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Britain’s farms are facing disaster
Could it be that this year, for the first time since the second world war, some UK farms will not…
Climate change is not a matter for human rights law
We have debated for years whether Britain’s continued membership of the European Court of Human Rights threatens our national security.…
Britain is being too slow to ban smartphones
A few years ago, calling for a ban on smartphones for under-16s would have seemed alarmist – a minority viewpoint…
The schism that could tear Israel apart
Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is looking increasing precarious as international opposition grows. When I went to Friday night dinner at my…
What’s going on with Spain’s Golden Visas?
Pedro Sanchez, Spain’s Socialist prime minister, wants to abolish the country’s ‘Golden Visa’ scheme, according to which non-EU citizens automatically receive…
Are Americans too obsessed with their teeth?
There is no clearer demonstration of the difference between America and Britain than their attitudes towards teeth. In America, you…
Sadiq Khan’s Ulez has spectacularly backfired
What was that about Sadiq Khan’s expansion of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) supposedly helping to reduce our dependence…
Hamas has all but won
It would be hard to imagine that almost exactly six months after October 7, I would find myself saying this,…
Why New Zealand is cracking down on immigration
The government of New Zealand this week tightened the country’s working visa rules in order to stem historically high numbers…
It’s time for Ronaldo to retire
All good things must come to an end, and that surely now ought to include the footballing career of Cristiano…
The Cass report and the unforgivable puberty blockers scandal
Children who identify as transgender have been let down badly by an NHS that succumbed to an activist lobby. That…
Can conscription save Germany’s armed forces?
Could compulsory military service soon be reintroduced in Germany? Since becoming defence minister at the beginning of last year, Boris…
Will Netanyahu still attack Rafah?
The decision by Israel to withdraw its forces from the devastated city of Khan Younis could portend a battle for…
Iran’s four options for revenge against Israel
I recently returned from a trip to the south east Syrian province of Deir al Zur, where I witnessed Kurdish…
Cameron prefers charm to offensive in Blinken love-in
‘I come here with no intention to lecture anybody’. David Cameron’s line mid-press conference summed up the Foreign Secretary’s approach…
The scandal unravelling Polish higher education
In February 2024, Poland’s Anti-Corruption Bureau opened an investigation into the ‘Collegium Humanum Warsaw Management University’, a ‘Private Management School’ opened…
Poland’s MBA scandal has exposed our credentialling culture
In February 2024, Poland’s Anti-Corruption Bureau opened an investigation into the ‘Collegium Humanum Warsaw Management University’, a ‘Private Management School’ opened…
What’s the truth about Sure Start?
Labour, unsurprisingly, is crowing about a paper published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies claiming that Tony Blair’s Sure Start…
Great Colorado restaurants, now with Michelin nods
I’ll fight you to the death on this one: Colorado’s dining scene is hotter than a habanero. A land-locked state…
Mitch McConnell stands against TikTok
Mitch McConnel is tackling America’s biggest national security threat — TikTok. In a Senate speech Monday, McConnell implored his fellow…
The lazy corpspeak of the Foreign Office establishment
Mark Sedwill is a serious man. He has a master’s in economics from Oxford. He worked in Cairo, Nicosia, Baghdad…
What Strasbourg’s climate ruling means for Europe
Today, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on an unprecedented trio of cases which claimed that European states have…
Can David Cameron charm the Americans?
David Cameron is stateside today as the Foreign Secretary tries to muster up support for the US to send aid…
Who are the Westminster honeytrap targets?
The honeytrap scandal is the talk of the town as politicians, staffers, advisers and even journalists working in Westminster have…
The problem with Rachel Reeves’ non-dom tax plan
By abolishing non-dom status, Jeremy Hunt was supposed to have clipped the wings of the shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves. Given…
