Why aren’t ‘anti-fascists’ condemning the tide of anti-Semitism?
I have a question about the events of the past few days: where is Antifa? Where are those self-styled anti-fascists…
The shameful gloating at Israel
Leftists love to fantasise about how heroic they’d have been when Jews were being rounded up in the 1930s. ‘I’d…
The chilling calls to shut down GB News
Tyranny is a sneaky thing. It often scurries in on the back of controversy. It is often when people are…
Justin Trudeau’s Nazi blind spot
Justin Trudeau’s government sees fascists everywhere, except when one is standing right under their nose. That’s the brilliant if bleak…
YouTube is wrong to rush to judgement on Russell Brand
It is often on the back of public fury that dangerous new precedents are set. Authoritarianism can sneak in when…
Róisín Murphy and the limits of the new authoritarianism
Has cancel culture finally met its match? Have the new blacklisters who hasten to erase anyone who gives voice to…
The Guardian’s shameful Roisin Murphy review
Of all the smug, bitter things the Guardian has published over the years, its review of Róisín Murphy’s new album…
The sinister online mobbing of Róisín Murphy
In the past they would put a witches’ bridle on women who yapped too much. Any woman judged to be…
Why did the Co-op debank feminists – but let Rose West keep her account?
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any madder, you find out the following: at the Co-operative bank, if you’re…
Sadiq Khan’s racial dystopia
Imagine if the Mayor of London was a Tory and his website featured an image of a black family alongside…
What does it take to get you cancelled at the Edinburgh Fringe?
So, let me get this right: at the Edinburgh Fringe, comedians who make jokes about killing and raping women are welcome, but…
The truth about ‘gender-affirming care’
‘My breasts were taken away from me (and) the tissue was incinerated.’ Every word of destransitioner Chloe Cole’s testimony to…
Barbie’s critics are the real snowflakes
Hold on: I thought it was the wimpish new left that loses its rag over ‘offensive’ culture. Aren’t snowflakes usually…
The trouble with Keir Mather
Every time I cross paths – or swords – with a cranky student activist, I have the same thought: ‘Oh…
How did Trans Pride allow itself to become a front for misogyny?
On Saturday, in Trafalgar Square, a man called for violence against women. Specifically, it seems, intellectually curious women, those unruly…
Biden’s ‘Orwellian’ social media crackdown
Joe Biden cannot be trusted to protect the American people’s freedom of speech. He needs to be restrained, by law,…
Does the TUC understand what the word ‘mum’ means?
Imagine if, in 1868, when the TUC was founded, someone had told those warriors for workers’ rights that one day…
The shameful condemnation of the Titan Five
The five departed souls of the Titan submersible suffered two tragedies. First, the tragedy of dying in a catastrophic implosion…
In defence of Howard Donald
The mob has claimed another scalp. This time it’s Howard Donald’s. The Take That star has been found guilty of…
The troubling truth about Boris’s partygate inquisition
There is something faintly ridiculous about the Privileges Committee’s report on partygate. Sixteen pages in, you encounter the following sentence:…
The nasty side of Pride
For a month that’s supposed to be all about love and acceptance, Pride has a pretty nasty streak. Maybe that’s…
Prince Harry the Tyrannical
It is often said that Prince Harry is a ‘New Royal’. Emotionally literate, racially aware, eco-friendly (except when he’s flying…
The censorship didn’t begin with Kathleen Stock
It’s 2023 and a lesbian requires security guards to speak at the Oxford Union. That image of Kathleen Stock arriving…
We need to talk about Just Stop Oil’s class privilege
I have never felt such a strong desire to buy a man a pint as I did when I watched…
Does Harry and Meghan’s car chase story add up?
Anyone who has ever visited New York City will be scratching their heads over Harry and Meghan’s claims about a…
