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Mandelson is the wrong man, at the wrong time
Donald Trump’s campaign manager Chris LaCivita hardly minced his words on hearing that Peter Mandelson had been appointed as the British ambassador to…
Should AI be allowed to train itself off this column?
If you’re a writer, should AI companies be allowed to use your work to train their models without your permission?…
Come all ye unfaithful: why do we still go to carol services at Christmas?
This year, Christmas carol services are expected to draw their largest congregations since the pandemic. As numbers attending carol services…
Keir Starmer, the Christmas Grinch
If someone were to read the runes, this first Labour Christmas would not augur well. Not only have we had…
The surprising truth about the West’s Christian revival
When weeping Parisians watched Notre Dame, the city’s beloved 800-year-old cathedral, being consumed by a devastating fire in 2019, it…
Is this Emmanuel Macron’s last Christmas as president?
Emmanuel Macron will deliver his traditional New Year’s Eve message to France next week, an event that one imagines is…
Reform aim to overtake Tory membership in five weeks
It’s been a pretty good year for Nigel Farage. At the beginning of 2024, he was out of politics and…
The crisis gripping France’s Le Monde newspaper
Once one of France’s most respected publications, Le Monde is in crisis. Its newsroom is gripped by a climate of fear, where…
What my GB News incest row critics fail to understand
The overwhelming response to my defence of incest on GB News has been one of disgust: I’ve been called a pervert thousands…
Lucy Letby and the killer nurse I worked with
Most of those commenting on the guilt or innocence of Lucy Letby – the nurse who is serving 15 whole-life…
The EU can detect weakness in its dealings with Keir Starmer
Labour’s election promise to respect Brexit and at the same time reset our relations with the EU was easy to…
How to save the parish church
Parish churches are in trouble: about fifty churches close every year, according to a report from Civitas. The review, published…
Why homeschooling rates have doubled
Schools are a relatively new phenomena in human history. In Britain, they expanded in the 19th century and early 20th…
How the Magdeburg Christmas market attack will change Germany
More than 200 people were injured and at least five lost their lives after a man ploughed a car into…
Is the Kursk operation still worth the cost?
Gruesome images of dead North Korean soldiers sprawled in the mud and snow have flooded military Telegram channels this week.…
Five dead after German Christmas market attack
Five days before Christmas, Germany has again been plunged into grief. Just after 7 p.m. local time yesterday in the…
Who is the worst political commentator?
We are approaching the deadline for the prestigious ‘Most Odious Political Commentator of the Year’ award. Alastair Campbell and Rory…
Labour’s axing of Latin lessons is an act of cultural vandalism
The Labour government seems determined to undermine excellence in schools. The Department for Education has announced that from February it…
The Trump effect will benefit Farage – and cost the Tories
At the start of a roller-coaster ride, a motorised chain pulls the carriages up to the highest point of the…
Is training troops in Ukraine a risk worth taking?
Defence Secretary John Healey has raised the possibility that British military personnel could be deployed to Ukraine to carry out…
A church service with the Chaldeans of West Acton
I joined the Chaldeans in church on the morning after the night that the rebels in Syria took control of…
Labour councillor torches Starmer for by election loss
Another day and another thumping defeat for Keir Starmer. This time, it’s for one of three seats in the previously…
Should I become Lord Young of Loftus Road?
When the editor of this magazine called to congratulate me on being given a peerage, he said: ‘It’s QPR’s first…
Lord Mandelson slammed as a ‘moron’ by Trump strategist
Uh oh. Less than 24 hours after Peter Mandelson was appointed the next UK ambassador to Washington, Donald Trump’s team…
Sir Keir awards Sue Gray a peerage
Well, well, well. The political peerages list is finally here and the nominations from Sir Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and…
