World
We’ll never know the truth about Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein killed himself, he did his sex crimes in private and no one who associated with him – much less visited his…
Must we forgive the 7/7 bombers?
‘Bear in mind these dead, I can find no plainer words,’ wrote the Northern Irish poet John Hewitt reflecting on…
Was Easter Island less isolated than we previously thought?
It’s hard to exaggerate how isolated Easter Island was before its discovery by Polynesian sailors eight or nine centuries ago.…
There’s one thing readers enjoy more than a story like The Salt Path
Only last week, I was having lunch when The Salt Path came up in conversation. ‘That’s the one about the…
In defence of Wimbledon’s AI line judge
Does anything work in Broken Britain? You’d be forgiven for wondering when even during our most prestigious sporting tournaments the…
Don’t politicize the Texas flood
It’s early Monday morning here in Central Texas, and the rain just keeps on falling. Over the wettest weekend any…
The UN has become the Taliban’s lapdog
Britain and other western nations have abandoned the women of Afghanistan in pursuit of a UN programme of engagement with…
Don’t trust Starmer to fend off the SEND rebels
Keir Starmer’s government is heading for trouble – again. Last time it was welfare reform, now it’s SEND (special educational…
Has Labour abandoned the steel industry?
We will no doubt hear lots of familiar excuses if later this week, as seems increasingly likely, the British steel…
Brighton council leader reports Rod Liddle to the police
It seems that some people really can’t take a joke… In the magazine this week, Rod Liddle wistfully contemplated the…
Zohran Mamdani wouldn’t mock his own faith
Zohran Mamdani is defensive about his faith and has maintained that his culture is “not a costume.” Why then, New…
Australia’s fascination with the ‘mushroom murders’ must end
After an eight-week trial followed avidly around Australia and the world, and a week’s jury deliberation, Australia’s answer to Lucrezia…
Israel’s campaign to destroy the Houthis has intensified
Last night, Israeli fighter jets struck multiple military targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime in Yemen, marking one of…
The decline of the fact checkers is something to celebrate
For some years now, one of the greatest worries among a certain coterie has been that of ‘misinformation’. This is…
Kemi: Farage is a ‘bullshitter’
What a week it has been in British politics. After the welfare rebellion on Tuesday and then the shambles of…
Could Hebron join the Abraham Accords?
You’ve heard of the two-state solution (or delusion, as I call it). But have you heard of the eight-state solution?…
History does not favour Musk’s new America party
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has announced that he intends to create a new third party in the US…
Why Trump stopped calling on Iran to ‘surrender’
When Donald Trump called on Iran’s Ayatollah to “surrender” during Israel’s recent war the word struck many as jarring –…
Britain’s state pension is about to blow
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says that the changes to the Welfare Bill will ‘give people peace of mind’. Perhaps for…
Ireland will regret its planned Israeli settlements trade ban
If Ireland’s foreign affairs minister expected plaudits from EU leaders for the republic’s looming ban on Israeli settlement goods, he…
Britain’s high streets have become unhappy, dangerous places
Supermarket staff in London are now serving customers from inside glass and metal cages. The unveiling of such desperate security…
The terrifying crimes of the Latvian KGB
For a gateway into hell, the innocuous brown wooden front door of 61 Freedom Street in downtown Riga is surprisingly…
It’s time to arm the police
Displays of sheer physical bravery are always impressive. Having been in precisely one real fight in my life, I enormously…
Do men really want more paternity leave?
How do you solve a problem like modern fatherhood? According to Jonathan Reynolds, Secretary of State for Business and Trade,…
How Britain came to dominate Formula 1
This weekend, Formula One returns to where it all started 75 years ago: Silverstone. But although the first F1 Grand…
