop the advance of the Taliban
On 11 August, at Russia’s initiative, an ‘extended troika’ will meet in Doha, Qatar to take stock of the Taliban’s…
Where’s Joe Biden?
Forget about Hunter, where’s Joe? Biden took a long weekend at his Delaware retreat but hasn’t been seen since Saturday…
Cuomo isn’t resigning. Why should he?
The Andrew Cuomo groping scandal has finally claimed some scalps. Just not Andrew Cuomo’s. Instead, it is MeToo’s enforcers who…
Can Australia escape its Covid lockdown cycle?
In the early days of the pandemic, Australia was the envy of the world. The country was lauded as a…
Revealed: the BBC guide for covering climate change
Climate change is once again dominating the news agenda. A report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that even if…
Scoop: young libertarians are still really cringe!
Kissimmee, Florida On Thursday morning as I boarded my plane at Reagan National Airport to fly to Orlando, I managed…
Has David Cameron any shame?
$10million, or £7million. That’s what David Cameron is now reported to have made from Greensill Capital, the company he helped…
Sinn Fein's troubling veneration of terrorists
Sinn Fein is not a normal party. It sometimes feels impolite to point it out in the era of the…
What will the next reshuffle look like?
Following reports over the weekend that Boris Johnson has threatened to demote Rishi Sunak to health secretary, Downing Street has today…
Why Russia’s Olympic punishment backfired
The Tokyo Olympics are over and fifth place in the medals table went to the ‘ROC’, the Russian Olympic Committee.…
Should California Republicans unite behind Larry Elder in the recall election?
California Republicans are not falling in line behind a single candidate in the recall against Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The…
Was the Tokyo Olympics a success?
Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s Prime Minister, is a hard man to read. He has a sum total of one facial expression…
Will Covid turn into the common cold?
Many experts and modellers thought that the 19 July reopening would be a disaster. So far, that has not been…
Belarusians in exile aren't safe from the iron grip of Lukashenko
This week has laid bare the terrifying situation faced by Belarusians in their home country and abroad. From Tokyo’s Olympic…
Cult of Mao: Will the Olympics punish China?
As one of the embassy drivers I met in Beijing saw it, ferrying diplomats to meetings was secondary to his responsibility…
Should Henry Morton Stanley's statue be pulled down?
Should Stanley fall? Debate is raging over whether a statue of the Victorian explorer Henry Morton Stanley, which was erected…
Biden’s eviction comments create a constitutional pickle
At first, the White House insisted it did not have legal authority to extend a national eviction moratorium. After all,…
Talk tough and do nothing: The abject failure of Patel's migrant strategy
It is somehow fitting that during an Olympic Games a department of Her Majesty’s government is busy smashing records. In…
Do we really need lectures from Unesco on our heritage?
You could describe the UK planning system as a giant whispering gallery where landowners, pressure groups and developers all seek to bend…
