World
Why ticket barriers won’t stop fare dodging on trains
If there’s one thing more annoying than sitting on a plane next to someone who has paid half what you did…
The wonder of Jaan Kaplinski
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Estonia – a potential flashpoint, we’re told, for a future Russian invasion –…
‘Serial bully’ Bercow back in Labour
Keir Starmer might be gone but Labour is still counting the cost of his legacy. Party membership figures published this…
Gun massacres are becoming all too regular in Thailand
At least seven people have been killed in a mass shooting at a school in Nonthaburi, north of Bangkok. Details…
The Meaning of Michael Oatley
Michael Oatley, who has died aged 90, was one of the best-known MI6 field operators of the post-war era; his…
Is Scott Bessent America’s most important diplomat?
The most important American in the world right now might not be Donald Trump. It could be Scott Bessent, the…
What makes someone British?
Almost two-thirds of people think that Britain’s social contract is broken. A majority believe that diversity is eroding our national identity, while…
No, Westminster isn’t banning ‘vertical drinking’
Well, Andy Burnham’s commitment to devolution didn’t last long. It has failed to survive the mildest of challenges: a proposal…
Progressives no longer care about women
When did progressives become so staggeringly cavalier about the safety of women? Just look at the big stories of “silly…
Amanda Knox should not do comedy
I am a great believer that there should be no unbroachable topic in comedy, as long as the person broaching…
The man who could topple Benjamin Netanyahu
The year is 2019 and, after almost a full term in office, Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government of right-wing and religious…
How Black Lives Matter created Jason Arday
Jason Arday, I miss you already. The resignation of the Cambridge professor, sporting Adonis, charity-fundraising extraordinaire and credibly accused fantasist…
Marco Rubio’s defense spending call is nothing new
This week Ed Miliband made his first trip to Washington DC since becoming Andy Burnham’s Foreign Secretary. He is 56…
Will Yvette Cooper’s new mental health centres work?
Are mental health centres in libraries, banks and high street locations really going to make much of a difference? Health…
Kehinde Andrews is the Hiroo Onoda of the Jason Arday saga
Summer is a time for fleeting joys. Be it friendships, romances or hilarious stories about charlatan academics at the University…
What would an Epstein inquiry teach us?
Just before Andy Burnham jetted off to the sun this week, his junior minister for victims Alex Davies-Jones announced that…
The Republican party’s secret weapons
Do the Republicans have a secret weapon they can deploy in the midterms? In fact, I think they have two…
Lucy Powell is comically misinformed about education
Lucy Powell was reportedly Andy Burnham’s third choice for Education Secretary after Rachel Reeves and David Miliband turned it down…
Why does the UK need an inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein?
Forgive me, but I could not help shouting “Please, please, not another one”, when the BBC’s Newsnight announced, at the…
Who funds the DSA?
On July 18, Hasan Piker – a Twitch streamer who has made millions denouncing capitalism – addressed the national convention…
Labour: Kids can vote – but not use sunbeds
Stop the presses! Labour has, at last, found something it thinks sixteen-year-olds should not be allowed to use. Not a…
Fact check: the many claims of Jason Arday
Jason Arday has resigned from his post at the University of Cambridge, but as the story rumbles on and new…
How nukes made the world safer
Three hours after daybreak, a blinding flash ripped through the morning sky. August 6, 1945, began as a tranquil and…
Jason Arday quits Cambridge (finally)
So. Farewell then Jason Arday. The 37-year-old lackademic has tonight resigned his post at Cambridge University – the latest chapter…
A grim turning point has been reached in Russia’s war on Ukraine
An important turning point has been reached in Russia’s war on Ukraine. But unfortunately for Kyiv, it’s not the “tide…
