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Anti-Jewish sentiment has poisoned our police
Amid the grim fluorescence of a police interview suite, a glimpse of where we are and where we are heading.…
Wanted: a new man in Washington
Ever fancied going stateside? Enjoy travel, hobnobbing and schmoozing Republicans? Well, now you can, thanks to the Foreign, Commonwealth and…
Nothing can save ‘Prince’ Andrew now
If the Royal Family had hoped the punishment meted out to ‘the Banned Old Duke of York’ would suffice in…
Will a Republican be the next New Jersey governor?
The national spotlight is on New Jersey as the long-blue state’s gubernatorial race narrows, but it wouldn’t be Juh-zey without…
Only Harry Potter can save Devon’s drivers
As a title, Harry Potter and the Potholes of Devon wouldn’t survive the editor’s pen – but sometimes life is…
We are not ready for drone terrorism
After multiple suspected drone incursions by Russia, the EU has belatedly swung into action with plans for a ‘drone wall’.…
Don’t underestimate Bolivia’s election
Towering above the baroque low-rises of Bolivia’s largest city is the 29-storey presidential palace. Built by the then left-wing leader…
Why football fans stopped watching Match of the Day
That hoary aphorism ‘be careful what you wish for’ may be a hackneyed one, but there’s nothing football pundits like…
The Duke of York’s downfall is complete
After much speculation, Prince Andrew has relinquished his royal titles, most notably the Dukedom of York and the Order of…
How Alex Jones won
One of my favorite Walt Whitman stanzas goes like this: I’m a pioneer! I’m an explorer! I’m a human, and…
The flag wars have come to the Netherlands
The small community of Uithoorn, just outside Amsterdam, has unexpectedly found itself on the front line of Europe’s flag wars.…
How sumo wrestling bounced back
Sumo is the featured attraction at the Royal Albert Hall this weekend in a rare foray for the ancient sport…
Will Trump’s peace hold in Nagorno-Karabakh?
On the Armenian banks of the winding Aras River, which represents the border with Iran, I am approached by two…
Prince Andrew stops using his titles
Prince Andrew’s humiliation is near-complete. He has tonight agreed to immediately stop using his Duke of York title after ‘discussion…
We need Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter, who will for the first time this week be hosting NBC’s Saturday Night Live, continues to be a…
Have the Virginia Giuffre revelations got Prince Andrew sweating?
It is a staple of Gothic fiction that the malefactor is often caught out by a document or apparition that…
Trump, the foreign policy president?
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine continued his excellent sartorial adventure at the White House, appearing in an elegantly cut black…
The farce of the Maccabi ban
Tel Aviv Bemusement seems to be the main emotion in Tel Aviv following the UK’s mad ban on Maccabi fans.…
Tucker Carlson, ‘belle of the ball’
Tucker time In the month since his death, Charlie Kirk has been credited for his role as a unifying figure…
John Bolton’s AOL chat with Iran
“John Bolton Surrenders To Federal Authorities” is a headline I could have only dreamed of seeing 20 years ago, but…
The rise of the mayors
In Britain, the leading political parties have just held their annual conventions. After a month of national political debates, lost…
Is the grooming gang inquiry headed for a whitewash?
Keir Starmer did not want to hold an inquiry into grooming gangs. He did everything that he could to ignore the…
Schrödinger’s covert action
While much of the pushback from the right wing to Donald Trump’s international hawkishness has come from voices focused on…
Students shouldn’t be arrested for speech
‘Gaza, Gaza, make us proud, put the Zios in the ground’, Oxford student Samuel Williams appeared to chant at a…
The battle for free speech in universities has only just begun
Earlier this week at HMS President – the Royal Navy Reserve’s base on the Thames – the government’s free-speech tsar,…
