The elitism lurking at the heart of the green movement
There’s a movement in the UK that is trying to block the building of essential new council housing. It is…
No, Spike Lee: Donald Trump is not like Hitler
I wish people would stop comparing Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. Not because I’m worried about Trump’s feelings — he’s…
Eddie Izzard and the denigration of women
I’m done with being white. It’s boring. From now on I choose to identify as black and I insist that…
The pathetic censorship of ‘Fairytale of New York’
There’s a surefire way to tell Christmas has arrived. Forget the Oxford Street lights. Forget the sudden appearance of stacks…
Prince Harry needs to stop lecturing us
Prince Harry has seen the light. His awokening is complete. Earlier this week, in a video chat hosted by GQ…
The collapse of the Cambridge Analytica conspiracy theory
So there you have it. Cambridge Analytica was ‘not involved’ in the 2016 EU referendum. The digital marketing firm that…
The Oscars' woke McCarthyism is a step too far
Normally the best response to political correctness at the Oscars is to laugh at it. Whether it’s Lady Gaga singing…
Spare us Ben & Jerry’s lecture on the Channel migrant crisis
Multi-millionaire virtue-signallers Ben and Jerry are at it again. Once again the ice-cream capitalists are doing their woke schtick in…
Can we finally put the Russia-Brexit conspiracy to bed?
So there you go. There is still no hard evidence that Russia interfered in the EU referendum. What’s more, it…
What's up with Banksy's mask propaganda?
Is Banksy a Tory propagandist now? His latest juvenile stunt suggests he might be. On the day the government announced…
Keir Starmer’s bizarre Black Lives Matter re-education
So now we know what happens if you criticise Black Lives Matter. You’ll be packed off for re-education. You will…
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 double standards of the London protestors
So now we know. All the things said about Dominic Cummings – that he shattered the lockdown, that he thinks…
What the fury about Cummings's road trip is really about
Is Durhamgate over now? It must be. Surely. With a simmering revolt in Hong Kong, riots in Minneapolis, heightened border…
What's more disturbing: Cummings' behaviour - or the mob pursuing him?
The Dominic Cummings story is deeply disturbing. No, not the fact that Cummings and his wife, Mary Wakefield, took what…
Liberate London from lockdown now
I know good news is not allowed in coronavirus Britain. Instead we’re all meant to cower before the death stats,…
Why Boris bashers like Jacinda Ardern
I’m starting to wonder if the people who unfavourably compare Britain’s Covid experience with New Zealand’s are being wilfully stupid.…
The ridiculousness of the bookshelf police
‘People want to know why Michael Gove owns “racist” and “anti-Semitic” books’, reports the Independent’s website. By ‘people’ it actually…
In praise of old white men
Remember when it was fashionable to hate old white men? Of course you do. It was only a few weeks…
The ‘Protect the NHS’ message has become dangerously effective
There was an interesting moment at the government’s daily Covid-19 press briefing a couple of weeks ago. Angela McLean, the…
5G conspiracy theories didn't come out of the blue
There’s a dark irony to the scorn being poured on 5G conspiracy theorists right now. Which is that a lot…
Yes, we need experts. But let's not politicise expertise
For some people, it isn’t enough that we have locked down our daily lives. They want us to lock down…
Derbyshire police should leave those dog walkers alone
The vast majority of Brits are behaving sensibly in this Covid-19 lockdown. It’s a shame the same can’t be said…
Boris's pub ban makes this a dark day for Britain
For surreal moments, this will take some beating: I’m in a pub watching the prime minister announce the closure of…
Youngsters are ill-equipped to cope in this time of coronavirus
We’re all worried about older people right now. But I’m worried about the young too. I fear they lack the…
