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Can Biden avoid the debates?
In an opinion column for the New York Times, Thomas Friedman proposes that Joe Biden debate Donald Trump only if…
Kanye for president? Ye, he can
Kanye West is a great artist. But would he make a great president? Kanye and Trump are certainly similar. They…
How rich is Trump?
The celebrations by Donald Trump’s opponents may be premature. Despite the Supreme Court’s ruling that he is not above the…
How the Supreme Court became the ‘most dangerous branch’
From 1969 to today, presidents have appointed eighteen men and women to the U.S. Supreme Court. Of those eighteen justices,…
Karen jokes aren't funny any more
What’s in a name? Answer: if it’s Karen, quite a lot. Over the past week my moniker has come to…
Is Boris brave enough to stand up to the Nimbys?
In the next few weeks, the government will publish planning reforms designed to simplify the system and free up land…
Target for half of kids to go to university dropped
In a sign of how worried the government is about youth unemployment, it will – quiet literally – pay firms…
Watch: Huawei execs grilled on Hong Kong
A handful of Huawei executives testified in front of the Commons’ Science and Technology Committee on Thursday morning, to discuss…
Gavin Williamson is right to call out educational snobbery
Politicians give speeches all the time, but with differing levels of significance. Can you think of a genuinely important political…
'Whitelisting' banned in Whitehall
Brexit, coronavirus and an upcoming Whitehall shake-up is enough to keep the Cabinet Office busy – but it seems some civil…
Is Prince Harry really prepared to face up to the Commonwealth's past?
When people such as Prince Harry say they want us to face up to the past, do they really mean it?…
When Ann Coulter met Jeffrey Epstein…
In an interview last week with Breitbart News Tonight, Ann Coulter revealed a curious episode from her past in which…
Halle Berry and the death of acting
Quick bit of movie trivia: what do actors Felicity Huffman, Eddie Redmayne, Hillary Swank, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Glenn Close, Jeffrey…
Don't panic about the UK’s high debt
Last week the Prime Minister focused on ‘build, build, build’. For the Chancellor, it was ‘jobs, jobs, jobs’ on Wednesday…
Are whistleblowers being silenced at the NHS gender clinic?
The Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust carries out some of the most…
Why are NFL players silent on DeSean Jackson?
In early June, Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints refused to take a knee because he didn’t want to…
Rishi Sunak's two big fears for the future
The summer economic statement made clear the government’s two big coming worries. First, the whole emphasis on jobs highlighted how…
Boohoo, BLM and the price of virtue signalling
If companies were judged on what they said rather than what they did, business would be booming for Boohoo. In the…
Will Western economies be ‘turning Japanese’ after Covid-19?
Japan has announced a colossal stimulus package (£1.75 trillion) as it attempts to breathe life into its Covid-19 damaged economy.…
It's time to speak out against cancel culture
Our cultural institutions are facing a moment of trial. Powerful protests for racial and social justice are leading to overdue…
Meet Macron's politically incorrect justice minister
Picture the greatest French criminal barrister of his generation with the physique and cantankerousness of Rumpole-of-the-Bailey and the media-strutting ‘blokishness’…
Uncle Tom shows another side of the African-American story
Although it finished production months before George Floyd was killed, the documentary Uncle Tom, produced by Larry Elder, has been released…
Kanye West and the uncancellables
For better or worse, the rapper, producer and sneaker salesman Kanye West is almost certainly not running for president, as…
An environmentalist's apology: ‘I was guilty of alarmism’
This article was originally published on Forbes website, but subsequently taken down. On behalf of environmentalists everywhere, I would like…
The polling revolution
It’s a difficult time to be a pollster. For roughly 40 years, phone surveys have been the go-to polling method.…
