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…
Keir Starmer is right to cut foreign aid
It was inevitable that the announced cut to Britain’s international aid budget would cause a stir. The curtailment earlier this…
Sam Fender is right about white privilege
Teaching working-class young men that they benefit from ‘white privilege’ is having a detrimental effect on a generation of boys,…
Why progressive activists feel superior
Left-wing activists are less likely to understand or listen to people with conservative beliefs, compared to the rest of the…
Why is Tom Hanks mocking Trump supporters?
We have long become accustomed to actors holding and sharing their progressive political views. So when David Tennant opened the…
The battle against DEI has never been more vital
It was only a matter of time before the rollback of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies in the workplace…
In defence of The Apprentice’s Jana Denzel
The front page of the Sun today pronounced that a star on the television show The Apprentice has quit for using ‘racist…
What Gen Z gets wrong about ‘racist’ Britain
Nearly half of Generation Z believes that Britain is a racist country, and a similar proportion say that they aren’t…
Why children peddle conspiracy theories
Teenagers today are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, and that is a very bad thing indeed. This was…
Lego isn’t homophobic
To the surprise of millions of children today, and to their parents who loved the toy when they were youngsters…
Why Britons can’t stop stealing
We were once known as a nation of shopkeepers. We are now a nation of shoplifters. As the Times reported last week,…
Jeremy Corbyn and the curse of the eternal 1968ers
Help the aged. Really, someone should help the aged. By this I don’t mean the poor pensioners who’ve been hit…
The triumph and tragedy of Tony Slattery
Tony Slattery was outrageously funny. And he was funny because he was outrageous. The actor and comedian, who died yesterday…
What Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg owe to the mainstream media
Censorship and the silencing of dissenting voices has been a defining feature of the 21st century. It’s curious, because it wasn’t…
Facebook is no place for politics
There was much jubilation yesterday among advocates of free speech following the news that Mark Zuckerberg is to relax restrictions on free…
Why we should be worried about Labour’s ‘Islamophobia’ plans
Is there a problem with Islamophobia? The problem is the word ‘Islamophobia’ itself. What does it actually mean, and what…
Forgive Stephen Fry for supporting Stonewall
There has been much indignation at the roll-call of those ennobled in the New Year Honours. There’s been bewilderment that…
Chocolat doesn’t need a trigger warning
Trigger warnings have become a totemic feature of our times, symptomatic of an age that is both hopelessly fragile and…
There’s no such thing as a neutral centrist
Does religion matter in politics today? It certainly does, at least if you pose as someone who is neutral, as…
Why men join the manosphere
The obsession with ‘toxic masculinity’ shows no sign of abating. As reported this weekend, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, has…
No, Keir Starmer: Brits don’t want ‘change’
Change. If one word can embody the political philosophy of Keir Starmer, it’s this one. The Prime Minister is ever…
