How will attacking the Mona Lisa save the planet?
Now the environmentalists are going after the Mona Lisa. Because of course they are. Just when you thought you couldn’t dislike…
The trouble with Armando Iannucci
Armando Iannucci is a bit of a mystery to me. With shows like The Day Today and The Thick of It, he created…
Why is a Tory MP calling for GB News to be ‘taken off air’?
Well, that didn’t take long. We’re not even 48 hours into the latest Twitterstorm about upstart anti-woke news channel GB…
The danger of politicians trying to demonetise Russell Brand
We must have the most unprincipled, illiberal crop of politicians ever to grace Westminster. Within hours of the House of…
Why eco zealots love to hate Ryanair
There are many reasons why someone might want to throw a cream pie at Michael O’Leary, the motormouth boss of…
Virginia Woolf doesn’t need a trigger warning
Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? Americans, apparently. Or at least that’s the conclusion Vintage US seems to have drawn. The…
The climate ‘crisis’ has nothing to do with the Holocaust
What is it with environmentalists and the Holocaust? Barely a month goes by without some prominent green or another outrageously…
Jonny Bairstow shows how to deal with Just Stop Oil
Give Jonny Bairstow a knighthood. Whatever else happens at the Ashes, or indeed throughout the rest of his cricketing career,…
Free speech is for scumbags, too
It doesn’t take much to get you censored these days. You don’t even need to be that controversial. Believing in…
Mark Zuckerberg won’t kill Twitter
Is Mark Zuckerberg losing his touch? Having just thrown tens of billions at his weird virtual-reality ‘metaverse’, only to see…
The sinister side of making ‘misgendering’ a disciplinary offence
Should ‘misgendering’ someone be a disciplinary offence? One Oxford college seems to think so. Yesterday, Regent’s Park College posted a…
Why is Just Stop Oil targeting the snooker?
Just Stop Oil has finally hit the fossil-fuel barons where it hurts: the World Snooker Championship. Last night, play was disrupted…
Why did Guy Pearce apologise for this trans tweet?
Hollywood actor Guy Pearce has apologised for posting a pro-trans tweet. That’s where we’re at now with the culture war.…
Frankie Boyle isn’t a victim of cancel culture
Has comedian Frankie Boyle become the latest victim of the BBC’s ‘right-wing purge’? Frankie Boyle seems to think so. Following…
Chris Rock’s criticism of Meghan Markle is spot on
The story of Harry and Meghan has often been portrayed as a clash of values between Britain and America. Between…
Blasphemy has become a risky business at British universities
You might have thought that of all the things that could get you in trouble on a university campus today,…
Don’t cancel Jeremy Clarkson
Meghan Markle appears to be on a mission to prove that cancel culture really does exist. It seems that no…
Simon Pegg’s anti-Tory rant is embarrassing
If you haven’t seen Simon Pegg’s viral video about Rishi Sunak yet, you’re in for a real treat. It’s a…
JK Rowling, not Daniel Radcliffe, is the heroine of the gender debate
Some people accuse millennials of being ungrateful and entitled. Sadly, many of our celebrities do little to disabuse the public…
Just stop Just Stop Oil
Why block roads? Why make people’s lives miserable? Who do you think this is going to convince? So go the…
The trouble with 'Bros'
Hollywood and identity politics really is a toxic mix. Awards shows are dominated by hectoring actors. Popcorn fluff must now…
Who's to blame for our censorious students?
Without freedom of speech, you do not have a university. More than any other value, it is freedom of speech…
The truth about Extinction Rebellion
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse – Extinction Rebellion are back! Well, if you thought an unprecedented…
Are students really too fragile for Shakespeare?
What’s the point of a university? Regrettably, that’s a genuine question. The censorship and trigger warnings that are rife on British campuses…
In defence of Beyonce
People complaining about supposedly offensive pop lyrics is hardly anything new. It’s as old as the form itself; never-ending proof…
