The brilliance of Harry Kane
I’ve been wondering for years who Harry Kane reminded me of, and it finally came to me last night watching…
The BBC can no longer ignore its anti-Semitism problem
I don’t think I’ve ever been more wrong than when I was booed in a synagogue around twenty years ago.…
What’s really causing anti-Semitism in British schools
Sir David Bell’s report into anti-Semitism in schools (which will be published this afternoon but has been widely trailed) is…
Sally Rooney and an unexpected upside of the Palestine Action ban
The advice on which former Home Secretary Yvette Cooper based her proscription of Palestine Action has never been published. My…
The chutzpah of Ed Miliband
The yiddish word chutzpah is often defined as when a man who has murdered both his parents pleads for clemency…
Zack Polanski’s downfall can’t come soon enough
As Tali Fraser points out in this week’s magazine, with the Greens on around 11 per cent in the polls and Restore…
Must the Free Palestine mob march on October 7?
It is the third anniversary of the killing of 1,200 Israelis by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, the worst such massacre…
Proportional voting will usher in a sectarian Britain
Andy Burnham’s pledge to change our voting system – and his vow at last year’s Labour conference that ‘Proportional Representation’s…
How Kemi Badenoch saved the Tories
Most voters have no idea they are happening, but party conferences can set the tone for what follows. Last year’s…
Is Wayne Rooney the greatest Jewish athlete of all time?
There’s a well-worn joke that the shortest book ever published is ‘Great Jewish Sporting Heroes’. We Jews are known for…
Why is the BBC taking sides in the Ed Sheeran Gaza row?
Until the past few days, no one has either known or cared what Ed Sheeran thinks about Israel. More to…
Mehdi Hasan is losing the argument on hijabs in schools
When you title your book Win Every Argument, you create the very definition of a hostage to fortune. So it’s…
We are already at war with Iran
Of all the inane – not to say stupid – comments by Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister, his remark…
The joy of walking out of a bad play
I get on well with my sister. We speak most days, although I’ve noticed a certain froideur recently. It took…
The NUJ’s grotesque Jason Arday rant is the final straw
I’ve been a member of the National Union of Journalists for decades. Every month, as the £32 direct debit slips…
Clacton shows how unserious Reform UK still is
First it was Nigel versus the establishment. Now it’s Nigel versus the police (although perhaps they’re part of the same…
Zia Yusuf has become a liability for Reform
Zia Yusuf is a man of remarkable and rare gifts. His parents are immigrants from Sri Lanka who worked in…
Benjamin Netanyahu isn’t blocking peace in Gaza
As is so often the case when it comes to coverage of Israel and the Middle East, much of the…
Antisemitism is now part of life in Britain
It’s a toss-up as to which is the least surprising: today’s new Community Security Trust figures showing another surge in…
What does this Labour MP have against the Union Jack?
If you’ve driven through Temple Fortune in northwest London recently you’ll have noticed (as in many other places) a rather…
The strange relationship between Qatar and the ICC
Last month, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan KC, was suspended after an investigation into a series of…
It’s a disgrace that Ed Miliband is Foreign Secretary
In my four decades in and around Westminster, I have met plenty of wrong ’uns and seen lots of scandals…
Burnham is doomed if he listens to Labour MPs on immigration
As Andy Burnham prepares to take over as Prime Minister, we still have no idea who will be the next…
Why Count Binface could beat Farage
It looks like it’s going to be a straight fight between Nigel Farage and Count Binface to be the next…
Is any Labour MP brave enough to admit the truth about Andy Burnham?
There’s been much comment on the appointment of James Purnell as Andy Burnham’s chief of staff. Along with the widely…
