Europe’s leaders are finally waking up on immigration – but is it too late?
The impressive shift in the terms of trade of the immigration debate in the last 24 hours proves one unlikely proposition:…
The lethality of ‘Islamophobia’ accusations
The debate over an official definition of Islamophobia is reaching a crescendo – with Dominic Grieve’s proposed definition in the…
Is this the man who can defeat France’s Islamists?
When France played Algeria in their national stadium, the Stade de France, in 2001, the French player Thierry Henry said…
A tribute to Blair Wallace, a hero of the Troubles
The names of leading republicans like Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness and Bobby Sands are well known, but how many in…
The rise and fall of Leo Varadkar
Leo Varadkar, who resigned yesterday, has certainly earned his place in the history of Anglo-Irish relations as one of the…
Why does the Met prioritise Palestine marchers over Londoners?
If you want an illustration of one of the things that is wrong with the Metropolitan Police, you need only…
The post-Brexit crisis in Northern Ireland is finally over
Rishi Sunak, with almost daily input from Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the Democratic Unionist Party leader, has just delivered a deal…
Ireland’s security freeloading is a threat to the West
Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Downing Street Declaration – one of the key building blocks of the Northern Irish…
Biden can no longer afford to indulge Irish nationalism
For the British government, the Biden visit to Belfast posed one major exam question: would the pageantry of a pan-nationalist…
Why David Trimble mattered
David Trimble, who died yesterday afternoon at the age of 77, played a seminal role in forging the Good Friday Agreement…
Can Priti Patel’s asylum shake-up help Britain take back control?
Every Home Secretary is forced to confront the cold political realities of the office. What they set out to deliver…
