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Wes Streeting should be ashamed of his white supremacist Tory jibe
Over the past few years Wes Streeting has established himself as one of the more open-minded and reasonable members of…
An explanation of the campus protests
A friend wrote me to ask, “Why is this mess happening on campus?” Here is my response. Let me offer…
Daniel Radcliffe has dug himself a hole on trans rights
When you are in a hole, it is always best to stop digging. That is advice Daniel Radcliffe would have…
Why Britain is building the world’s most expensive nuclear plant
For over 20 years, Britain effectively gave up on building new nuclear power stations. But that’s changed now, Hinkley Point…
Will Britain ever escape the low growth trap?
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) latest report, published this morning, downgrades Britain’s growth prospects this year: from…
Tory members prefer Farage to Sunak
Happy local elections day, one and all. As voters head to the polls across the country, the talk in Westminster…
London deserves better than Sadiq Khan
By any measure, Sadiq Khan deserves to lose the London mayoral election. Khan has been terrible for the capital, yet…
It’s time to abolish Police and Crime Commissioners
When the idea of having Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) first arose it seemed so promising. These would be locally…
Choosing mob rule at UCLA
A big part of the social contract for a modern society is an agreement that citizens will grant the state…
Lindsay Hoyle is a hooligan
How does it feel to wake up and discover that you’re a socialist? We got the answer at PMQs where…
The Gaza student protestors have emboldened America’s enemies
For the past few weeks, protests have rocked college campuses across the United States over Israel’s war against Hamas. Last…
The war on Kate Forbes
Kate Forbes has yet to throw her hat into the ring for the SNP leadership race, but already the campaign…
The Commission on Presidential Debates deserves to be disrespected
The Donald Trump campaign is not an organized effort with which I typically agree or endorse, but their latest statement,…
Do Tory MPs really believe Rishi Sunak can win the election?
Could Rishi Sunak be about to win the next general election? That suggestion, made at Prime Minister’s Questions today by…
Trump would never quash the free press
As if the media’s coverage of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this weekend wasn’t painful enough, now we have to…
Falling migration might not be something for the Tories to celebrate
The good news for the Conservatives is that immigration is down. It looks as if the net migration figures will…
Rwanda could still be Rishi’s saving grace
There is an old Rowan Atkinson joke about the secret to good comedy timing in which Atkinson says the word…
Poll shows Khan’s lead slashed in London
Could Labour really lose London? A new poll out today shows that Sadiq Khan’s lead over Susan Hall is down…
Why Gillian Keegan is right to scrap the free school cap
The other day a nice Albanian builder came round. He was in an upbeat mood because his son had been…
First illegal migrant paid to go to Rwanda
In what seems like a watershed moment for the government’s Rwanda plan, the first migrant has been sent to the…
What should we make of Russell Brand’s baptism?
Could Russell Brand, who has just been baptised, become a significant Christian figure? I suppose he could become a sort…
Sadiq Khan has failed London’s women
More than four million women and girls live in London. They represent over half (51 per cent) of the capital’s…
Does Scottish Labour really want an election?
Given the SNP’s abject disarray, it is no surprise to see Scottish Labour demanding a snap Holyrood election. After all,…
Banana skins from the UCLA encampment
Cockburn wasn’t sure how he would occupy his time after the season finale of The Bachelor aired last month. As it turns…
Tory MPs – not members – should elect the party’s next leader
Since first becoming Chairman of the 1922 Committee in 2010, Graham Brady has overseen the election of three Conservative leaders…
