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Why did a judge fall for Abdul Ezedi’s lie that he was a Christian?
Abdul Ezedi is dead and gone. The Clapham acid attacker was laid to rest in a Muslim burial at a…
Tories split on CCHQ attack ads
It’s five weeks to go until the local elections and Tory high command are stepping up their attacks. On Monday,…
The painful truth about Gareth Southgate’s England
Football, so they say, is a results business – except when it comes to Gareth Southgate, the England manager. In…
Why North Korea hates Alan Titchmarsh’s jeans
Alan Titchmarsh presumably did not expect to see his programme Garden Secrets, filmed in 2010, air on North Korean state television this…
The UAE bid for The Spectator is over
In the end, it was watertight. A new law has been just voted through the Lords banning foreign governments from…
I’ve done very well, says Rishi Sunak at select committee grilling
Normally when a select committee hearing or interview is described as ‘wide-ranging’, it’s because a lot was said, but none…
How can we avoid another Batley Grammar blasphemy row?
Dame Sara Khan, the government’s adviser on social cohesion, has produced a powerful and brave report with some stark findings…
The Youth Parliament makes children of us all
When the British Youth Council (BYC) announced last week its imminent closure, people went near-hysterical, declaring it ‘devastating’ news and…
The British farmers’ tractor protest may just be the start
As you tuck into a leg of roast lamb this Bank Holiday weekend, consider how religious festivals are a boon…
Valdo Calocane didn’t get away with murder
On Monday, the HM Crown Prosecution Inspectorate (HMCPSI) released a report on the CPS’s actions in the case of Valdo…
Watch: Stephen Colbert grovels for Kate joke
Oh dear. In his never-ending quest to prove that he’s almost as funny as Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert has tripped…
Why the WHO’s pandemic planning poses a threat to Britain
The fall-out from Covid continues. Its latest manifestations on the international stage are a draft pandemic preparedness treaty, soon to…
You’re not being paranoid: smart meters are out to get you
If anyone was still in doubt as to why the government is keen to press ‘smart’ meters onto us, those…
Scotland’s pound shop Stasi
The Scottish government’s illiberal Hate Crime and Public Order Act isn’t even being enforced yet and already Police Scotland are…
The Waspi women won’t be compensated any time soon
If the ‘Waspi women’ (women against state pension inequality) were hoping that last week’s ombudsman report into the maladministration of…
Europe must tighten its borders to combat the Islamist threat
Europe is on a state of high alert after Friday’s Islamist attack in Moscow that left 137 concertgoers dead. France…
Trump’s legal troubles are paving his way to the White House
The Trump 2024 campaign’s fundraising email operations went into overdrive last weekend. ‘Dems threaten to seize Trump Tower,’ screamed one call…
Was Russia right to torture the Moscow attackers?
The court appearance of the four men accused by Russia of carrying out the Moscow massacre of 137 innocent concert…
The Moscow terror attack is Putin’s 9/11
The Crocus City Hall attack blindsided Putin’s vast security state. Employing nearly a million policemen, 340,000 national guards and over…
Let’s kick ‘racial justice’ out of the Church of England
Holy Week is the most important part of the year for many Christians, but it will come as little surprise…
Is the UK’s China policy about to change?
What difference is the revelation that China was behind two cyber attacks – on the Electoral Commission and UK parliamentarians –…
The UN’s ceasefire call will only strengthen Hamas
The UN has passed a draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to last until the end of…
Steve Bray is silenced, finally
It must be a hard job being the Metropolitan Police. Too hardline and you risk howls of protest from the…
Why Islamic State is fixated with Russia
Islamic State (IS) has released a graphic video showing gunmen storming the Crocus concert hall near Moscow in an attack…
Can Britain afford Trident?
The prime minister is in Cumbria today, visiting Barrow-in-Furness to announce a ‘national endeavour’ to support the defence and civil…
