David Beckham deserves his knighthood
Leonardo DiCaprio got his Oscar after 23 years. King Charles was crowned after 70 years. And now David Beckham will…
What is the point of the RSPCA?
The secretly-filmed footage is a horror show. Hens are desperately trying to escape as they suffocate in a gas chamber.…
Are vegetarians really hungry for power?
The secret is out: vegetarians are ‘tougher’ and more ‘power-hungry’ than meat eaters, according to a study in the Times this morning.…
Why shouldn’t vegans be catered for in an apocalypse?
You know you’ve arrived when professors start thinking about how to look after you during a major emergency. As a…
Those remaking Threads mustn’t soften the horror
I was 11 years old when I saw the mushroom cloud go up but this wasn’t Hiroshima or Nagasaki in…
We need more animal cruelty on TV
Animal rights campaigners are up in arms because Disney+ is able to use a legal loophole to broadcast a scene…
Gary Lineker isn’t the only quiet man of football to find his voice
Sometimes it’s the quiet ones you have to watch out for. Gary Lineker, who presented his final Match of the…
In defence of seagulls
We Brits used to rub along pretty well with seagulls. Their distinctive call conjured memories of happy days out at…
Long live David Attenborough
Britain can sometimes feel like it’s no country for old men. Our elderly folk get a hard time; they’re blamed…
Is anyone actually enjoying this heatwave?
It’s going to be a scorcher in Britain today, with temperatures forecast to hit 29c. Naturally, lots of people will…
The pain and paranoia of the London Marathon
Everyone knows that running a marathon can be painful. The worst part is the final 6.2 miles of the course,…
When did greeting cards become so rubbish?
When I heard that WH Smith was going to disappear from our high streets, I became a nostalgic mess. I…
In defence of rats
Reports of rats in Birmingham that are ‘bigger than cats’ are now making international headlines. The New York Times, NBC…
Is Britain really a nation of dog lovers?
Britain prides itself on being a nation of dog lovers – but is this true? Animal rights campaigners have targeted…
Screening Netflix’s Adolescence in schools is a mistake
Keir Starmer has welcomed Netflix’s decision to make Adolescence available to screen for free in secondary schools. The Prime Minister, who watched the…
Am I the only one who misses lockdown?
Five years ago tonight, Boris Johnson told us we were going into lockdown. In the run-up to the anniversary of…
Why does it take the snatching of a baby wombat to spark outrage about animal rights?
An American influencer called Sam Jones has been roundly denounced after she posted a video of her snatching a wild…
The ‘airport theory’ is the worst TikTok trend yet
For me, even the thought of running late for a flight is absolutely blood-curdling. The prospect of sweating it out…
Vegans shouldn’t be afraid of condemning Halal slaughter
An animal rights activist has exposed extreme cruelty at a slaughterhouse in Arley, Warwickshire. Joey Carbstrong’s secretly recorded footage shows staff slamming…
Why are we such swine to pigs?
We all know the nursery rhyme about “this little piggy”: one little piggy went to market, one little piggy stayed…
Is ‘catch and release’ fishing really ethical?
Ask anyone if they think that cruelty to animals is OK and they’ll say no – but are they being…
A crackdown on lying in politics could backfire
How do you know a politician is lying? Their lips are moving. We’ve all heard the joke. Even in these…
Blame vegans for the ‘anti-vegan backlash’
Is the vegan revolution over? An “anti-vegan backlash” has “made Britain fall back in love with meat,” according to the Daily…
Soap operas have lost the plot
Soap bombshells are nothing new, but the land of light TV entertainment was rocked by some real-life drama this week:…
In defence of Slough
In the 1930s, Sir John Betjeman wrote a poem calling for bombs to fall on it, in 2001 David Brent…
