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Prince Harry no-shows on first day in court
For a man who says that his ‘life’s work’ is to change the British ‘media landscape’, Prince Harry has a…
The haunting words of Russia’s jailed Putin opponents
How many memorable quotes has the Russia-Ukraine war produced so far? Along with Snake Island’s defiant ‘F*** you Russian warship’,…
Russia flounders as Kyiv gears up for its counter-offensive
According to Moscow, Ukraine’s long-awaited counter-offensive has begun, and has begun badly for Kyiv. Of course, we need to treat…
The Schofield story is not a matter of national concern
I’d kind of hoped, until recently, that Phillip Schofield would not trouble my consciousness in any big way again. I had…
Sixty years on: How the Profumo affair ended the age of deference
These days our sex scandals seem like another symbol of Britain’s national decline. They are diminished, petty and tawdry, certainly compared…
The government can’t weaponise legal fees against Boris
The Cabinet Office is trying to weaponise the law against a former prime minister. They have threatened to withdraw funding…
Did Eat Out to Help Out rekindle Covid? A look at the data
John Edmunds was, with Neil Ferguson, one of the main advocates of lockdown but has been remarkably silent about how…
How the cult of trauma took over mental health
You may have noticed over the last decade a steady increase in the promiscuous use of the word ‘trauma’. A…
Who is running Russia while Putin plays war?
As the war in Ukraine spilled into Russian territory, with shelling in the Russian city of Belgorod, President Vladimir Putin was busy…
The end of the Silicon Valley dream
It is difficult, given what Silicon Valley has become, to convey exactly what it was like in the 1970s and…
The European left’s fascism fantasy
France, Sweden, Italy, Finland and now Spain. The demise of the left in western Europe continues apace and yet their…
Fifa is in denial about the women’s World Cup
The women’s football World Cup will kick off in under 50 days’ time in Australia and New Zealand, and England…
It’s hard to take the BBC seriously
‘Why are you broadcasting what you’re broadcasting? There’s bigger things to worry about.’ In that respect at least, ‘Mizzy’ –…
What the campaign to abolish inheritance tax tells us about British politics
The Daily Telegraph, where I worked for a decade, has launched a campaign for the abolition of inheritance tax (IHT).…
Revealed: first Republican presidential debate requirements
The Republican National Committee today confirmed the criteria for presidential candidates to qualify for their first primary debate, which will…
Ukrainians are worried about the state of their bomb shelters
Russia fired more than 576 missiles and drones against Ukraine last month; Kyiv was shelled two days in three. Ukrainian…
Watch: Australians mock UK trade deal
Huzzah! The momentous day has arrived at last: finally Britain can reap the Brexit benefits and enjoy some delicious free-trade…
Who is Pride really for?
Towards the end of the first century AD, the Emperor Domitian rebranded the month of October as ‘Domitianus’. It will…
The problem with calculating climate-related excess deaths
Another week, another extravagant claim for climatic doom goes unchallenged. Speaking on the Today programme on Wednesday morning, Dale Vince…
The sinister side of making ‘misgendering’ a disciplinary offence
Should ‘misgendering’ someone be a disciplinary offence? One Oxford college seems to think so. Yesterday, Regent’s Park College posted a…
The rise of the independent watchmakers
Over the last four years, one of the biggest trends in watch collecting has been the rise of the “independents”…
Abolishing inheritance tax would be a mistake for the Tories
Liz Truss’ fallen star has been rising again of late (at least a few degrees above the horizon) as gilt…
Does Donald Trump have anything new to offer?
It’s no secret that I’m not a personal fan of former president Donald Trump – but through the years I…
Trans ideology and the triumph of feelings over fact
Most people who have been following the controversy over Kathleen Stock’s speech at the Oxford Union, and who have been…
Sunak’s absurd decision to sue the Covid inquiry judge
Thursday evening saw the extraordinary sight of a government suing a highly respected retired judge from our Court of Appeal,…
