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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…
Why this Jew is tired of London
I was born in London. It’s where I built my life. It’s where I have core memories, good friends, a…
The Tory newbies who fear they could be the last
It is a year today that the survivors of the 2024 Tory election disaster began to make their way to…
James McMurdock loses Reform whip
Oh dear. Reform UK has made much of its recent progress. Having lost Rupert Lowe at the beginning of this…
How AI will reignite woke
Ever since roughly 2010, politics on both sides of the Atlantic has been dominated in large part by the ‘Great…
The Merchant of Mar-a-Lago
While celebrating his signature legislative achievement, President Trump managed to wade into another ridiculous controversy this holiday weekend. In a…
Wimbledon has had enough of tennis
Wimbledon is the highlight of the year for tennis fans. But for local residents it’s a fortnight of traffic chaos…
Will a political crisis kill off Thailand’s marijuana ban?
In 2022, Thailand became the first nation in Asia to lift its ban on cannabis (or ‘kancha’ in Thai) after…
How a history festival became a forum of fear
‘Defence needs to be our number one priority.’ This sounds like the sort of thing you’d hear at a Nato…
Why is Bob Vylan free but Lucy Connolly in prison?
So now we know. Now we know that Bob Vylan’s sick chant at Glastonbury was not a colourfully worded call…
Islam has a rich history of depicting Muhammad
Journalists at LeMan are in fear for their lives after the Turkish satirical magazine published cartoons appearing to depict the…
How I made Facebook nice again
Social media can still be a force for good, as I found out last weekend when we woke up with…
Myanmar’s junta is losing its grip on power
A Myanmar military jet continued to fly sorties just over our hidden frontline hospital. Every time it screamed low over…
Trump’s Big, Beautiful Fourth of July
Washington, DC What’s the best way to celebrate America’s birthday? For President Trump, it was a swift round of golf…
