The leadership and bravery of Volodymyr Zelensky
So that’s what leadership looks like. It looks like Volodymyr Zelensky. It looks like a president staying put in his…
Tom Tugendhat and the worrying rise of Russophobia
Public life in Britain has taken a dark turn over the past 48 hours. Russia’s outrageous invasion of Ukraine has…
Who cares about partygate?
Does anyone else feel uncomfortable with the idea of the police investigating the elected government? I have laughed and fumed…
Maureen Lipman's 'Jewface' criticism of Helen Mirren isn't fair
I’m not sure I should be writing this piece, given I am not Jewish. Are Gentiles like me allowed to…
Covid fearmongering has consequences too
The scaremongers have overplayed their hand. Omicron could prove disastrous, they warned. They scoffed at the early indicators from South…
A war on drugs? I do hope so
I’m not going to lie, I let out a little chuckle — maybe even a murmur of approval — when I read…
Covid restrictions have gone on for too long
We can’t carry on like this. We can’t keep resurrecting restrictions every time a new Covid variant emerges. We can’t…
The snobbery of Extinction Rebellion’s Amazon blockade
Every week brings fresh proof of what a bunch of bourgeois snobs Extinction Rebellion are. The latest exhibit is their…
Abolish the Lords!
So three million quid gets you a seat in the House of Lords? That’s according to the latest revelations about…
The perverse fantasies of Extinction Rebellion's founder
If we don’t cut carbon emissions, your mother will be raped. This is the deranged prediction of Roger Hallam, the…
The trouble with 'Angiemania'
The most annoying thing about Angela Rayner’s branding of the Tories as ‘scum’ was not that it offended some Tories,…
Starmer's shameful silence on the Rosie Duffield trans row
One of the most shocking images from the Corbyn years of the Labour party was Luciana Berger flanked by police…
Alex Scott, Digby Jones and the snobbery of low expectations
Labour peer Lord Digby Jones has found himself in the eye of a Twitterstorm. His error? He criticised BBC sports…
Why do those who abuse Priti Patel get a free pass?
Remember when Labour MP Clive Lewis got into trouble for saying, ‘On your knees, bitch’? It was at a fringe…
Cancelling To Kill a Mockingbird is a step too far
It often feels like we’re living through the revenge of the talentless. Cancel culture is essentially a war of no-marks…
Oxfam’s strange obsession with ‘whiteness’
Remember when it was considered wrong for workplaces to harangue their employees about their racial origins? Ah, those were the…
Oxford, 'sensitivity readers' and the trouble with safe spaces
The list of things that students must apparently be protected from grows longer every day. Controversial speakers, rude comedians, sombreros…
Are England fans allowed to be proud of the St George’s Cross?
It’s starting to feel like the only flag you can’t fly in England is the England flag. Wave the Pride…
Stonewall’s dystopian attacks on gendered language
Today brings yet more proof that Liz Truss is dead right to want to withdraw government departments from Stonewall’s Diversity…
Batley Grammar and the triumph of the mob
Here’s the depressing truth about the Batley Grammar controversy: the mob has won. Angry protesters who gathered at the school…
In praise of the Batley binmen
If you need someone to support your right to freedom of speech, forget the teaching unions. Don’t look to the…
What's the real reason so many people hate Israel?
Did you know that for the past three weeks Turkey has been engaged in a military assault on Iraqi Kurdistan?…
No wonder viewers are boycotting the Oscars
The Oscars are in trouble. People are switching off in their millions. A paltry 9.85m Americans tuned in to the…
The two elites squeezing the life out of football
So, all of a sudden the chattering classes care about football fans? Yesterday, the kind of people who usually wring…
The twisted logic of Shamima Begum's defenders
Shamima Begum is back in the news. Firstly because she’s had a makeover. She can be seen on the front…
