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Why we must make an example of Shamima Begum
The three most popular justifications for punishment under the law all (as it happens) begin with R. They are retribution,…
Why I hate ‘the n-word’
One of the depressing aspects of writing a column attuned to social hypocrisy is so rarely running short of new…
What’s the worst line of business you could be in, if we’re heading for no deal?
What’s the very worst line of business you could be in, if we’re heading for a no-deal Brexit? Not finance,…
Carrying cash is becoming a minority occupation like smoking
The BBC reported on Tuesday that the proposed closure of Honda’s plant at Swindon was largely caused by the prospect…
How to solve Europe’s Nato problem
There are four major power blocs in the world — the United States, Russia, China and the EU. Of these,…
The Independent Group can’t survive just on anti-Corbyn hatred
I once came up against Mike Gapes in a fraternal game of five-a-side football played at the Elephant and Castle…
The full Delingpole: why I stripped naked and posted the video online
It was a bright Sunday afternoon and I was harmlessly at my desk, minding my own business, when from the…
The UK car industry is reversing back to the 1970s
When I wrote a fortnight ago, in the context of Nissan’s decision not to build its new X-Trail model at…
It turns out I sound much cleverer in French
On Tuesday, Le Monde published a piece it had commissioned from me to explain why, from a British point of…
If Corbyn’s not in the lead now, he never will be
Statistically, a Tory victory at the next election is unlikely. British voters tend not to grant a fourth term to…
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My diversity targets for the BBC
Terrible news for gay broadcasters — the BBC has only one year to meet a diversity target which says that…
The day I had enough of experts
‘Don’t even try,’ said the man on the car deck as Brittany Ferries’ Finistère tied up on the dock in…
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Without forgiveness, we’re all doomed
Over Christmas, I digitised slides from my twenties. In many an unidentified photograph, I didn’t recognise the scene. Where was…
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What would Keynes make of a looming no-deal Brexit?
‘It is seldom wise to sacrifice a present evil for a doubtful advantage in the future,’ wrote John Maynard Keynes…
The genius of Titania McGrath
I am in a small minority in turning off the news when it is not about Brexit. The slow, agonising…
The Tories have never been less prepared for a general election
‘What would a Conservative manifesto say on Brexit?’ Many Tories consider this question a slam-dunk argument against an early election.…
Trump is divisive. He splits his opposition perfectly
Washington, DC Donald Trump, the unity president — doesn’t sound right, does it? Trump is, we know, divisive. Under his…
Arthritis, nerve pain and chronic fatigue: my life with Lyme disease
Some medical experts claim that Lyme disease is worse than cancer. It’s not a competition, but I do know one…
The Nissan move shows Britain is losing its competitive edge
Has ‘Jay’ Powell gone wobbly, or does he know something we don’t? That was the question being asked after the…
Is it society’s job to stop people singing racist jokes?
Where would you rather come from, Pakistan or Liverpool? Assuming you were somehow given a retrospective choice in the matter.…
Why are we allowing ourselves to be held to ransom by has-been Irish militants?
When politics goes round in circles, the columnist inevitably revisits issues that would have been sorted if only everyone read…
The super rich aren’t all bad – some even pay their taxes
Paying tax — which many of us have been doing this week before HMRC’s 31 January deadline — is a…
Could Kamala Harris be the Democrats’ dream antidote to Trump?
Washington, DC It’s no secret that President Donald Trump has women problems. His relationship with his wife seems strained. Feminists…
The EU’s hard-border bluff will soon collapse – and then it can get serious about Brexit
The House of Commons does work better than it seems to, I promise you. When a big subject comes up,…
When ‘politician’ is the biggest insult of them all
This column has laughed before at the BBC’s satirical wit in having a slot called ‘Reality Check’ on Brexit. If…
