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Why the Greens have a problem with alcohol
I think the best and most succinct description of the Green party was Tim Stanley’s ‘Stalin with a nose ring’.…
How the Ukraine war could end in revolt
Ukraine and Russia are exhausted. Neither side is close to defeat and yet discontent is growing on both sides. In…
How drug deaths could rise under the Greens
Yesterday, Zack Polanski told Sky News that ‘the war on drugs has clearly failed over and over again. In fact we have…
‘Back to Petroleum’ has paid off for BP
If the energy giant BP’s change of direction over the last year could be summed up in a single phrase,…
Why has Trump turned on India?
President Donald Trump, not someone to let a good insult go to waste, has caused outrage in India after sharing…
Ex-mandarin eviscerates PM’s claims on Mandy appointment
Whooooo remembers Sir Philip Barton? The lifelong diplomat spent an inglorious four and a half years in charge of the…
We all know how Cole Tomas Allen was radicalized
This column is about the relation between rhetoric and reality, with special reference to political violence and security. Everyone reading…
This is no way to stop the scourge of shoplifting
The ‘tide may be turning’ on shoplifting according to our ever-hopeful Prime Minister – despite the fact shoplifting offences have…
Hereditaries gear up for last hurrah
So. Farewell then to the last hereditary peers. Today marks the last day in parliament for most of the small…
The insufferable saintliness of Labour MPs
It is a part of the human lot that we lug about feelings of doubt, regret and guilt. We carry…
London should ban the naked bike ride
If I walked over Westminster Bridge in my birthday suit, I would almost certainly be arrested. And yet, for some…
Lawfare poses a grave risk to Britain’s military
The United Kingdom’s armed forces have long made an indispensable contribution to the defense of the free world. They are…
Why is Rachel Reeves flirting with rent controls?
Rachel Reeves may have lost the plot. The Guardian reports that the Chancellor is considering a one-year rent freeze on private-sector flats…
What is the argument for keeping Keir Starmer?
For something that’s apparently only a ‘desperate political stunt’, Keir Starmer is taking the looming vote on whether to refer…
Is this what Lord Hermer really thinks about Britain?
Just when things couldn’t get much worse for Keir Starmer’s premiership, they have. Last week the Telegraph exposed Lord Hermer’s continued…
What Harry and Meghan don’t get about royal visits
King Charles III’s state visit to Washington this week is the monarchy executing its core diplomatic function with precision and…
Why America still longs for monarchy
Even when he’s not visiting the United States, King Charles III might occasionally daydream about what his reign would be…
Soft left to ‘soft launch’ programme
It’s that time of year again. Spring is sprung and that means another bad set of local elections for an…
Gordon Ramsay and the tyranny of the restaurant service charge
The news that Gordon Ramsay – that most self-publicising of restaurateurs – has increased service charges at his Lucky Cat…
Politics is making us more unhealthy
Wes Streeting has said women have been treated like ‘second-class citizens whose voices don’t matter’. ‘The blunt reality is the…
Trump has a choice to make on Iran
President Donald Trump cancelled a planned trip to Islamabad by his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner over the weekend. The…
How we all become numb
These nights, sleep won’t take me. Thirty-one weeks pregnant, I’m too big to ever be comfortable. I toss; I turn;…
The allure of bullfighting
For the six days in April, the Maestranza ring in Seville is the centre of the bullfighting world. During one…
A social media ban for kids puts all our privacy at risk
This week parliament will attempt to conclude legislation allowing the government to ban young people from social media. It’s taken weeks…
Oxford’s grand new building reveals the university’s misplaced priorities
The Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities in Oxford is well and truly open; there was an Open Day this weekend.…
