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The Brexit deal gives Northern Ireland an extraordinary opportunity
Ulster says No. So went the Unionist slogan against the Anglo-Irish Agreement which paved the way to ending the Troubles…
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Don’t be such a chicken about Chick-fil-A
While never having felt any previous urge to dine in Reading, I now find myself trying to secure a table…
The question a second referendum must ask
Mostly I stay confident the Prime Minister’s team are playing a weak hand badly, but my confidence does occasionally falter.…
Even in New York they’re going nuts over Brexit
At the New Yorker Festival party in mid-October, my astute colleague hardly needed the caution. But you know how at…
Is living at sea the best way to escape this Brexit nightmare?
The first time I was ever commissioned by the Daily Mail, the voice on the phone said: ‘You used to…
Donald Trump is key to Boris Johnson’s survival
There are so many problems confronting our polity this week that it is almost impossible to write about any of…
A Brexit deal will completely change the electoral landscape
Expect the unexpected has been the rule in British politics these last few years. But even so, few would have…
How I plan to win a Bafta
I’ve nearly finished my latest screenplay, Drift. It’s a reimagining of a British imperial atrocity which took place in Natal…
John McDonnell is taking back control
Over the past few weeks, rumours have swirled in Westminster that the Labour party has acquired a new leader —…
Why I welcome the collapse of Facebook’s currency
When Facebook announced details earlier this year of a global digital currency called Libra — backed by a roll call…
We selfish gits must wear the name with pride
I walked down Villiers Street to Embankment Tube station. In front of me were two Extinction Rebels, a mother and…
How the BBC can achieve real diversity
Exciting news from the BBC, where every employee has just received a flyer from the Director-General, Lord Hall, informing them…
Asians are doing too well – they must be stopped
Riddle: when is discrimination against a historically disadvantaged racial minority perfectly legal? Answer: when they do too well. The first…
All ages are gullible – including our own
In the great days of the Daily Telegraph’s Peter Simple column, when I was a youth, that acid but hilarious…
Are Boris’s hedge-fund pals conspiring to ‘short the UK’? I doubt it
Minding my own business at 67 Pall Mall — the private members’ club favoured by oenophile West End hedge-fund managers…
If Boris snogged Nick Robinson, would he be forgiven?
Manchester It could be caused by desperation, but this Tory conference is very jolly. At last there is something to…
Will Leave voters forgive a Brexit delay?
‘It is definitely less than 50 per cent,’ says one Downing Street source when asked about the chances of a…
Sorry, sir, we only stock books we agree with
I was on my way to the pub the other evening, about seven o’clock, rain lashing down on my head,…
At last, the TV-hogging space invaders have returned to university
‘Hands up which other university parents are bloody glad to have got rid of their lumpen, food-gobbling, space-invading kids…’ When…
Why Downing Street still hasn’t named a new Bank governor
Private secretary: ‘The Bank of England governorship, Prime Minister… opposition MPs have been saying it’s a political stitch-up and calling…
The rule of law has become the rule of lawyers
Is that enormous silver spider that Lady Hale wore her badge of office? If so, it is appropriate. The Supreme…
The Tory party depends on winning over Leave-voting Labour seats
A Prime Minister held in No. 10 against his will. The very notion seems absurd, but this is essentially what is…
Eight reasons why I know I’m a Conservative
‘Why don’t you just join the Liberal Democrats?’ If I’ve heard that once in the past couple of years I’ve…
The world is stuck in a debt trap
I don’t usually get up early just for an appointment at a bank. Yet last Tuesday in New York, I…
At least Thomas Cook’s fall allows ministers to look in control
It’s not obvious that the state has a moral obligation to repatriate holidaymakers whenever a tour operator goes bust, as…
