Clarissa Hard

Where are the Western feminists standing up for Iran’s women?

13 January 2026 5:00 pm

As Iranians revolt against the brutal Islamic theocracy that has throttled their civilisation since 1979, striking images of young Persian…

The trouble with Khan’s New Year’s fireworks

2 January 2026 9:37 pm

Despite the pyrotechnic glories of London’s New Year fireworks, 2026 started off with a whimper rather than a bang. The…

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How terrorism changed Christmas

26 December 2025 4:30 pm

Christmas is traditionally a time of joy, merriment and peace on Earth. Not so in the little town of Erbach, Germany,…

It’s time to legalise pepper spray

6 November 2025 5:00 pm

When faced with mortal peril, the average member of the British public might prefer to defend themselves with something more…

Should this teacher really have been struck off?

28 October 2025 10:18 pm

Alex Lloyd, a former teacher and head of sixth form in Bournemouth, has been drummed out of the profession for…

Britain’s unofficial blasphemy laws have been decades in the making

14 October 2025 5:55 pm

Defenders of free expression can breathe a collective sigh of relief. Hamit Coskun – the man who burnt a Quran…