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In defence of ticket touts
Ticket touts have never been popular. Yet this unpopularity is no warrant for Labour to deprive ticket holders of their…
The Dr. Strangelove taxonomy of DC types
I tweeted the other day that my social life in Trump’s DC is just getting dinner or drinks with a…
Trader Joe’s is a way of life
A young woman recently approached me as I stood outside Trader Joe’s on the corner of 93rd Street and Columbus…
The anti-Masonic roots of the Republican party
I suppose the big anniversary event of the coming new year is the semi-quincentennial of the American Revolution. I’m all…
Will members of the intellectual class let AI rot their brains?
An adage dating at least from my adolescence: “You either use it or lose it.” This bit of folk wisdom,…
Anne of Green Gables perfected the kitchen mishap
There’s something wickedly entertaining in reading about other people’s kitchen debacles, whether actual or fictional. They’re just so relatable. The…
The tragedy of France’s palm oil croissants
Occasionally, a French person reveals – without any malice or superciliousness – that they run on an alternative operating system…
How America fell in love with the G&T
The gin and tonic has had quite the journey. From humble beginnings protecting British explorers against malaria, it has become…
Franco Zeffirelli’s slice of paradise in Positano
If you say the name Franco Zeffirelli to anyone under about 40, you’re likely to be met with bemusement. Find…
The film Nuremberg is almost unforgivable
It is said there is only one rule when it comes to dramatising the Holocaust: don’t. The argument is essentially…
Britain needs a Stolen Valour Act
Next month Jonathan Carley will appear in court in Carmarthen, charged with wearing military uniform without permission. This charge comes…
I once accidentally freed a prisoner
Some 91 prisoners have been freed by mistake between April and October of this year, according to government figures released…
Shabana Mahmood speaks like a leader
The most apposite comment on Shabana Mahmood’s proposed reforms to the asylum system came from Kemi Badenoch during yesterday’s Commons…
Did the Louvre robbers want to get caught?
It is more than a month since thieves stole the crown jewels from the Louvre and the chances of recovering…
Now Britain must quit the ECHR
Shabana Mahmood is a bright minister among a cabinet of duds, dealt a difficult hand and playing it rather well.…
Olivia Nuzzi tells all on RFK Jr.
Olivia Nuzzi’s memoir about her scandalous affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then a presidential candidate and now the country’s…
Robert De Niro has a serious case of Trump envy
The past few weeks has seen the pleasing spectacle of beautiful female film stars (Sydney Sweeney, Keira Knightley – even…
Full list: Labour politicians attacking asylum plans
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will this afternoon announce big reforms to the UK’s asylum policy – including fast-tracking illegal migrant…
The return of migration centrism
None of Shabana Mahmood’s asylum reforms is as radical as the terms in which she is talking about this issue.…
Why Trump and Israel differ on Turkey’s involvement in Gaza
As the Gaza ceasefire struggles into its second month, a significant difference between the position of Israel and that of…
The less cosy side of Danish hygge
Judging by how well it fares in the annual UN World Happiness Report, there’s not much rotten in the state…
Poll: Scots are fed up with both governments
Another day, another bad poll for Labour. YouGov research has revealed that a whopping 75 per cent of Scots disapprove…
Scotland does not need an LGBTQIA+ festival
Around this time of year TV schedules groan under a blizzard of feel-good festive movies, all of which share essentially…
Andrew Cuomo was the spoiler, not me
In the final weeks of the New York City mayoral campaign, there was heavy involvement from billionaires and masters of…
How to make universities appeal to the working class
‘Long Eaton is dying a death. I was born and bred here, so I’ve seen it go downhill quite quickly.…
