The music at the heart of the Duke’s funeral
Every detail of today’s funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is likely to be pored over in the days…
The good guys have lost
There was much rejoicing among Britain’s Islamists last week when the thinktank and campaigning organisation Quilliam announced that it was…
Normal life matters
I wonder exactly when we agreed that it is more of a priority to gather with strangers than to meet…
Preaching to the converted
The fake fight against ‘gay therapy’
The C of E’s new religion
With a heavy heart I must return once more to the subject of the Church of England. I recognise that…
There is no justification for supporting the IRA
Roy Greenslade held a number of prominent positions in Fleet Street over the course of a long career. But he…
Will Alan Rusbridger apologise for the Guardian’s Republican cell?
Subscribers will know that I wrote in my column for the magazine this week about the revelations by former journalist…
Is there any end to this tunnel?
We should talk about horizons, and the setting of desirable ones. A newspaper gave it a go the other day…
What has the New York Times got against Ayaan Hirsi Ali?
Ayaan Hirsi Ali is not an easy person to cancel. She has survived the brutal murder of her colleague Theo…
The disconnect of Davos Man
You may have missed Ursula von der Leyen’s big speech at Davos last week. Most people did. Perhaps because Davos…
Where will the American right turn now?
Here’s a trick question: who said the following, and when? ‘Serious questions have arisen about the accuracy and reliability of…
History shouldn’t be used against us
Can you feel the fascism yet? You ought to by now, more than a week after Britain leaving the EU.…
Only Trump is to blame for the Capitol chaos
On a recent visit to Central Europe I heard a joke that was going around in those parts, as well…
Liz Truss is right to take on the ‘equalities’ cartel
Yesterday the equalities minister, Liz Truss, gave a speech in which she attempted to lay-out a new direction for the…
The never-ending smugness of the NeverTrumpers
In March 2016 as Donald Trump looked likely to be the Republican party’s nominee to run for president, more than 100 foreign…
China needs to make reparations
It is time we started to talk about reparations. I am not of course referring to the demands made by…
Carole Cadwalladr should now return her Orwell Prize
A small but significant event has just occurred. This morning the legal case between Arron Banks and the journalist Carole…
Truth is in the eye of the beholder
Ever since I saw him in Pensacola, Florida the other week, Donald J. Trump will not leave me alone. Each…
Macron alone
Where is the support for his fight against Islamism?
America sails into the unknown
Washington, DC On election day in the capital there is no thrill in the air, but there is a sound:…
Election notebook
Earlier this summer left-wing activists announced a ‘semi-autonomous zone’ in the Capitol Hill area of Seattle. Denuded of law enforcement…
My week with the baying mob
Portland, Oregon In the days when you could still watch a nature documentary without feeling as if you were sitting…
The transatlantic mask divide
Should we wear our masks? The question has been on my mind as I have been battered that way and…
Conservative comeback
Will the Moore and Dacre appointments be a turning point?
The police’s picky attitude to protests
I’ve never been a great fan of public demonstrations. When I was at university, one of the great causes du…
