Lewis Hamilton and the unbearable climate change hypocrites
By now we’re all used to being lectured by woke hypocritical celebs. But Lewis Hamilton’s suggestion that we all turn…
Extinction Rebellion is a menace
It’s tempting to laugh at Extinction Rebellion. I do it myself frequently. Those yoga sessions on Westminster Bridge. The amateur…
Brexit voters do feel betrayed. So why can’t Boris say so?
Rarely has there been such a flagrant display of hypocrisy and cant as there was in the House of Commons…
Lib Dems are the real Brexit extremists
The Lib Dems are now the most extremist party in the UK. They might not look like extremists, being made…
The rage against Boris
This morning, a petition demanding ‘Do not prorogue Parliament’ is doing the rounds. At the time of writing, more than…
How will Hoseasons enforce its ban on ‘homophobes’?
Gillette has learned the hard way that if you annoy your customer base, your business will suffer. Ever since it…
Why was a finals student disqualified for criticising halal meat?
We have to talk about the schoolgirl who was disqualified from a GCSE exam on the grounds that she had…
In praise of the bands that said no to Greta Thunberg
My faith in rock music has been temporarily restored. According to the manager of The 1975, the execrable essay/song that…
The curious reaction to a niqab-wearing homophobe
Are we allowed to criticise the niqab yet? This question crossed my mind as I watched that viral clip of…
Why we can’t ignore the case of Jessica Yaniv
In Canada right now, a group of female workers, at least one of whom is a migrant, are coming under…
Why I’m sick of Pride
Anyone else sick of the Pride flag? It’s everywhere. It flutters from virtually every building in central London. Town halls…
The shameful hounding of Carrie Symonds
Who’s really harassing Carrie Symonds? We have no proof that her boyfriend Boris Johnson is. One surreptitiously recorded late-night row…
Britain’s liberals have fallen out of love with democracy
Every now and then there is a political moment, some event or comment, that reveals just how much society has…
Jeremy Corbyn has ditched his principles over Brexit
Remember when people would say things like, ‘Jeremy Corbyn might talk a lot of nonsense but at least he has…
Don’t call Corbynistas ‘cultural Marxists’
Suella Braverman, the Conservative MP for Fareham, said yesterday that the radical left is increasingly hostile to open debate and is…
Don’t be fooled by the twee placards at the People’s Vote march
I’ve had a lot of flak for describing Saturday’s march for a ‘People’s Vote’ as ‘disturbing’. Angry emailers inform me…
Australian notes
Good trouble I arrive in Australia to feverish talk of a rebellion. There has been a ‘teenage revolt’. A mass…
White fright
In the freakish universe of identity politics, there’s no creature sadder than the self-hating white person. All it takes for…
LA used to be fun – dope has just made it dull
Los Angeles stinks. Not just of the usual things: sex, money, suntan oil, hipster food, surfer wax — odours that…
New York notes
Tantamount to a speechcrime New York is wonderfully offensive. Offensive to nature with its gravity-defying towers. Offensive to the tragic,…
University challenge
In a few weeks, a new intake of students will arrive, all fresh-faced and excited, at universities around the country.…
Our survey proves just how horrible you are
This month the Australian Human Rights Commission lied to the nation. And it knows it did. It told Australians that…
Tantrum of the climate alarmists
Of all the hot air blown out by eco-alarmists, their maddest claim, the one least founded in truth, is that…
Bureaucrats and barbarians
We have mourned Bill Leak. Now we must avenge him. The time for tears has passed. It’s anger we need…
The students fight back
Last week, students at York University staged a walkout from the sexual consent classes organised by their student union women’s…
