World
Why is ESPN ruining NFL RedZone?
Until this week, NFL RedZone stood alone as an untainted representation of hyper fandom in the sports television arena, in…
Can Farage prove that Reform is more than a protest?
The next election will not be won on immigration. Britain has already made up its mind. Voters want it controlled…
Welfare dependency begins at school
Over the past five years, Britain has seen a dramatic rise in the number of people claiming disability benefits. There…
Let’s raise a pint to BrewDog – and hope it bounces back
BrewDog is in trouble. Its beers have been axed by nearly 2,000 pubs. Punk IPA – once a craft beer…
The bloody confessions of a Claire’s Accessories ear piercer
During the early noughties, I pierced hundreds of ears at Claire’s Accessories, the chain store that collapsed into administration last…
Rabbi Sacks’s legacy shines brighter than ever
When King Charles paid tribute to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks following his death in 2020, he called him ‘a light…
Should we believe in the miracles of the first Gen-Z saint?
Today, Pope Leo XIV will perform his first two canonisations, both of which were due to take place earlier this…
Will Trump’s stake sink Intel?
In a move supported by Vermont’s socialist champion, Senator Bernie Sanders, President Donald Trump has arranged for the federal government…
Can Trump fire Lisa Cook for cooking the books?
President’s Trump’s efforts to reign in the administrative state and prod the Federal Reserve to adopt more Trumpian policies took…
Why America’s schools are failing
It seems that every few years America rediscovers that its children can’t read. In 2024, only 30-31 percent of eighth…
Starmer clears out Home Office in reshuffle
On Friday, former Deputy Prime Minister and housing minister Angela Rayner resigned after an ethics probe into her tax affairs…
Mark Thatcher savages Starmer
In Tory world, it is a year for big anniversaries. One hundred years ago, Margaret Thatcher was born; fifty years…
I love Labubu
I don’t recall how it happened. One moment I was a sane member of society, the next I was at…
Starmer has played this reshuffle well
Keir Starmer knows not to waste a crisis. The loss of Angela Rayner has been a huge blow to his…
Reform needs ex-Labour people too
Back in July I wrote in these pages that if too many Tories joined Reform, Nigel Farage’s party would risk…
Britain’s war on free speech is worse than you think
Where do you strike the balance between expression and security? It is a question Americans don’t need to ask. Our…
The problem with Reform’s Lords plan
Not so long ago, an MP was free to earn whatever he liked however he liked, push off without impediment…
The Paper is really, really bad
Making a spin-off of a spin-off is the trickiest task on television, not least because it assumes that the audience…
The Senator from Virginia vs. the Declaration of Independence
At a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia – Hillary Clinton’s 2016 running mate – decided to…
Why Venezuelan F-16s buzzing US warships prove Trump right
First the boat, then the buzz. On Tuesday, an American strike in the Caribbean shredded a vessel ferrying narcotics out…
A farewell to aspirin
At last weekend’s European Society of Cardiology conference in Madrid, a quiet funeral bell tolled for aspirin. The drug has…
Why Gay Times hit the buffers
Gay Times, the longstanding monthly magazine formerly aimed at gay men – but now repurposed as an ‘LGBTQ+’ title –…
Do Druze Lives Matter?
It’s not even 10am, but already the Galilee sun is prickling the back of my neck. I’m standing outside a…
Solar farms are taking over Britain’s countryside
This summer I spent an afternoon, as I do every year, sitting with old friends in their garden a few…
How to dismantle the green industrial complex
Politicians have spent years talking about the need to create ‘green jobs’. In many ways they have succeeded: there are…
