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America has lost the war against Islamist terror in Africa
After 9/11, the US built a network of military outposts across the northern tier of Africa to fight a shadow…
After Sunak, who?
Nothing happens, and nothing happens, and then everything happens, the author Fay Weldon once declared. This observation about life’s tendency…
Ireland’s bonkers plan to kill cows to save the planet
You have to hand it to the green movement. When it comes to their increasingly farcical and delusional race towards…
Christian churches are under attack in Pakistan
On Wednesday, 19 churches and more than 80 Christian homes in Pakistan were ransacked after the inhabitants of the city of Jaranwala…
Au revoir to Le Gavroche
You do not need to be a ‘food person’ to know the name Roux. Or to be familiar with Le…
The rise of the popcons
The Republican Party has to come to grips with populism. Donald Trump’s commanding lead in the race for the 2024…
You should read Simon Raven
It is high summer but in the early mornings you can already sense the first thrilling signs of autumn, the…
The National: ‘Can an independent Afghanistan offer lessons for Scotland?’
It’s a tough time for Scottish nationalists these days. Polling for indyref2 remains static while the SNP’s own ratings have…
Elon is offering us a raw deal with X
Elon Musk, the owner of X — once known as Twitter, may she rest in peace — is making Americans…
In praise of the Moscow mule
If called upon to declare the seven greatest cocktails of all time — a Magnificent Seven, as it were —…
China’s property sector is on the brink of disaster – again
Once, not that long ago, few people outside China had heard of the property developer Evergrande. Now it is synonymous…
It’s time to end the rewilding menace
There’s a ghastly predictability to the news that the University of Sussex – in Brighton, naturally – wants to set aside nearly half…
Are we prepared for the end of obesity?
Sixty years ago, my biology teacher told me (so it must have been true) that after the war, some Americans…
Young people don’t even know they’re being taken for a ride
Travelling home on the train last week, I heard the dulcet sounds of political discourse drifting towards me across the…
Watch: hapless Humza refuses to back the Lionesses
Oh dear. Hapless Humza Yousaf has tripped up again. The flailing First Minister of Scotland was today asked by Radio…
Nicolas Sarkozy’s Russia intervention is a disgrace
Team Putin has this week gained a new and vaguely prominent supporter: Nicolas Sarkozy, the disgraced former President of France.…
Joe Biden isn’t reactive enough to be president
At tragic moments, like the deadly fires in Hawaii, our nation expects the president to speak to all of us…
Khan spends £220,000 on ‘Maaate’ campaign
Good old Sadiq Khan: the right-on left-winger who never met a camera he didn’t like. The Mayor of London hit…
How was Lucy Letby able to operate in an NHS hospital?
How was Lucy Letby able to operate as a serial killer in an NHS hospital? Now that the verdicts in…
Who cares if Prince William isn’t at the World Cup final?
It is absurd to suggest that Prince William’s non-attendance at the Women’s World Cup final in Australia on Sunday is…
Why North Korea is accusing the US of racism
After nearly a month of silence, North Korea has finally spoken out about Travis King – the US soldier who dashed…
Why is ‘Cheryl Hole’ on MasterChef?
I don’t really care who takes part in Celebrity MasterChef, partly because I was put off commenting on such matters when…
Why Taiwan’s defense is in the American national interest
Just 38 percent of Americans “support deploying US troops to defend Taiwan from a military attack by China” according to…
Another day, another Labour U-turn
In these turbulent times, it’s good to know there’s one thing we can count on: Keir Starmer’s consistent inconsistency. The…
Talk TV’s interview with Graham Linehan was a disaster
In my time I’ve watched a lot of TV, and so I’ve seen a lot of bad TV. But the…
