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It’s no surprise that the Bondi Beach attackers are related
The sun had barely set over Sydney’s Bondi Beach, when horror unfolded at the Hanukkah celebration. A father and son,…
The Brompton bicycle has had its day
Anyone who has had the misfortune to be in central London at rush hour will be familiar with an unlovely…
Kash Patel chooses love over hunt for killer
“We are so excited to be joined by Kash and his beautiful girlfriend Alexis,” said Katie Miller, wife of Homeland…
Ministers mull overhauling public inquiries
Do you have an issue you care about? You should probably be calling for a public inquiry into it, then.…
The problem with Labour’s ‘anti-Muslim hostility’ definition
Some might say that trying to define ‘Islamophobia’ is a foolish enterprise, given that words these days are so wantonly…
Keir Starmer must not forget Jimmy Lai
The conviction of 78 year-old British citizen, Hong Kong entrepreneur and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai yesterday on two counts of…
America’s free-speech war on the EU
If I were a bookie, I would be making odds now about when the European Union will finally unravel and…
How to fix Oxfam
Amid stiff competition, Oxfam may be the British charity sector’s greatest hypocrite. The charity’s chief executive, Halima Begum, has been…
Epstein, like Russiagate, damns the elite
As President Trump’s first year back in office drew to a close, his enemies had high hopes they’d hit on…
Are we really preparing for war with Russia?
Are we really on the cusp of a real, shooting war with Russia? If you believe some of the rhetoric,…
Diaspora Jews are no longer free
Jews had gathered on Bondi Beach to celebrate the first night of Chanukah, the festival of light and freedom. Uniquely…
Rachel Reeves can’t escape blame for rising unemployment
Unemployment has risen again. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the UK’s unemployment rate rose to…
Why I pity the liberals being mugged by reality
What a mess. This little phrase seems unequal to the task of describing the situation Britain finds itself in after…
Ireland’s Jews have never felt lonelier
The massacre of Jews on Bondi Beach was the tragic, yet inevitable, result of rising Jew hatred throughout the western…
The Reith lectures are a new low in BBC history
This year’s Reith lecturer is the historian and activist Rutger Bregman. Given the way things work in the BBC, it…
A trip to Fortnum’s turned me into an expert gift-giver
I had only been to Fortnum & Mason once before. The first time I went, I wasn’t sure what I…
How I won over a Scrooge-like New Yorker
Like all men, my dear friend Chris Black is an absolutely terrible person to shop with. He behaves only marginally…
Where is the violence against women and girls strategy?
There was a revealing moment in today’s Liaison Committee session with Keir Starmer where the Prime Minister was asked about…
Starmer’s liaison committee grilling revealed three things
Today’s liaison committee meeting was not one for the history books. It was a fairly lacklustre affair, with some of…
There are bin liners with more empathy than Keir Starmer
The liaison committee is always a laugh. It’s sort of like a year in review for the government’s litany of…
Why won’t the West defend Jews?
Bondi Beach is not occupied territory. Yet a Jewish celebration there ended in blood. It is not within a military…
The Bondi Beach attack shows diversity is not our strength
In the wake of a tragedy it is only fitting that public figures issue words of condolence. But there’s a…
Watch: Starmer grilled on family farm tax
Once, the Liaison Committee was a must-watch in the House of Commons. But the Starmer super-majority means that the thrice-yearly…
Paul Lumber’s death isn’t funny. Why does that need saying?
Publicly mocking a man who has just died from falling off a ladder. This is what the ‘compassionate’ left has…
Keir Starmer’s Russia problem is here to stay
Keir Starmer will travel to Berlin this afternoon to join European leaders for a ‘mini-summit’ in support of Ukraine following…
