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Iceland’s ‘No’ vote is a warning to Europe
This summer, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, bluntly told the American Council on Foreign Relations think tank that…
The unlikely defenders of Milo Yiannopoulos
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained and deported British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos last week. The official X account of the Department of Homeland Security posted…
Ali G and the death of comedy
Ali G: Who Iz I? is set to hit cinema screens next month. The return of this bling-bedecked denizen of…
Will the shadow chancellor scrap inheritance tax?
In Toryworld, big changes are afoot. Kemi Badenoch has started with the personnel: out goes Priti Patel, replaced as foreign…
Katie Lam gets Cleverly’s old brief
Of all the 26 Tory MPs elected in the new intake, none has grabbed more headlines than Katie Lam. A…
Revealed: the new Tory MPs promoted to Badenoch’s shadow cabinet
MPs from the 2024 intake are being appointed to the Conservative shadow cabinet as part of Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle, The…
Badenoch bets on a new economy team
Today is the day that Kemi Badenoch settles all family business. A Tory reshuffle that was expected to be small…
Priti Patel out as Kemi Badenoch shuffles her team
It seems that the shadow cabinet reshuffle is less of an event and more of a process. Traditionally, these events…
Has the internet killed comedy?
The comedians have bolted. Once, they were confined to underground clubs, scheduled radio, sitcoms and panel shows. But no more.…
The great lie of ‘multi-faith’ prayer rooms
Waiting in the ITN greenroom before a television appearance recently, I spotted a sign in the corridor for the multi-faith…
Simon Woolley is not fit to lead a Cambridge college
A man stands at a rally in Trafalgar Square, ranting that Jason Arday was murdered in a ‘lynching’ and ‘public assassination’ by…
I’m not convinced keeping PC Harper’s killers in jail is justified
Just in time to meet his self-imposed deadline of early September, the Prime Minister has found a way of preventing two cop-killers from returning to the…
Why does Labour have a problem with flexible working?
Most waiters and waitresses don’t dream of doing the job forever. Being a ‘plate juggler’ or garçon is hard work and can…
The trouble with humanities
Sociology is an academic discipline that I generally steer clear of. It seems as full of trendy guff as Education.…
How Denmark’s royals could help defend Greenland from Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s bloviation about Greenland has been near-constant since he became president elect in November 2024. In the intervening period,…
We are witnessing a managed collapse in the justice system
After weeks of pressure, the Prime Minister has announced that the men who killed on-duty policeman Andrew Harper will not…
We don’t need to be afraid of the Greens any more
There’s an ungallant phrase from the old days, generally used by men, the rotters; ‘Coyote Ugly’ which refers to the…
Why are French kids’ school bags so heavy?
It’s that time of year again in Paris, when the cool breeze and light rain announce the arrival of the…
Is this the way to fix a university education?
Although it has been many – many – years since I was a student, I’ve never forgotten looking at my…
Poland’s homeland defence strategy puts Britain to shame
Russia has demanded that Britain either reverse its ‘hostile line’ on Ukraine or face a direct attack on military targets.…
Nepal must learn from the Rasuwa floods
When I first heard the news that the Rasuwa region in Nepal had been seriously flooded, I barely paid attention.…
Wilderness and war are changing Chernobyl forever
Dappled light falls across the lobby of Pripyat’s abandoned Hospital No. 126, now so smothered by vegetation that it is…
British citizenship has become meaningless
I went back to my hometown recently, a small suburb in north-west London. I strolled the streets, stopped by the…
Choosing a coffin for my younger brother
Ronnie’s family has been in the same line of work since the 1880s. His office is next door to a…
Why stop at Lake America?
The Irish Rovers sang about the biggest mixup that you have ever seen: he was christened David Anthony, but still…
