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Joe Biden’s dire opening chapter on the world stage
Thoughtful observers of life often comment on the richness of the English language, its huge polyglot vocabulary, its precision, it…
Will Covid cost less than expected?
It’s no surprise that the bill for Covid-19 keeps racking up. The Office for Budget Responsibility’s latest forecast predicts borrowing will…
The growing alliance between Central Europe and Israel
In 2018, the Czech President Miloš Zeman promised in a speech on the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel…
Teen Vogue, victimhood Top Trumps and the coming race war
Just two weeks ago, Alexi McCammond was wheeled out as the new editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, which uses the brand…
Is the US to blame for the far-left takeover of France's universities?
There is a belief in some quarters of the Anglosphere that the French are too wise to succumb to what…
A handy guide to Marklism
Many of us have been watching in in awe at the profound impact that Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview has…
Sturgeon's future now hangs in the balance
At First Minister’s Questions this afternoon Nicola Sturgeon accused Ruth Davidson of peddling baseless conspiracy theories, dredged up from ‘the bottom…
Boris Johnson attempts to calm vaccine concerns
The message from Boris Johnson’s press conference this evening was one of reassurance. Following the decision by several EU member…
George Galloway is toxic to the Unionist cause
My mob originates, we have come to assume, from somewhere in Ireland, though exactly where we don’t know. Humza Yousaf,…
Boris Johnson undersold his security review
It was the political equivalent of Halley’s comet. On Tuesday, Boris Johnson underestimated his own achievement. He claimed that the…
Why is it so difficult to prosecute female terrorists?
For decades, terrorist organisations have targeted women for recruitment. Deployed as suicide bombers for Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, the Tamil…
The EU's jab snatching ruse is legally absurd
For some months now, increasingly disturbing statements on the law or legal threats have emanated from the EU. Some of…
Is Biden turning on Brussels?
The Joe Biden administration, headed up by a proud son of Ireland, has spent St Patrick’s Day briefing reporters in Washington…
Is Matt Hancock trying to spin a vaccine supply crisis?
Matt Hancock was tremendously smiley when he led Wednesday’s coronavirus press briefing. In between beaming, he managed to tell us…
Was the civil service compromised by the Salmond affair?
The fallout from David Davis’s intervention in the Alex Salmond affair is all about the messages. The texts which the…
How Brexit has boosted Global Britain
The government’s integrated review of foreign and security policy, publishedyesterday, has landed surprisingly well considering that much of the Whitehall…
The census is the latest Brexit battleground
The end of the Brexit wars have left some Remainers feeling redundant. A few are now turning their attention to a new…
What would a conversion therapy ban mean for gay Christians like me?
As a gay Christian, I’m worried about the calls to ban ‘gay conversion therapy’. Of course, it’s right that gay…
The art of the public apology
If your genetic code survived the Pleistocene epoch, and prospered sufficiently that you find yourself reading this, I feel I…
No, Meghan Markle isn’t going to be president
OK, I’ll stick my neck out — Meghan Markle is never, ever going to be president of the United States…
David Davis: Scotland – A deficit of power and accountability
For the past few months, Scotland has been transfixed by the Holyrood inquiry seeking the truth of what went wrong…
The media dies in lies
The Washington Post issued a mammoth correction this week on a story about Donald Trump’s search for election fraud. The…
MPs question Johnson's plan for Global Britain
Boris Johnson still has a journalist’s ear for snappy phrases — levelling up, an oven-ready Brexit, Global Britain. The PM…
Why isn't Britain adopting the Danish roadmap?
Denmark’s greatest philosopher, Søren Kirkegaard, experienced only one epidemic in his lifetime, the cholera outbreak of 1853, which occurred after…
Don't blame the EU for the latest Covid vaccine clash
Far from subsiding, as it seemed to be doing last week, the European war over the AstraZeneca vaccine has intensified.…