The looming ‘Islamophobia’ scandal
Many people are now terrified to say what they think, voice unfashionable opinions, or even let slip the wrong words,…
The ‘Gen Z stare’ is another act of teenage rebellion
The latest complaint made against Generation Z is that its members now frequently assume a blank, glassy-eyed expression of indifference…
The irony of the Afghan resettlement scandal
If there is one wholesale conclusion to be drawn from the Afghan resettlement scheme scandal, it’s that a problem we…
How political ideology corrupted science
Science is no longer regarded or respected as an objective pursuit, one in which the principle of impartiality is sought…
Britain’s mental health crisis isn’t what you think
Britain has a widespread and collective mental health problem – but it’s not what you might think. Specifically, it’s that…
Most people hate their jobs. Get over it
Most people hate their jobs. This is a sad, unfortunate fact of life. But it happens to be an eternal…
The decline of the fact checkers is something to celebrate
For some years now, one of the greatest worries among a certain coterie has been that of ‘misinformation’. This is…
Trial by victimhood has taken over Britain’s courts
We live in a country in which petty grievances and perceived slights abound, and one in which resentments and gripes…
Worrying about migration doesn’t make you an extremist
This country still has a problem with a radical ideology. News that the government’s anti-radicalisation programme, Prevent, now classifies concerns about mass…
The real reason why academics write in gobbledygook
Why can’t academics write properly? Why can’t they express themselves in language that normal people can understand? These are questions…
Katharine Birbalsingh is right about our worship of victimhood
One of the main accusations levelled at the trans movement is that the tidal wave of youngsters claiming to be…
How George Wendt embodied American television
The American sitcom Cheers depicted a Boston bar where everybody knew your name, and its most loyal customer, Norm Peterson,…
The trouble with BBC Verify
Can the BBC ever be objective and unbiased? It’s a question many of us ask ourselves, sometimes in hope, often…
What Starmer’s immigration critics don’t get
Keir Starmer has finally realised that he needs to tackle rising immigration. The Prime Minister said yesterday that Britain risks…
The police have lost it
When hyper-liberal identity politics went into overdrive in that year of madness, 2020, one of the greatest casualties in this…
It shouldn’t be illegal to burn a Quran
We now live in a country where, once more, it appears to be a crime to commit blasphemy. This is…
BBC Bitesize’s communism blindspot
A great exhortation of our times is the need to ‘be kind’. It manifests itself among those who cry ‘refugees…
Trans activists won’t be silenced by the Supreme Court ruling
Many people have been celebrating after the Supreme Court’s declaration that the definition of a woman will indeed be based…
‘Stop Brexit Man’s court victory is a win for free speech
From today, ‘Stop Brexit Man’ is free. This character, whose real name is Steve Bray, the long-standing bane of broadcasters,…
Have we got worse at dealing with stress?
Barely a month seems to pass without a public exhortation to ‘raise awareness’ about the plight of some marginal section…
Why is Keir Starmer wishing us Eid Mubarak?
In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s Eid. But of course you noticed. You’d have to be living in a cave…
Why are police targeting parents who complained in a school WhatsApp group?
The heavy-handed conduct of the police these days often provokes accusations of ‘Orwellian’ behaviour – and with good reason. There…
London is not as bad as people say
Complaints that ‘London isn’t what it used to be’ or ‘London is a hell-hole these days’ are hardly original or…
The audacity of ‘decolonising’ Shakespeare
It seems to have become an unspoken requirement of recent that anyone in charge of promoting or putting on the…
Why Henry Kelly was popular
For centuries the Irish in this country had been subject to mockery, derision and discrimination – even though there is…