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The problem with the ‘paraglider girls’ ruling
Yesterday at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, three women were convicted of terror offences for wearing clothes or carrying signs that appeared to…
The Body Shop won’t be the last high street chain to collapse
The collapse of the retail chain The Body Shop marks a new low in the sorry tale of Britain’s shops…
Inflation stays at 4 per cent – despite Red Sea disruption
The government had been facing two economic challenges this week, ahead of the by-elections in Kingswood and Wellingborough: the publication…
Will the Tories be wiped out like the French Republicans?
Vote for me or you’ll end up with Keir Starmer. That was the threat from Rishi Sunak on Monday evening…
Lionel Messi shouldn’t have been in Hong Kong in the first place
Football has turned messy in Hong Kong. Last Sunday, the beleaguered Hong Kong Chinese Communist party was hoping for a…
Israel has to invade Rafah if it wants to destroy Hamas
When news broke that Israel planned to start an offensive in the city of Rafah, in the southern part of…
The fight for civilization in higher education
The idea that Western civilization ushered in an age of oppression, cultural destruction, environmental degradation and all manner of human…
David Cameron is taking a harsher line on Israel
Lord Cameron has shown again this afternoon how much the government’s tone on the conflict in Gaza has changed recently.…
Could the Lords stop the Emirati bid for the Telegraph and The Spectator?
I’ve just given evidence to a House of Lords Select Committee which is considering the future of news and media…
Sunak is playing it safe with new housing plans
Rishi Sunak seems to have realised a trick for pushing more building without confronting Tory Nimbyism. Under plans unveiled today,…
Rishi Sunak should ignore this biased Rwanda Bill report
‘UK’s Rwanda Bill incompatible with human rights obligations… damning report by MPs warns.’ So ran the headline yesterday morning, referring to the report released…
Too many people in Britain aren’t working
Britain’s worklessness crisis is getting worse. This morning the ONS released figures showing that 1.3 million are on unemployment. But…
Does Rishi Sunak think Labour is already running the country?
He strutted into the middle of the studio in dark slacks and a creaseless white shirt. Nippy, zestful, ready for…
Job vacancies fall – but not by enough to lower interest rates
Has the Labour market cooled down enough for the Bank of England to change its mind on interest rates? Almost…
Canada’s ridiculous housing ban for foreigners
Canada, like many countries, has certain limitations in place related to foreign investment and ownership – in everything from large-scale businesses…
Why progressives don’t face real consequences
One of the most tedious and repetitive observations made in the often tedious and repetitive discourse around cancel culture is…
What Trump gets right about Nato
With the exception of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and Slovakia’s Robert Fico, it’s safe to assume that Europe is petrified about the prospects…
Opening a bottle with… Angela Hartnett
Quizzed on how to assimilate to new cultures, travel writer and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain once said: “Drink heavily with…
Trump says he will let NATO down. How will Kamala Harris respond?
When Donald Trump declared that Russia could do “whatever the hell it wants” to NATO countries, he was espousing his…
Why no-fault evictions shouldn’t be banned
A decade ago, left-wingers started using the phrase ‘zero hours contracts’ to refer to what had previously been known as…
Trump’s madness will strengthen Nato
‘Appalling and unhinged’ was Joe Biden’s (or at least the White House’s) verdict on Donald Trump’s remarks that he might…
The sinister transformation of Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg spent her weekend in France supporting two environmental campaigns. On Sunday she appeared at a rally in Bordeaux…
The problem with Kneecap – and the arts blob
When I was about 14 or 15, someone sent me a birthday card with the words: ‘Teenagers – tired of…
Why the Tory party is breaking apart
I don’t, I freely admit, remember all that much about my chemistry lessons at school. Covalent bonding delighted me not,…
The battle for Rafah could turn into a bloodbath
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu views the conflict in Gaza as a zero-sum game – with Israel either destroying Hamas or…
