World
Tracey Emin and the problem with museum trustees
The Royal Academy has nominated Tracey Emin to be a trustee of the British Museum. There is quite a fanfare…
The strange tale of Count Kalergi and the Pan-European Union
If the European Union created its own version of Mount Rushmore, who would it place in its pantheon? Horst Köhler,…
Vivian Silver and the collapse of the Israeli left
The well-lived life and foul murder of Vivian Silver encapsulate the hopelessness of Israel-Hamas war and the bad faith that…
Everton’s problems are only just beginning
Pity the poor Everton fans. Just as their once mighty club, now a perennial relegation battler, seemed to have a…
The sinister push to expel the Israeli ambassador to Ireland
There have been diplomatic tensions between Ireland and Israel almost since the latter was founded. Ireland only established diplomatic relations…
The brilliance of A.S. Byatt lives on in her writing
Dame Antonia Byatt, the novelist A.S. Byatt, has died after a long illness. With her goes part of the conscience…
Is Rishi Sunak preparing to throw Tory Red Wall MPs overboard?
Can the people around Rishi Sunak really be dim enough not to have anticipated that his reshuffle would go down…
How will Israel deal with the threat of Hezbollah?
From the very beginning, the war between Israel and Hamas has not been confined to just one front. The Iran-backed,…
Volhynia and the forgotten massacre of the Second World War
Completely innocent men, women and children have been slaughtered. ‘Terrorism’ hardly suffices to describe the savage rampage beyond the Gaza…
Do we really need more diversity on Gardener’s World?
Boo. Monty Don is retiring in a couple of years as presenter of Gardener’s World, because it’s getting to be…
Will Venezuela invade Guyana?
Eight years ago in Guyana, an Idaho-sized country on the northern coast of South America, ExxonMobil discovered massive oil reserves.…
When will the CofE have an honest debate about homosexuality?
At the Church of England’s General Synod on Wednesday morning, I had a good view of the sign-language person. In…
Dealey Plaza itself epitomizes America’s lost innocence
It has become a commonplace to observe that, sixty years ago, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dealey…
Why the Tories shouldn’t cut inheritance tax
‘We know it is painful, especially with inflation at what it is. But there really is no option other than…
What happens if Israel fails to destroy Hamas?
‘If you want peace, destroy Hamas. If you want security, destroy Hamas. If you want a future for Israel, the…
In defence of The Crown
Since 2016, we have cultivated a new national pastime: moaning about the latest series of The Crown. Every time Netflix’s…
What Labour’s Lisa Nandy needs to know about trans rights
Lisa Nandy could not have been more wrong when she waded into the transgender debate this week. The Labour MP,…
Why is Suella Braverman doing so well on social media?
As phrases go, ‘Twitter analytics’ is not the most exciting, especially now we are, apparently, meant to say ‘the social…
Should Kyiv really ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church?
The war in Ukraine, which was until 7 October the only foreign news we could think about, is no longer centre…
Of course Richard III killed the Princes in the Tower
When archaeologists digging beneath a Leicester car park in 2012 uncovered the battered skeleton of King Richard III, it made…
Fewer shoppers are hitting the high street than before Covid
The UK economy has so far defied those, like the Bank of England, who confidently predicted a recession. But the threat…
Is Nigel Farage having a Marine le Pen makeover?
In the week that David Cameron returned to government and Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan came a cropper, Nigel Farage has…
George Santos spent campaign money on OnlyFans, Botox, makeup and Hermès
The House Ethics Committee released its long-awaited investigative report into New York representative George Santos on Thursday. The document puts…
The problem with the BBC’s Israel coverage
Since the 7 October massacre, various institutions across the West have damaged their reputations when covering the murder of 1,200…
Guardian forced to delete viral Bin Laden letter
Oh dear. It seems that the world’s wokest newspaper has blundered, again. The Guardian has today been forced to remove…
