World
Heading to Washington, DC to celebrate two zero hours
I am on my way to Washington, DC for zero hour, which as I write is a scant twenty-four hours…
Hamas has exploited Israel’s weaknesses
When Hamas launched its war on Israel in October, 2023, it did so on the basis of a clear analysis…
Will Donald Trump pardon TikTok?
Millions of Americans will have tried to follow their routine this morning: turn off the alarm, grab the phone, start…
Can the ceasefire last?
The ceasefire in Gaza, scheduled to begin this morning, has been anything but straightforward. As the agreement unfolds, many have…
Gaza’s fragile peace
The signs are not good. The much-anticipated Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal is a horribly complicated construct which seems…
How Pakistan’s rape culture led to the UK grooming gangs
Lahore, Pakistan Pakistani-origin men are up to four times more likely to be reported to the police for child sex…
Prisons have become airports for drones
A few months ago, I spoke to a man halfway through a life sentence for murder. We first met 12…
Trump is coming for Europe on defence
Hundreds of millions of Americans will have a new president tomorrow. Depending on where you land on America’s increasingly hyper-partisan…
What’s behind Reform’s surge in Scotland?
Five years ago, Reform UK had no presence in Scotland. Its Facebook and Twitter pages emerged during the latter half…
True-blue New Yorkers are bracing themselves for Trump’s return
Fleeing the United States ahead of a ‘fascist takeover’ by Donald Trump on 20 January has been the talk of liberal…
How France’s Jimmy Savile also got away with his evil
This week nine more charges of sexual abuse were levelled against Abbé Pierre, the late French Roman Catholic priest who…
The UK still hasn’t come to terms with the Muslim Brotherhood
Earlier this month, the UAE announced it was sanctioning 11 individuals and eight rather obscure organisations for alleged connections to…
How assisted dying changed my mind on religion
A couple of weeks ago, a friend voiced a sentiment that I wasn’t expecting. ‘I think your values are quite…
Will MAGA push out Mandelson?
They do say you shouldn’t take anything for granted and it seems Peter Mandelson is beginning to realise that too.…
How Unity Mitford seduced Hitler
The Daily Mail has got a world exclusive on its hands. In great excitement it is publishing the secret diary…
Trump’s plan for day one
Washington, DC On your marks, get set, executive orders. Donald Trump will be sworn back into office on Monday, from…
The truth about a Tory-Reform pact
It’s been a mixed week for Kemi Badenoch. The Tory leader can – alongside Elon Musk and Nigel Farage –…
The dilemma facing Scottish Labour MPs
For Scottish Labour’s significant crop of new MPs, the heady summer of electoral triumph is already a distant memory. In…
What Brewdog’s James Watt gets wrong about work-shy Britain
What’s the greatest divide in life? Is it between the dumb and the clever, the rich and the poor, the…
Lockerbie and the forgiveness fallacy
It’s clear who was to blame for the Lockerbie terrorist bombing: Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi paid over a billion dollars to…
Spain’s expat tax won’t last long
‘There are only two families in the world, as a grandmother of mine used to say: the haves and the…
Why are so many BBC broadcasters going native?
Of the many characters created by the peerless Victoria Wood, one creation in particular lingers in the mind: namely the…
What made David Lynch cool
When one of your favourite filmmakers dies, it is hard not to feel a deeply personal sense of loss; the…
Britain’s unending fascination with the Cambridge spies
Will we ever tire of the Cambridge spies? Kim Philby, Anthony Blunt, Burgess and Maclean – and to a lesser…
Husted and Moody to replace Vance and Rubio in the Senate
Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted of Ohio will replace Vice President-elect J.D. Vance in the Senate, with Florida attorney general Ashley…
