The progressive imperialism of Keir Starmer’s Palestine policy
There are two ways to look at Sir Keir Starmer’s call for the Prime Minister ‘to press for a renewed…
Why our constituency names should celebrate Britain’s history
The real story of the proposed boundary changes is not which MPs might end up seatless or whether the new…
Does Google really understand racism?
Opponents of the new racial extremism typically object that it vilifies white people in much the same way that classical…
Boris's media critics are missing the real story
The five most frustrating words a journalist can hear are: ‘This is not a story’. Over the years, I have…
The BBC cannot survive many more scandals
The BBC is still investigating one of its journalists almost one week after it emerged she had tweeted ‘Hitler was…
Westminster must stop Sturgeon's separatist empire-building
It is so rare to see a Conservative push back against devolution creep that I didn’t believe my eyes at…
The Tories, Islam, and the importance of pluralism
The Conservatives will be relieved that an independent investigation has not found the party to be institutionally racist, though relief…
Tala Halawa and the progressive media’s anti-Semitism blindspot
The tale of Tala Halawa has an ever-mounting horror to it: each sentence is more disturbing than the last. First…
Why is a Jewish lecturer being investigated for mocking Corbyn?
It’s a tale worthy of Kafka. Dr Pete Newbon, a lecturer in humanities at Northumbria University, is being investigated by…
In praise of Kate Forbes's Christian faith
Politics tends to attract people who consider themselves and their every mundane word and deed an example of great bravery.…
Sturgeon’s new cabinet reveals a dearth of talent
Nicola Sturgeon’s cabinet reshuffle is an object lesson in making a very limited talent pool go a long way. John…
Don't compare Israel to Hamas
No, not this time, Boris. The Prime Minister’s ‘both sides’ response to the terrorist attacks on Israel underscores how Western…
The SNP has no mandate for a second referendum
Tom Bradby got them started. On Friday night, the News at Ten anchor opined that ‘if the SNP can assemble…
Tony Blair states the obvious
If there is more joy in Heaven over one devolutionist who repenteth, the celestial jubilations must be in full roar…
Why the Cummings row won't harm Boris
It’s hard not to agree with those who believe that Boris Johnson, forced into the second Covid-19 lockdown, did say the…
Scotland’s Mean Girls election
Presented for whatever is the opposite of your edification, an exchange between the leaders of Scotland’s main political parties. The…
The SNP cannot win a mandate for indyref2
This week’s Holyrood election debate should not be allowed to pass without noting how it highlighted the dismal state of…
The SNP’s England obsession
There is a whiff of something in the current Scottish Parliament elections. It’s not quite strong enough to call it…
Salmond and Galloway are the worst of both worlds
The death of the Duke of Edinburgh has paused campaigning in the Scottish Parliament election, which provides an opportunity to…
Salmond could spark a nationalist war over Europe
There was a Scooby Doo moment in Alex Salmond’s campaign launch on Tuesday. Something that made me think: ‘Ruh-roh’. The…
The economic case for the Union isn't enough
There is a certain kind of critic of independence who hears the news that public funding for Scotland is 30…
What we still don’t know about the Salmond affair
The inquiry into the Alex Salmond affair has concluded that Nicola Sturgeon misled parliament and potentially breached the ministerial code.…
George Galloway is toxic to the Unionist cause
My mob originates, we have come to assume, from somewhere in Ireland, though exactly where we don’t know. Humza Yousaf,…
Was the civil service compromised by the Salmond affair?
The fallout from David Davis’s intervention in the Alex Salmond affair is all about the messages. The texts which the…
Scottish Tories must be more than the angry party of no
Among the many challenges facing Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has been the question of definition. It is difficult to…
