World
The remarkable resilience of Israeli art
The Israel Museum in Jerusalem (IMJ) – home to impressive collections of ancient and modern art and some of the world’s…
An appraisal of judicial vulgarity
If you follow the courts, you will certainly have come across Olympus Spa v. Armstrong. On March 12, the Court of Appeals for the…
Why Pakistan is brokering peace in Iran
Pakistan, the world’s only Muslim nuclear power, has traditionally been an international sideshow. No longer. The country has reportedly been…
Trump falls back on ‘you’re fired!’ as midterms loom
Pam Bondi’s departure as attorney general has prompted the usual Kremlinologist speculation. One theory has it that Donald Trump was…
Trump has triggered a wave of European soul-searching
As world leaders grapple with Donald Trump’s second term, his war with Iran has accelerated European multipolarism, with leaders on…
The fate of the Iran war lies in the Strait of Hormuz
Unless something shifts profoundly in the current direction of the US war on Iran, the Iranian regime appears set to…
Why the Met police went soft on crime
After months, years and even decades of dismay about the state of law and order in this country, a leader…
This is what Trump means by ‘victory’ in Iran
President Trump has now told us something very important about the war with Iran. Ponder his address to the nation…
Ignore the propaganda war
Prediction: by the time you read this, the joint US-Israeli operation in Iran will be all but over. In fact,…
The truth behind Miliband’s North Sea drilling U-turn
At first sight it might seem like the triumph of reason over ideology. The Times is reporting that Ed Miliband…
Reform should be wary of Farage fatigue
Nigel Farage has spent the best part of three decades positioning himself as the outsider who might one day break…
Donald Trump is going on a firing spree
The surprising thing isn’t that Donald Trump fired his attorney general Pam Bondi and appointed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche…
Will my Italian family finally support England in the world cup?
Dante’s Beach, Ravenna I was at the wheel of our Land Rover Defender on Wednesday with my middle daughter Magdalena…
What the death of my beloved son taught me about Easter
The hawthorn hedges are white with blossom; the countryside looks set for a wedding. Even in the small garden of…
Why the keffiyeh classes have forgiven Kanye West
And there you have it. Britain is a country where a musician who says “Heil Hitler” gets to headline festivals…
Bondi out: is Trump culling the beautiful women from his cabinet?
More like Pam Gone-di! President Trump this afternoon confirmed that Attorney General Pam Bondi would be moving on to pastures…
Is Reform’s Simon Dudley right about building safety?
Trade-offs and compromises are part of all government policy. One day’s priority can easily be eclipsed by the next day’s…
What we get wrong about extremism
Last year I obtained a leaked copy of the new government’s ‘counter-extremism sprint’. It caused a huge political backlash –…
The blood of Denby pottery is on Labour’s hands
I’m not sure just how quickly the Labour government is actually moving Britain towards being ‘net zero’, but it is…
The one hurdle to Trump taking America out of Nato
Donald Trump has never liked the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato). Disagreements have been managed before and problems deferred, but…
Labour admits it wants children to vote
When is an adult not an adult? It’s a question that the Labour party does not seem to be able…
The state completely failed Valdo Calocane’s victims
On June 13, 2023, a mentally ill man named Valdo Calocane went on a rampage in Nottingham, murdering 65-year-old caretaker…
How could Wireless festival book Kanye West?
Here’s a surprise. For over two years the Mayor of London has maintained a Trappist vow over the regular hate…
Will Artemis II fulfil our Space Age dreams?
As the Artemis II mission thundered into the sky last night, a full moon rose above Cape Canaveral. It was…
Reform will regret its commitment to the pensions triple lock
Reform UK has just made what could turn out to be an enormous error. Its Treasury spokesman, Robert Jenrick, has committed…
