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The BBC's failure to report gender identity accurately
‘Blackpool woman accessed child abuse images in hospital bed’. It’s a good headline, in that it catches your attention. But…
Macron’s Faustian pact with the EU
On Wednesday, the new French Prime Minister Jean Castex made his general policy statement to the National Assembly. We know…
Why Shamima Begum should not have been allowed to return
It is startling to see the Court of Appeal take over the Home Secretary’s responsibility in deciding who should be…
These Russian cyber-attacks are a wake up call for the UK
Days before the release of the becalmed Intelligence & Security Committee (ISC) report on Russian political interference, we suddenly started…
How will Biden pick his VP?
This COVID-infected campaign season has brought more than its fair share of surprises. Virtual conventions, turnover at the top of…
Virtual insanity
This week was originally slated to be the week of the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, when presumptive nominee Joe…
Is the EU cooking the books on tackling climate change?
When it comes to tackling climate change, the EU has always been eager to talk the talk. In 2011, the…
How hopeful should we be about Oxford's Covid-19 vaccine?
A Covid-19 vaccine has always been the great hope to take us to the promised land of alert level one…
In Los Angeles, school’s out…forever?
Americans have mixed feelings about opening schools this fall. Some — like the Trump administration’s Department of Education — want…
Andrew Cuomo’s Midsommar
Andrew Cuomo has turned his governor’s office into Pee-Wee’s pandemic playhouse. He has giant cotton swabs and foam mountains that…
Stripping Julian Lewis of the Tory whip could backfire on Boris
Boris Johnson hasn’t had as much authority over his MPs as he might have expected over the past few months.…
Extra, extra — read all about us!
Instead of telling us about America, or even the world outside, American journalists now tell us about other American journalists. The…
Starmer’s weaknesses are on show at PMQs
Keir-mania. Is it possible? Can we imagine it? Stadiums full of besotted voters chanting his name in frenzies of adoration.…
Apple has struck a blow against the EU's out-of-control federalists
A massively profitable American technology giant that pays small amounts of tax on vast profits, while massively over-charging for products that quickly…
Is it a 'transphobic lie' to say 'only females get cervical cancer'?
A long, long time ago – by which I mean last month – I was firmly under the impression that…
Oxford's Covid-19 vaccine is showing positive signs
I am hearing there will be positive news soon (perhaps tomorrow) on initial trials of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine that…
How to deal with an aggressive China: lessons from Australia
What can the UK learn from Australia and its occasionally rocky relationship with China? The welcome decision to ban Huawei from…
What's up with Banksy's mask propaganda?
Is Banksy a Tory propagandist now? His latest juvenile stunt suggests he might be. On the day the government announced…
Erdogan, Hagia Sophia and the rebirth of an Islamic Turkey
Here in Greece the temperature is rising. As July rolls on, the heat thickens: people become irritable in 40 degrees.…
Why face masks weren’t compulsory during WW2
Britain has been here before when it comes to furores about face masks. Exactly 80 years ago the same argument…
The hypocrisy of Turkey and Pakistan's Islamophobia claims
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a sucker for conquest symbolism. As Covid-19 restrictions were being eased this year, he ensured that…
Meghan Markle puts on her big girl pants
Meghan Markle was the keynote speaker for the virtual Girl Up Leadership Summit on Tuesday. In her first major speaking…
Source: ‘Dozens of instances of bullying and harassment’ at New York Times
‘Bari Weiss’s letter was tame,’ a New York Times insider tells me. ‘She could have named names. She could have said,…
What is the point of the New York Times?
Earlier today, Bari Weiss resigned from the New York Times and published a devastating letter of resignation on her website…
It’s not all good news on Huawei
As with any mobile phone deal, the devil is in the small print – and that perhaps is the case…
