World
The project to revive the oldest hymn in the world
Passiontide is a good time for church music. From the triumphal Palm Sunday processionals of ‘All Glory, Laud and Honour’…
Gout is no longer the disease of kings
Towards the end of his life, suffering from culminating decades of decadence and subsequent ill health, Benjamin Franklin penned a…
When did greeting cards become so rubbish?
When I heard that WH Smith was going to disappear from our high streets, I became a nostalgic mess. I…
Harvard against America
This is drumming season. That’s the time of year when the woodpeckers stake out their territories by tapping out tattoos…
Why Putin is keeping Trump waiting for a Ukraine deal
There is an odd contradiction in Russian attitudes to the current negotiations with the United States. On the one hand,…
Why Putin is keeping Trump waiting for a Ukraine deal
There is an odd contradiction in Russian attitudes to the current negotiations with the United States. On the one hand,…
Activist-academics push to Make America Teetotal Again
What constitutes a safe level of drinking? For some activist-academics there is none – and they are loudly lobbying for…
Luigi Mangione and the left’s warped choice of heroes
Luigi Mangione has yet another day in court. A fresh collection of glamorous perp walk photos will emerge. Sexy orange-jumpsuit…
Democrats are doing themselves no favors on El Salvador
The political battle over the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador, where he is imprisoned based on a…
Meloni’s mission to ‘make the West great again’ will infuriate Macron
Giorgia Meloni met Donald Trump in the White House on Thursday and stated her ambition to ‘make the West great…
Trans activists won’t be silenced by the Supreme Court ruling
Many people have been celebrating after the Supreme Court’s declaration that the definition of a woman will indeed be based…
What English Heritage gets wrong about the origins of Easter
Easter is, of course, the time of year when Christians celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, but don’t…
Toby Carvery has disgraced itself, but not for the first time
The admission by Toby Carvery that it chopped down an ancient oak tree overlooking one of its pubs has outraged…
The plight of Nigeria’s Christians
The persecution of Nigeria’s Christians is medieval in its horror. Villages are surrounded in the dead of night by bandits…
The trouble with Harvard
Harvard is in trouble, but I’m finding it hard to have any sympathy. In the aftermath of October 7th, Jewish…
Why ‘respectable’ Tories don’t like Russell Findlay
The plight of Russell Findlay reveals a lot about how politics works. Findlay was elected leader of the Scottish Conservatives…
What will Trump do if the Ukraine peace talks fail?
With the war in Ukraine now in its fourth year, Trump administration officials, including Donald Trump himself, have spent the…
The Good Friday Agreement has failed to heal Northern Ireland
‘As if we didn’t have enough to argue about!’ exclaimed the gentleman in front. We were standing just off a…
How much hope did Trump offer Meloni?
In early March Donald Trump said Elon Musk was doing “an amazing job.” Last week he said Governor Gretchen Whitmer…
Where the King went wrong on Maundy Thursday
It is an unfortunate truth that the picturesque Maundy Thursday service celebrated today in Durham, in which the King distributes Maundy money to deserving individuals, is…
Will the Supreme Court gender case victors get the apologies they deserve?
Those who have won a great victory after years of struggle are entitled to enjoy a modest triumph, a single…
UK-US trade deal ‘within three weeks’
It is the eternal question for UK policymakers: America or Europe? For the past nine months, Keir Starmer has sought…
What’s going on in the Pentagon?
In the past two days, three senior Defense Department officials have been suspended and one has resigned. Their departures are…
The teachers’ union should be on the side of private schools
The National Education Union has accused private schools of exploiting staff to save money. ‘Staff working in the private education…
Rupert Lowe to sue Reform leadership for defamation
Back to the Reform fallout, which has escalated this afternoon. Now the party’s former MP Rupert Lowe has said he…
