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The Taliban: an apology
When the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, they embarked on a cultural agenda that we in the West mocked. As…
Binning Fawlty Towers does nothing to solve racism
We’ve done it. We’ve solved racism. And who’d have thought that all it would take was a few judicious edits…
The dire effects of Italy's coronavirus lockdown
Locking down Britain sooner would have saved thousands of lives, according to Neil Ferguson. But while Ferguson’s claims have been…
UKTV’s bizarre Fawlty Towers ban
It’s been 45 years since the Fawlty Towers episode ‘The Germans’ first aired on the BBC, in which Basil Fawlty…
What’s it like in the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone?
Seattle Ah, Seattle, that environmentally obsessed city where all is decorous, the sidewalks immaculately swept, the parks rigorously trimmed, proverbial…
Wisconsin's lockdown lifting offers a lesson for Britain
What would happen if the government suddenly announced that from next week it was ending all lockdown measures and that…
How do you enforce anarchy?
I had an argument once, in a pub, with an anarchosyndicalist. We’d both been on the same protest march so…
Statue toppling is doing a disservice to Black Lives Matter
I don’t know how much of a organisational structure there is to Black Lives Matter in Britain but if I…
'Global Britain' should learn from New Zealand's mistakes
One of the greatest prizes from Brexit is the opportunity to make the Global Britain aspiration a reality. Included is…
Unilever has shattered the great Brexit myth
Goldman Sachs is still operating out of London. Airbus is still making wings in Broughton, even if the order book…
How dare the Body Shop tell JK Rowling what to think
For nearly a week now, the mob has had JK Rowling in its sights. Her crimes against trans ideology seemed relatively…
Pakistan's forced conversions brings shame on Imran Khan
The parents of Suntara Kohli, Bhagwanti Kohli, Aisha Megwad and Priyanka Kumari continue their protests against the abductions and forced conversions…
The truth about America’s police culture
America can often look, to outsiders, like a country of two warring tribes: the Trumpish anti-PC brigade vs the woke…
Antifa explained
I was in my hotel room in London when the second wave of riots in Ferguson broke out. The clashes…
Why aren't broadcasters scrutinising Neil Ferguson's claims?
Resigning in disgrace has come to take on a very different meaning than it did in the days when John…
Madness in Minneapolis
My City Council in Minneapolis has decided to de-something the police. Defend? Nah. Defund. But by ‘defund’, they don’t mean…
Lockdown and the R-number: is Neil Ferguson right?
Earlier today, Prof Neil Ferguson told a parliamentary committee that the UK death toll would have been halved if the…
The madness of censoring shows like Little Britain
Cancel culture is out of control. Over the past 24 hours Little Britain, The League of Gentlemen and Chris Lilley’s brilliant…
The war of the statues is a battle for freedom
The war of the statues is no longer a battle over the memory of slavery, or the Confederacy, or the…
Boris Johnson needs an alternative vision for Britain
In the run up to December’s election, many on the Left and in the media sought to present Boris Johnson…
EXCLUSIVE: Dan Bongino’s prepared testimony on police brutality
Dan Bongino, a conservative commentator and former Secret Service agent, will testify Wednesday during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on…
Macron is facing an economic disaster
Last week theNew York Times praised President Macron’s management of Covid-19 and asked why the French were not impressed. None…
Our coal-free months aren't as impressive as they seem
At midnight last night Britain passed a milestone: it was two months since a coal plant anywhere in the country…
We need black conservatism
We are living through an update of radical chic. Elite white liberals are apologizing for and even applauding the worst…
Can Trump appeal to America’s black silent minority?
One of the largest obstacles standing in the way of Donald Trump’s re-election is his weakness in every big city…
