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Will anyone watch a Harry and Meghan Netflix docuseries?
Picture the convivial scene. You have been invited into the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s palatial £11 million mansion in…
Idrissa Gueye and the problem with Pride
Is waving the Pride flag compulsory now? The Idrissa Gueye scandal suggests it might be. Footballer Gueye did not play…
Is this the return of football hooliganism?
Everton secured their Premier League safety last night, coming back from two goals down to bag a 3-2 victory against…
The age of American unexceptionalism
Our administration would have us believe that Joe Biden is the leader of the free world. But he isn’t —…
Is 'woke' real?
Woke is a strange phenomena, but what does it actually mean? Activists and columnists alike declare that being woke is…
What is Black Lives Matter?
It’s hard not to admire Patrisse Cullors, the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter foundation. Under fire over yet another…
Who is David Sherborne, libel lawyer to the stars?
If you’re a celeb with a burning grievance, the hottest place in town is an unassuming, Georgian terraced house in…
Nigeria's Christians are under attack, but does the West care?
The scene is medieval in its horror: a woman stoned, beaten and set on fire by a mob shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’.…
The madness of France’s burkini bust-up
To burkini, or not to burkini? This is the question that divides France in the run-up to the first round…
Why should Idrissa Gueye have to wear a rainbow shirt?
A row about rainbows has broken out in football. Paris St-Germain players wore brightly coloured numbers — a show of…
It’s only a culture war when the right does it
Having recently botched South African history, the New York Times is now turning its sights to Australia. Our friends Down…
BLM is dying but it’s legacy lives on
It can be hard to remember just how strange things were during the pandemic. Every day the front pages covered…
Trump is still the orange elephant in the room
The big news stories this morning are not just about the results of yesterday’s primary elections, but about how big…
Is the MAGA saga coming to an end?
Did the Trump movement get a bloody nose in last night’s Republican primaries? It’s a story that most of the…
Mervyn King: Needless money-printing fuelled inflation
Some £500 billion was printed by the Bank of England during the pandemic – a staggering sum that caused very…
A private girls' school is the latest transgender battleground
The ugly nature of the transgender debate – and the viciousness of those who seek to silence others who disagree…
Sunak faces the pressure over Britain's cost of living crisis
Will the Chancellor announce new measures to ease the cost of living crisis? Rishi Sunak is under pressure to do…
Hong Kong and the surprising truth about the British Empire
What would the world be like if the British Empire had never existed? Critics of British colonialism say that the…
Sunak, not Bailey, is to blame for inflation
Inflation has hit a 40-year high. The cost of household utilities rose by an average of £700 last month. We are…
Just how long can Russia sustain the war in Ukraine?
The sheer complexity of the war in Ukraine can mask its most important features. So let’s cut through the complexity…
Unemployment is low – so why aren’t wages improving?
For the first time ever, the number of UK job vacancies – now almost 1.3 million – has overtaken the…
Will France's PM offend Britain like her predecessor?
Élisabeth Borne was unveiled as the new prime minister of France last night and in her acceptance speech she paid…
The EU is hopelessly muddled on Ukraine
A couple of weeks ago Ursula von der Leyen portentously announced a further package of EU sanctions against Russia –…
The rise and fall of the WAG
The Wagatha Christie case is a brief, exhilarating reminder of a bygone culture. But it’s worth casting our minds back…
France's new prime minister will never overshadow Macron
Meet Élisabeth Borne, the new prime minister of France. Borne has hardly worked a day in the private sector. She…
