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The Met Gala flirts with MAGA

26 April 2025 7:00 pm

The Met Gala, hosted by the almighty Anna Wintour, will see the world’s most fashionable float up the red carpet…

Doctors are embracing identity politics – and harming babies

26 April 2025 7:00 pm

“Why did I ever order those tests?” This is the question that Dr. Sharon Ostfeld-Johns of Yale Medical School now…

The Pope’s funeral was symbolic of the man

26 April 2025 5:31 pm

The funeral of Pope Francis is perhaps his last chance to set his mark on the papacy. The ever so…

Why are MPs turning a blind eye to ‘two-tier’ policing?

26 April 2025 4:59 pm

Does Britain have a ‘two-tier’ attitude towards policing? The Home Affairs Committee, made up of 11 Tory, Lib Dem and…

What is more worrying than war between India and Pakistan?

26 April 2025 4:30 pm

This week, jihadist gunmen killed 26 tourists. For some reason Islamist diehards, supported by their stooges in British universities, did…

How Trump could reverse America’s baby bust

26 April 2025 4:00 pm

Over the past few weeks, the White House has been considering a range of ideas to boost America’s falling birth…

Can Pete Hegseth remain at the Pentagon?

26 April 2025 3:30 pm

The moment the Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nomination for defence secretary, the Pentagon community knew it was in…

How Mao haunts China

26 April 2025 3:15 pm

Imagine a time traveller from Mao Zedong’s China – say a Red Guard  – landing in a Chinese city today,…

Zelensky counters Trump’s surrender deal

26 April 2025 5:17 am

I open the calculator on my phone to count how many civilians have been killed in Ukraine over the past five days. The…

Is a Scottish visa the answer to Scotland’s workforce crisis?

26 April 2025 3:10 am

There aren’t many politicians calling for a rise in immigration to Britain at the moment, but you can count on…

Milei freed the peso. Argentina’s economy survived

26 April 2025 1:47 am

It was Argentina’s ‘liberation day’, Javier Milei proclaimed last week after meeting US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the Pink…

We don’t need a crackdown on killer cyclists

26 April 2025 12:59 am

Wayward cyclists watch out: Keir Starmer is coming for you. The government has announced a crackdown against bikers who kill…

The welcome fall of Klaus Schwab

26 April 2025 12:56 am

Hubris has a way of catching up to people. That was my first thought when I read that Klaus Schwab,…

Is the US getting closer to a Ukraine deal?

25 April 2025 11:10 pm

US special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Russia this morning to meet with Vladimir Putin, as Donald Trump ploughs ahead…

Tory peer backs total nicotine ban

25 April 2025 10:57 pm

The generational smoking ban is (slowly) making its way through parliament, as part of Labour’s plan to ban nicotine purchases…

Jenrick: Give Kemi a break

25 April 2025 10:17 pm

Former Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick has caused quite a stir this week, after a recording leaked to Sky News…

Anti-gender ruling MSP faces vote to sack her

25 April 2025 8:55 pm

All is not well in Holyrood. At the weekend Green MSP Maggie Chapman sparked outrage after she condemned the Supreme…

Spain’s defence spending boost pleases nobody

25 April 2025 8:40 pm

Just a week after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Spain to spend more on defence, the country’s socialist prime…

The hypocrisy of Virgin Atlantic’s flights to Saudi Arabia

25 April 2025 8:29 pm

I’m always a little perplexed when people say they wish they could travel through time. Because you can – nowadays,…

What Pope Francis got wrong about illegal migration

25 April 2025 8:07 pm

Migrants have been pouring into the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa this month. Over 100 on Monday and 344 on Wednesday;…

Are things beginning to look up for Rachel Reeves?

25 April 2025 7:31 pm

The Chancellor will meet America’s top economic official, Treasury secretary Scott Bessent, today as she concludes her trip to the International…

Another spring, another round of anti-Semitism on campus

25 April 2025 6:51 pm

The weather is growing warm, which means anti-Semitic demonstrations are blooming at elite universities. The hatred of Jews is no longer hidden, as it was in…

Do young Australians still care about Anzac Day?

25 April 2025 6:19 pm

Today is Anzac Day, arguably the most solemnly sacred day in the Australian calendar. At dawn on this day in…

Will India strike back after the Kashmir terror attack?

25 April 2025 4:57 pm

India is bracing for a potential military confrontation with Pakistan after a deadly terrorist attack on tourists in India-administered Kashmir…

The EU’s new travel rules won’t stop illegal migration

25 April 2025 4:33 pm

Like it or not, for ordinary people, Brexit is about to make itself felt in a way which it has…