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How King Charles can solve his Prince Harry coronation conundrum
Most men in their seventies, if they had to attend an arduous public event, would hope that their younger son’s…
Eddie Redmayne’s transgender confusion
Eddie Redmayne is clearly still troubled by his portrayal of the transsexual Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl. Eight years…
Who thought the Prince Andrew sex bath picture was a good idea?
How big does a bath need to be for ‘sex frolicking’ to be a possibility? That’s not, if you’d asked anyone six…
Tocqueville’s warning about the Democrats
Cassandra was a Trojan princess with the gift of prophecy — or the curse. For while she could foresee the…
Do we really have the full story about the Zahawi affair?
Why was Nadhim Zahawi fired? Today’s report by Laurie Magnus, the PM’s adviser on ministerial interests, says it’s a question…
Save American tipping culture
Recently, I ordered a pizza. Since the establishment was only a few blocks away, I decided to pick it up…
Next Tory chairman: runners and riders
One man’s loss is another man’s gain and few know that maxim better than Conservative MPs. Members of the parliamentary…
Zahawi’s sacking could be Sunak’s ‘John Major moment’
It is a very dangerous time to be a Conservative MP and not just because the party is trailing by…
Nadhim turns on the media
So. Farewell then. Nadhim Zahawi. It’s been quite the six months for the onetime favourite to succeed Boris Johnson. He…
Why Nadhim Zahawi was sacked
Nadhim Zahawi has this morning been sacked as Conservative party chairman. The Prime Minister made the decision to remove Zahawi…
A chav’s guide to chavs
People who aren’t chavs think that chavs are offended by the word. I’m a chav and I can tell you…
Why I sacked Nadhim Zahawi
When I became Prime Minister last year, I pledged that the Government I lead would have integrity, professionalism and accountability…
Revealed: The damning probe into Zahawi’s tax affairs that led to his departure
Rishi Sunak has sacked Nadhim Zahawi over his tax affairs and a ‘serious breach’ of the ministerial code. The PM…
Dresden’s Rumpelstiltskin and the strange tale of European porcelain
Strolling along Dresden’s Brühlsche Terrasse, an elegant promenade above the River Elbe known as ‘the balcony of Europe’, the wartime…
What the Census reveals about trans people in Britain
‘Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?’. Brits were asked that question for…
World Athletics’ trans policy isn’t scientific
This week it was revealed in the Telegraph that World Athletics is engaged in a confidential consultation with national governing bodies over the question…
Nadhim Zahawi and the end of honour
Nadhim Zahawi, who has been sacked by Rishi Sunak after days of headlines over his tax affairs, could learn a…
How the British saved India’s classical history
In India, a generation has been brought up on the academic Edward Said’s unhistorical prejudices towards the British and what…
What Germany can learn from Japan about the new world order
The end of the second world war saw the defeated aggressors Germany and Japan accept moral capitulation and begin new…
Russia wants to bleed Ukraine dry before its tanks arrive
The decision by Kyiv’s international partners to send Nato-designed main battle tanks to Ukraine is a pivotal moment in the…
Bathtime pictures won’t save Prince Andrew
As the furore about Prince Harry and Spare finally shows some signs of dying down – the book’s second week…
The strange reaction to the death of a child rapist drag queen
On Sunday 22 January 2023, Darren Moore was found dead. Moore was a long-standing and well-known drag artist in Cardiff…
Pakistan is crumbling
Stampedes for subsidised government-distributed flour, the worst economic crisis in decades, a coalition government unsure of its moorings and reluctant…
Why are we letting dangerous criminals roam the streets?
If you repeatedly ask someone to do something that is inherently, and obviously, impossible, and then blame him for not…
Alan Cumming’s bizarre OBE stunt
Congratulations must go to Alan Cumming who has today worked out what the acronym ‘OBE’ stands for – a mere…
