World
Did lockdown need to be the law?
At times, the Covid public inquiry has had the appearance of a show trial – one that starts with the…
French Jews live in fear of the far left
One of the most shocking images in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks in 2001 was the sight of Palestinians…
It’s time to have a think about devolution
The Scottish government has launched another white paper on independence, this time on the subject of migration. It is the…
The worst Noel? Why Kiwis are turning against wealthy foreigners
Wealthy foreigners are flocking to New Zealand, but not all Kiwis are happy about their arrival: not least locals who…
Hamas’s victim complex
‘We are the victims… therefore nobody should blame us for the things we do.’ Who do you think said this?…
Dominic Cummings is right about the trouble with cabinet leaks
It’s a pity that Dominic Cummings’s rude WhatsApp messages dominated the headlines following his appearance at the Covid inquiry this…
Elon and Rishi’s unseemly love-in
Two of the world’s great unelected power-brokers met last night at Bletchley Park. Elon Musk and Rishi Sunak held a…
White House announces effort to counter Islamophobia as antisemitism rises
War is raging in Israel and Kamala Harris is holding down the home front with the same political aplomb she…
Sunak’s Bletchley Park gamble pays off
So, the AI summit – what was that all about? The great Bletchley Park jamboree concluded last night with an…
The banality of Elon’s chat with Rishi
It was hard to enjoy Rishi Sunak’s sit down with Elon Musk on stage at Lancaster House last night. It…
In defence of Dominic Cummings
Sometimes it’s tricky to be a friend of Dominic Cummings, especially if you’re also friends with Helen MacNamara. I worked…
Who is the No. 10 rabbit murderer?
It’s the book that all Westminster is talking about. At long last, Nadine Dorries’ account of the plot to bring…
Zelensky’s new rival
The debate over the necessity of Ukraine’s presidential elections is creating chaos in a nation at war. The ceasefire among…
The smell of flesh is everywhere: A dispatch from Gaza
When the bombs fell, I was at home. My family has been staying at the Jabalia refugee camp, in northern…
The unfortunate reality about US support for Ukraine
Pranked by a Kremlin-friendly comedy duo, Italy’s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, spoke for many when she confessed her ‘fatigue’ with the…
Sunak’s AI summit has achieved little on its own
What was the point of Rishi Sunak’s landmark AI summit at Bletchley Park? The Prime Minister has just given a…
Has the Bank of England done enough to stave off recession?
The Bank of England has held interest rates at their 15-year high for a second time. Markets were expecting another…
Kamala Harris doesn’t get AI
At least Kamala Harris managed to avoid the dreaded phrase that we should ‘harness AI’s ‘potential’. But that was just…
We’re still recovering from lockdown’s impact on children
Some 140,000 children missed more than half of the school days they should have attended this spring. Research by the…
How does releasing mice in McDonald’s help Palestinians?
It is hard to know what to make of the sheer mindless stupidity of some people who claim to support…
Why did the United Nations hand a human rights job to Iran’s ambassador?
What does Iran have to teach the world about human rights? The United Nations appears to think we have plenty…
Tuning in and dropping out at Gilpin Hotel
It is 7.30am, and already seventy degrees in Bowness-On-Windemere. A rare, early summer heatwave. My friend Ebele and I lower…
Whitehall’s pandemic ‘dystopian nightmare’
The Covid Inquiry has been taking evidence from Helen MacNamara, Deputy Cabinet Secretary from 2020 to 2021. During Dominic Cummings’s…
Kamala Harris’s brain-dead AI plan
Try to think of leading names in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Kamala Harris is probably not the first that…
The Covid inquiry is Brexit redux
Yesterday saw the latest performance of one of the longest-running dramas in town. In many ways, the Covid inquiry felt…
