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Is Charles Spencer telling the truth about the King?
When Earl Spencer was interviewed by Larry King in 1997, he had nothing but words of praise for the-then Prince…
Sunday shows round-up: Labour quizzed on Burnham’s past Trump comments
Bridget Phillipson: Burnham’s past comments on Trump are ‘no bar to having a strong relationship’ Andy Burnham is expected to…
How did the Archbishop of Canterbury end up in this mess?
‘Sarah, by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England, Member of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council,…
Jews don’t need Andy Burnham’s Yom Kippur platitudes
With Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement beginning today, social media will no doubt soon be humming with supportive messages from…
Here is how Healey can avoid going to the IMF
The loud, wheezy hoot of the pit horn used to signal the end of the shift. Blaring across the town,…
Why do the unions want the Boriswave to settle?
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain status, first announced almost a year ago, are still to…
Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and the ugly new anti-Semitism
Is there a German word for when someone you loathe does something you admire? ‘Feindbewunderung’ perhaps? I’ve been taken aback…
Why are so many photographers Jewish?
The current exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery, Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography, displays work by 38 American…
Autumn is the cruellest season
Autumn has arrived; a transition of colour like a Mark Rothko painting with its softened frayed edges. The introduction of…
Are we diagnosing too many people with ADHD?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder was named in the 1980s, and by the end of that decade forty people in Britain…
The Church of England is destroying itself
Many of Britain’s institutions are being destroyed from within by leaders who do not seem to understand what they are…
Rejoice in the return of Kevin Pietersen
For the decade after his England debut in the technicolour summer of 2005, Kevin Pietersen was the most compelling cricketer…
Why the Civil Service are revolting – again
Many people who work in the Civil Service are revolting. Quite literally in the verbal meaning of the word, and,…
Help! I’ve got a sex offender tattooed on me
Some wear their hearts on their sleeves. Others wear convicted sex offenders on their biceps. The phrase “Rolf Harris tattoo”…
Does Reform really want to win?
Well chaps, it’s over. Reform have buckled under the pressure. The towel has been thrown in. The party in teal…
Trump’s second term has put his legacy in grave peril
Two recent stories sum up the state of Donald Trump’s presidency and underscore the growing gap between him and his…
Andy Burnham’s deafening silence on the Russian threat isn’t sustainable
It’s hard to keep up with what might kill us first. A week ago, the tech-bros were competing to tell…
Michael Nazir-Ali: Pakistani Christians fear backlash over Lambeth Palace award
Pakistani Christians could face renewed persecution following the Archbishop of Canterbury’s decision to withdraw an honour to a leading Muslim…
Peace in Ukraine – or more war in Eastern Europe?
“GREAT NEWS,” hollered @realDonaldTrump on Truth Social yesterday. “Thanks to the bold leadership of my friend, Karol Nawrocki, President of…
MPs to investigate Britain’s Eurovision humiliation
As if MPs haven’t wasted enough time on Gaza, a select committee has found another pressing national crisis to investigate:…
Another AfD win could mean the end for Germany’s embattled chancellor
Just two weeks after the Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, two more state elections are…
The mystery of Canada’s ‘associate membership’ of the EU
EU President Ursula von der Leyen has offered Canada ‘associate membership’ of the EU. No one knows what ‘associate membership’…
Mark Carney will regret tying Canada to the EU
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney says he welcomes the EU’s ‘ambition’ for Canada to become an associate member. He should…
Rebranding net zero is daft
Would renaming the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero really make it easier for the government to persuade the…
Canada’s meaningless relationship with the EU
Canada and the European Union are on the path to forming some sort of a political relationship that no one…
