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What Harry’s legal win could mean for press regulation
The phone-hacking saga has just been given a new lease of life after a judge ruled that Prince Harry can…
The shrinking lifespan of the college president
Twenty-five years ago I published an essay titled “Dogfish.” It was not about the little sharks that skim along the…
‘Humanitarian pauses’ will help Israel defeat Hamas in Gaza
As the IDF continues to close in on Hamas in the heart of Gaza, the US announced that Israel will…
Prince Harry wins his latest legal battle – but at what cost?
Prince Harry has won a small victory in his High Court battle: a judge ruled this morning that his privacy…
Where does the Suella Braverman debacle go next?
The debacle concerning Suella Braverman makes the front page of most papers today after No. 10 confirmed that the Home…
The negative side of being ‘sex positive’
‘Let’s talk about sex, baby,’ sang female rap duo Salt-N-Pepa back in 1990. More than 30-years later, it can seem…
The spectre of recession continues to haunt the UK economy
The UK economy grew 0.2 per cent in September. This followed 0.1 per cent growth in August, revised downwards from…
Britain must stand up for its Jews
In his speech to parliament on Tuesday, King Charles declared that Britain was ‘committed’ to tackling anti-Semitism. His remarks were…
The Church of England must clarify its stance on homosexuality
The Church of England has realised that its decades of dithering over homosexuality must end. It must finally bite the…
Can Germany’s ‘Rwanda-style’ migrant plan keep the AfD at bay?
Germany is facing one of the greatest political upheavals in its modern history. Polls indicate that the ruling coalition would…
The pointless spectacle of the pro-Palestine march
Now that Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, has defied calls to ban a pro-Palestinian march through London on…
The Oaxaca old fashioned, America’s spirited new classic
The sun is ebbing, casting a wash of orange and gold on a city inching towards autumn. There’s that tinge…
Actually, the 2023 elections show voters want divided government, not Democrats
Let the handwringing begin! Long before the polls closed in Tuesday’s off-cycle elections, pundits were already racing to assign blame…
Sunak has no easy options in the Suella Braverman row
Tory whips are doing a ring around of their MPs to find out what they think of the row over…
Suella Braverman is right for once
There can be few sins in politics graver than giving Suella Braverman a point. Yet that is exactly what the…
Suella Braverman has a point about Northern Ireland
Suella Braverman’s description of pro-Palestinian protests as being ‘disturbingly reminiscent of Ulster’ has given the Province’s political class yet another…
Sacking Suella could sink Sunak
If prizes were dished out for saying what the unwashed and un-woke are thinking then Suella Braverman would be garlanded…
Is Suella Braverman trying to get sacked?
Tory MPs are in an even more fractious mood than usual following Suella Braverman’s article in the Times. No. 10…
The trouble with the Human Rights Act
The Human Rights Act (HRA), which is twenty-five years old today, has always been controversial. It unsettles the balance of…
Watch: Douglas Murray takes on Piers Morgan from Israel-Gaza border
Douglas Murray popped up on Talk TV last night live from the Gaza border – and his head-to-head with Piers…
The Tory crackdown addiction
If there’s one thing this government is addicted to, it’s crackdowns. Rishi Sunak loves to talk tough on how he…
Keir Starmer is in no danger of losing the ‘Muslim vote’
Unless something extraordinary happens, Sir Keir Starmer will be the next prime minister. All the polls show Labour on course…
Is Sunak right to say the Palestine march is ‘disrespectful’?
What does Rishi Sunak mean when he says Saturday’s pro-Palestine march in London is ‘disrespectful’? The Prime Minister was responding…
Just Stop Oil involved in ambulance blockage
Just Stop Oil has been out of the news lately. But this week, its members are back and more annoying than…
Tax pledge Tories turn to spirits
The watering holes of SW1 were full last night, with MPs dissecting the day’s King’s Speech. But as attention turns…
