World
Did Bibi miscalculate?
In her new memoirs, 107 Days, Kamala Harris recounts that in July 2024 she had an important meeting about Israel and the…
This is Labour’s last chance to save the ECHR
One of Kemi Badenoch’s biggest announcements ahead of Conservative party conference was her pledge to leave the European Convention on…
Boris: I went too far on net zero
The former prime minister may not be at Conservative party conference, but he’s still managing to create headlines. Boris Johnson…
Kemi takes a pop at Scottish lobby
To the Scottish Tory reception at Conservative Party conference, where leader Kemi Badenoch gave a rather punchy address before popping…
Jews don’t need Tommy Robinson
It is doubtless apocryphal, but it’s said that when Ernest Bevin heard someone say that Aneurin Bevan was his own…
The mainstreaming of leftist violence
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Democratic lawmakers and commentators found themselves in a quandary. On the one hand,…
Sébastien Lecornu’s exit is a humiliation for France – and for Macron
In a sensational development, Sébastien Lecornu has resigned as prime minister of France. His departure, after 27 days in office,…
Are the Tories really the party of ‘fiscal prudence’?
The message the Tories want you to leave their conference with is that they are the party of prudence. The…
Britain’s Jews must stay and fight
Britain once prided itself on being different from France, Belgium and Germany, where Jewish blood was repeatedly spilled on European…
We’re all doomed if English literature students can’t read books
The question has changed, as one Oxford don noted wanly on social media, from ‘What are you reading at university?’ to ‘Are…
Badenoch’s ECHR pledge could be the start of a Tory revival
Kemi Badenoch’s announcement that the Conservatives are now irrevocably committed to pulling out of the European Convention on Human Rights…
Judges are finally rediscovering their common sense
Believe it or not, some judges in this country are starting to show signs of having a connection with reality…
Is Greggs losing its way?
For many, it is hard to overstate the appeal of Greggs, one of those rare high street chains that provides…
Wikipedia’s harmful untruths
There was a time when Wikipedia felt like a miracle: a spontaneous, self-governing lexicon arising from the turbid chaos of…
Jenrick: I’m the drug mule of the Tory party
The Tory conference parties are in full flow and the political speeches are underway. At the TaxPayers’ Alliance reception, shadow…
Shabana Mahmood: Government must ‘stem the rising tide of anti-Semitism’
Shabana Mahmood: Government must ‘stem the rising tide of anti-Semitism’ This week, two Jewish people were killed in a terrorist…
Kemi’s conference welcome speech was strange and funereal
The voice of Keir Starmer echoed round the Conservative party’s conference hall. ‘Free of charge digital ID’ chanted the disembodied…
Philp: we’ll deport migrants guilty of antisemitism
To Manchester, where politicians, members and delegates are gathering for the Conservative’s annual party conference. A number of speeches have…
Why Japan doesn’t care about having its first female leader
Japan is to have a female prime minister. Well, probably. Sanae Takaichi, the 64-year-old conservative veteran, has at the third…
Will this be Kemi’s last conference?
The Conservative party conference kicks off today in Manchester. Dominating the headlines is the long-awaited announcement that the next Tory…
The conservative case for Malcolm X
Five years ago, following the murder of George Floyd, a ‘racial reckoning’ shook the West. For some it was a…
Across the world, Christians are being silenced
Last week, a 75-year-old Christian grandmother was bundled into the back of a police van outside a Glasgow hospital. Her alleged crime?…
The Brits who fought in Ukraine deserve to be remembered
Last week, a West End arts venue hosted ‘Indomitable Ukraine’, a war artefacts exhibition with everything from prosthetic legs to…
Why you need Big Balls
Big nicknames come with big responsibilities. And the owner of one of the mightiest monikers – Big Balls – feels…
The celebrity guide to selective outrage
In the West, outrage has become performance art. It’s not about real causes, but about carefully branded ones that play…
