World

The left’s favorite F-word

18 September 2025 8:22 pm

Randi Weingarten, the US teachers’ union boss, has screeched out a new book: Why Fascists Fear Teachers. That’s right. If you thought the problem in our schools…

Don’t cry for Jimmy Kimmel

18 September 2025 7:44 pm

The defenestration of the supposed talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, for the inflammatory remarks that he made during the monologue…

Full text: King Charles’s speech at the state banquet

18 September 2025 6:41 pm

Mr President, Mrs Trump, it is with great pleasure that my wife and I welcome you to Windsor Castle on…

Full text: Donald Trump’s state banquet speech

18 September 2025 6:27 pm

It’s a singular privilege to be the first American president welcomed here. And if you think about it, it’s a…

Healey’s Palantir deal is a major boost for Britain’s army

18 September 2025 5:00 pm

President Donald Trump’s unprecedented (depending on your benchmark) state visit to the United Kingdom is underway and the deals are…

Trump’s state visit could not be going better

18 September 2025 4:41 pm

So, the Donald was on his best behavior after all. There had been rumours flying around that President Trump would…

Rand Paul needles fired CDC director Susan Monarez

18 September 2025 5:28 am

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul and recently-fired CDC director Susan Monarez exchanged “testy” words about vaccines in a Senate hearing today.…

Splitsville defends monogamy

18 September 2025 5:13 am

The new comedy Splitsville amusingly diagnoses several urgent social ills. The film mocks those who treat marriage not as an…

Of course the Kirk suspect is a far-leftist

18 September 2025 2:34 am

Why was Charlie Kirk murdered? After the horrifying killing of the right-wing activist last week, the focus of American law enforcement and the world’s media has turned to the political leanings and…

Israel is waging war for war’s sake

18 September 2025 12:57 am

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has begun the most senseless battle in the history of Israel. Two conscript divisions with…

Sucking up to Trump is not in Britain’s interest

17 September 2025 11:17 pm

Donald Trump’s second state visit to Britain this week is a spectacle, but the real significance lies away from the…

Why Putin’s military drills are good news for the West

17 September 2025 11:01 pm

Another Russian military exercise is over, and some Western commentators would have us believe that we ought to be heaving…

How I came to (reluctantly) like Trump

17 September 2025 10:34 pm

The Donald is in Britain. As a holidaymaker used to budget flights, I associate Stansted airport, where Trump landed last…

Khan: Trump has fanned flames of far right

17 September 2025 9:55 pm

Sadiq Khan has taken to the august pages of the Guardian today to vent about the US President, just hours…

Pedro Sanchez’s pro-Palestine obsession is damaging Spain

17 September 2025 9:38 pm

‘Today Spain shines as an example and as a source of pride. It’s [giving] an example to the international community…

Ex-Labour councillor charged over Westminster honeytrap scandal

17 September 2025 9:30 pm

Well, well, well. This morning news has come that 28-year-old Oliver Steadman, a former Labour councillor, has been charged with…

Will we face the truth about Britain’s bogus mental health crisis?

17 September 2025 9:14 pm

Is it really the case that a majority of Gen Z have experienced mental health problems? Researchers from University College…

Don’t project your lifestyle agendas onto Tyler Robinson

17 September 2025 8:47 pm

Charlie Kirk, conservative commentator and essential piece of the Trumpworld media ecosystem, is dead, allegedly at the hands of an…

Trump’s steel tariffs will make Britain suffer

17 September 2025 7:06 pm

Over the course of President Trump’s state visit, we can expect lots of investments by the giants of American industry…

School teachers should not be allowed to work from home

17 September 2025 6:23 pm

Teacher recruitment and retention have been associated with the word ‘crisis’ since I joined the profession thirty years ago. But…

Welcome to the age of reluctant socialism

17 September 2025 5:52 pm

There are no revolutionaries in Europe’s streets. No communists marching on parliament buildings. If anything, the continent has seen a…

Britain is in a fresh cost of living crisis

17 September 2025 5:34 pm

Prices are continuing to rise. Consumer inflation stayed at 3.8 per cent last month – matching the figure recorded in July…

Rachel Reeves’s legacy is going to be dismal

17 September 2025 4:58 pm

For some time, the Budget on 26 November has been looking as if it might be Rachel Reeves’ final fling…

Trump will be on his best behaviour for King Charles

17 September 2025 4:31 pm

The Donald has touched down in Britain for his unprecedented second state visit. It makes sense in a way that…

Britain is becoming a nation of hermits

17 September 2025 3:30 pm

The malign effects of the Covid lockdowns continue to reveal themselves. The latest confirmation of the baleful legacy of that…