World
The EU can’t stop Denmark’s migrant crackdown
Nørrebro, Copenhagen’s hip, multicultural inner-city area, was crowned the world’s coolest neighbourhood by Time Out in 2021. Former residents include Denmark’s greatest…
Shame on the pro-Palestinian mob for hijacking 7 October
It is one year since the Jews suffered the worst act of anti-Semitic violence since the Nazi era, and what…
The long-forgotten history of the Chagos Islands
Now that Sir Keir Starmer has unilaterally decided to give up British ownership of the Chagos Islands, the last vestige…
Why did some people refuse to mourn with the Jews after 7 October?
A year has passed since the terrible events of 7 October 2023, but for Jews the pain of that day…
Why Spain might be the worst country in western Europe
Spain is busy with an image update. Thanks to a host of savvy media stories, we’re now supposed to think…
Sue Gray, Keir Starmer and the centre-left’s self-righteousness problem
‘Could you write a piece,’ my colleague wondered aloud, ‘saying come back Jeremy Corbyn: all is forgiven?’ Ha ha ha,…
Pundits left red-faced over ‘serious politics’ claims
Another one bites the dust. Now Sue Gray has resigned from her top job as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of…
SNP police probe investigating fake company claim
Back to Scotland, where the police probe into the SNP’s funds and finances continues to rumble on. Now it transpires…
What Sue Gray’s departure means for Starmer
Keir Starmer has not yet reached the 100 day mark but already he has lost his Chief of Staff. This…
Keir Starmer’s polling calamity
Politicians’ popularity only tends to go in one direction: down. John Major entered office in 1990 with a net satisfaction…
Why you should worry about gallium
You will be forgiven for not having heard of, let alone given much thought to, a raw material called gallium.…
Kemi Badenoch wins a surprise endorsement
It’s just four days to go until the next round of voting for Tory leader. So, with the various candidates…
Private schools should be cheaper
Independent schools are an asset to the education system and they have been singled out by Labour for a tax…
The 1990s were Britain’s sunset years
A myth seems to be developing about the 1990s. In a recent programme on Disney Plus called In Vogue: The…
Putin’s cannon fodder: an anthem for Russia’s doomed youth
Many were killed. Others hid in the fields, forests and basements, sometimes for days, before surrendering to the Ukrainian forces.…
Paul McCartney never got over his filmmaking flop
Witnessing the recent imperial progress of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, it occurred to me how impossible it is to imagine…
Has AI just killed the podcast bro?
It’s a well-known psychological phenomenon: that time seems to slow down if you experience lots of new and unusual events.…
Is there really a private school exodus?
Will Labour actually gain some revenue for slapping VAT on school fees, or is it heading for fiscal embarrassment as…
Turkey’s döner kebab spat with Germany is turning nasty
Germany and Turkey have had a fair share of differences and tensions over the years. But their latest row –…
Macron’s EU gloom is well placed
Michel Barnier was interviewed on prime time television on Thursday night and not once in his 45 minutes of conversation…
What is Melania Trump up to?
For eight years, Melania Trump has done a brilliant job of keeping us all guessing. Is she, as gossips have…
Can David Lammy solve the Gibraltar dispute?
The British government is preparing to lodge a formal complaint with Spain over Gibraltar. Spanish military aircraft have twice flown…
When prison seems completely pointless
I met Daniel in a high-security prison, where I worked as a prison officer. He was just 21. We’d talked…
A remake of Cheers won’t work
One of the most popular sitcoms of the 1980s, Cheers, is set to return to our television screens. The show…
The case for – and against – James Cleverly
When is the best time to hit the front of a Tory leadership contest? In the final chain of the…
