What Tsarist Russia tells us about anti-Semitism in Britain today
During the autumn of 1888, as London’s East End erupted in panic following the Whitechapel murders, blame was soon cast…
How Hitler came to define Western morality
‘A century ago, the most potent moral figure in Western society was Jesus Christ. Now it is Adolf Hitler. Perhaps…
The state completely failed Valdo Calocane’s victims
On June 13, 2023, a mentally ill man named Valdo Calocane went on a rampage in Nottingham, murdering 65-year-old caretaker…
The Green party is playing with fire in Gorton
A good pub quiz question in the year 2050 will go something like this: ‘True or false, the “green” in…
The martyrdom of Chris Kaba
In The Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe’s great satirical look at 1980s New York, a white Wall Street trader accidentally…
Keep children out of politics
In Citizens, his account of the French Revolution, Simon Schama wrote how the Jacobins recruited children into ‘relentless displays of…
Starmerism was always doomed to fail
Numerous civil servants have recalled their first encounter with Labour ministers following their election victory last year. After the new…
The case for narcotics licences
I’ve just been in New York for the first time in two decades. It’s a young person’s city, it has…
Lucy Connolly is in prison because of her politics
Childminder Lucy Connolly was caring for infants at her home in Northampton on July 29 last year when she heard…
Labour’s demographic crisis
It’s local election week in Britain (stifles yawn) and a chance to observe the exciting next generation of political idealists.…
Trump is going to give us a thousand years of woke
I try to avoid expressing strong opinions on foreign party politics, because I enjoy the luxury of not having to.…
What really scares people about Adolescence
Two books I read in my teens made me want to be a writer. One, Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch, appeared when…
Why Britain isn’t standing up for Canada
In May 1940, days after the Dunkirk evacuation, the Churchill defender Andreas Koureas recalls how the great British war leader…
Why Elon Musk cares about Britain’s sinking reputation
Diaspora politics is a funny old thing, a form of loyalty that is often coloured by nostalgia and deeply unconnected…
Stuff of legends: the surprising truth about old myths
I visited Mycenae for the first time this autumn. While the ruins of classical Athens can seem almost familiar, the…
The right reason to give back the Elgin marbles
I took my daughter to Athens for a short holiday at half-term. She is studying Ancient Greek at GCSE, which…
Why Britain should actually woo Trump
We went to Skye last year on a family holiday – an amazing island, beautiful scenery, so many great people.…
We have no idea how many people are living in Britain
A few years ago, a conspiracy theory was born, based on the idea that the population of Britain was far…
Donald Trump is still the funniest politician of our age
Donald Trump is arguably the most unsuitable candidate of any major western political party in living memory, let alone leader…
Elon Musk has a point about free speech in Britain
If there is one thing that can be said about Elon Musk, whether you like him or not, he is…
Is Britain falling apart?
My brand is pessimism so I’m wary of flogging it to death or becoming a parody of myself, but it’s…
How bad will a Labour government be?
I’m old enough to remember the sense of optimism, hope and promise felt when Tony Blair was elected back in…
The plot to erase the Anglo-Saxons
Sea-thieves messenger, deliver back in reply, tell your people this spiteful message, that here stands undaunted an Earl with his…
Britain isn’t a free country
I’m old enough to remember when ‘it’s a free country’ was a phrase people used in conversation. It feels like…
