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When did we change our minds about Little Britain?
Little Britain is ‘explicitly racist and outdated’. That’s the verdict of viewers asked by Ofcom to watch a 2003 sketch…
What’s stopping a housing crash?
Should we really believe that house prices rose by 0.9 per cent in September, as claimed by the latest release…
Can Spain’s monarchy survive?
‘We, who are as good as you, swear to you, who are no better than us, to accept you as…
Should Charles apologise to Kenya for Britain’s colonial past?
It was no coincidence that Kenya was chosen for King Charles’s first state visit as monarch outside Europe. After all,…
An Israeli ceasefire would be a major strategic error
It would be a major strategic error for Israel to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza, as some are calling…
Rishi Sunak is too late – the AI monster is at the door
He must be a busy man, Rishi Sunak. When he’s not rescuing the country from inflation, sending the Royal Navy…
The Saudi World Cup is a new low for Fifa
Fifa, world football’s governing body, is an organisation that is devoid of anything resembling a moral compass. In its place,…
It’s a bit late for Dominic Cummings to apologise
Dominic Cummings showed up at the Covid Inquiry dressed in his signature white shirt. Plus, in a nod to formality,…
Boris Johnson was right to say the NHS was not overwhelmed
The trivia-obsessed Covid Inquiry has today been having fun with Dominic Cummings’s emails and finding rude words he used about…
Why Putin thinks war with Ukraine is like the Israel-Palestine conflict
Who is to blame for the shocking pogrom in the Dagestani city of Makhachkala, where a mob of hundreds stormed the…
When will XL Bully defenders admit that genes matter?
It’s not a good time to be an American XL Bully. The breed, an extra-large pitbull variant, has been blamed for a threefold rise in…
Sam Smith, can you put your clothes on?
Undressing. Getting one’s kit off, whether for the gentlemen or the ladies, depending on one’s bent. Disrobing, divesting, denuding. Slipping…
What can Rishi learn from the EU’s plummeting inflation rate?
Good headlines are coming out of the Eurozone this morning, as the inflation rate slowed to 2.9 per cent in…
Is Sunak winning over Scottish voters with his petrol ban delay?
Fewer than one in five Scots can reliably be expected to vote for the Conservative party, but a poll this…
Vote Leave duo turn on Johnson at Covid Inquiry
Boris Johnson wasn’t in attendance at the Covid Inquiry this morning, but he was certainly there in spirit. The ex-Prime…
Starmer takes on his party over Gaza ceasefire demand
Keir Starmer has tried to get back on the front foot today over his party’s position on Israel and Palestine.…
Is Suella Braverman wrong about pro-Palestine ‘hate marches’?
Supporting the Palestinians is a reasonable thing to do. Flying their flag is not an act of hatred. Expressing sympathy…
Will Elon Musk end up humiliating Rishi Sunak?
Bill Gates was probably otherwise engaged. Mark Zuckerberg was busy in the metaverse. And Jeff Bezos was tied up on…
Israel, Palestine and the troubling silence of Britain’s anti-racists
There’s no room for racism in Britain, we’re told. EDI (equality, diversion and inclusion) initiatives and anti-racism strategies are everywhere.…
The horror of Halloween
Temperate weather, perfect apples, and leaves turning yellow, red, and purple – ‘Fall’ ought to be the most charming time…
The Witchery weaves Halloween magic in Edinburgh
Halloween traditions might hail from All Hallows’ Eve, the Christian celebration preceding All Saints’ Day, but that has roots in…
What’s the point of the Covid inquiry?
Was anything in Martin Reynolds’s evidence to the Covid inquiry surprising today? We already knew that Boris Johnson had a…
Is Argentina doomed?
Argentina is a third world country with first world taste. It is the land of Malbec, Borges and polo, but…
Afghanistan is on the brink of another catastrophe
When a massive earthquake struck western Afghanistan on 7 October, thousands of mud houses collapsed, crushing and killing the people…
How Rishi Sunak can finally win over ‘generation rent’
‘We’ve had 30 years of vested interests standing in the way of change,’ Rishi Sunak declared in his conference speech…
