The pointless spectacle of the pro-Palestine march
Now that Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, has defied calls to ban a pro-Palestinian march through London on…
How does releasing mice in McDonald’s help Palestinians?
It is hard to know what to make of the sheer mindless stupidity of some people who claim to support…
The Saudi World Cup is a new low for Fifa
Fifa, world football’s governing body, is an organisation that is devoid of anything resembling a moral compass. In its place,…
Will Muslim voters really desert Labour?
It was always a question of when, not if, the Labour party would start tearing itself apart over the Israel-Hamas…
Is the UN’s leader trying to alienate Israel?
The Secretary General of the United Nations is conventionally thought of as the world’s most high-profile diplomat, charged with the…
India vs Pakistan is the world’s greatest cricket game
An India-Pakistan cricket match is always about much more than just cricket. It is a sporting rivalry and grudge match…
Wayne Rooney and the trouble with football’s big-name managers
Birmingham City’s new American owners are hungry for success and think Wayne Rooney, the former Manchester United and England striker,…
Harvard’s shameful response to the Hamas attacks
Harvard university is at the centre of an unprecedented backlash after some of its students released an inflammatory statement claiming…
What Kevin Keegan gets right and wrong about football pundits
What was Kevin Keegan, the former England and Newcastle manager, thinking when he decided to share his views on ‘lady…
The terrible loss of National Theatre Wales
National Theatre Wales (NTW), the country’s flagship English language company, has warned that it might be forced to close in…
It’s time football scrapped the Saturday afternoon TV blackout
The Premier League needs to wake up and smell the coffee: there is nothing sacrosanct about football matches that kick off…
Did Indian agents kill a Sikh separatist leader in Canada?
Canada has accused India of being behind the assassination of a Sikh-Canadian citizen on its soil – an unprecedented charge…
Why Iran’s opposition failed
Today marks the anniversary of the brutal slaying of 22-year old Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s so-called morality police…
In defence of Harry Maguire
The public mockery of Harry Maguire, the hapless Manchester United and England defender, has moved from being a bit of…
The trouble with Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner, the Labour deputy leader, would have people believe she is made in the mould of Barbara Castle, the radical…
Why were Foreign Office staff ‘in tears’ over Brexit?
Simon McDonald, the former Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Office, really needs to engage his brain before opening his mouth…
Rishi Sunak will have a tougher time than he thinks in India
Rishi Sunak, the first British leader of Indian descent, has to walk an unenviable political tightrope at this weekend’s G20…
The Premier League is in denial about Saudi Arabia
Not all fans of Newcastle United are prepared to turn a blind eye to the Saudi Public Investment Fund’s takeover…
It would be madness for Modi to change India’s name
India’s rulers are apparently unhappy with the country’s name and appear determined to do away with it altogether. They would…
Labour can’t pass the buck for Birmingham’s troubles
Whose fault is it that Labour-controlled Birmingham city council, the country’s biggest local authority, is now effectively bankrupt? The answer,…
Are civil servants taking their revenge?
Jonathan Slater, a former top mandarin at the Department for Education (DfE), has laid the blame for the school building…
It’s laughable for Greeks to say the Elgins are at risk
It is safe to say that there is very little chance of the Elgin Marbles turning up for sale on…
Why India wants to conquer the moon
India – or, to be more precise, its leader Narendra Modi – wants to conquer space. That is why the…
Who cares if Prince William isn’t at the World Cup final?
It is absurd to suggest that Prince William’s non-attendance at the Women’s World Cup final in Australia on Sunday is…
Why is Rishi rolling out the red carpet for MBS?
Why is the government so keen for Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and de facto ruler, to visit…
