World
In defence of doorstepping
I’ve knocked more doors in my time than I can count. When I was a reporter on the road, I…
What we found inside Ukraine’s secret missile factory
There are few experiences stranger than climbing into the back of a minibus and being blindfolded. Emblazoned across the front…
Is Nigel Farage really an ‘outsider’?
The moment I heard that Nigel Farage was going to make a 2 p.m. statement yesterday regarding his “political future,”…
How Trump inadvertently boosted Europe’s defense industry
With all the Hollywood drama and heart-pounding music of a Mission: Impossible trailer, NATO screened a short promotional film at…
Climate change reparations could wreck Britain
As he walks into No. 10, Andy Burnham needs to be aware that the UK stands exposed to an avalanche…
Could an independent steal Farage’s thunder?
Nigel Farage has never been afraid to gamble, and many times before he’s seen his big bets pay off. His…
The new arms race is intra-European
I think I’ve finally figured out why the leaders of Europe are so upset at the United States. The never-ending…
In praise of Ian Gilmour
In late 1954, the proprietor of these august pages, Sir Angus Watson of Skippers Sardines fame, thought he was selling his magazine to the son of Sir…
Andy Burnham is Britain’s Biden
Watching Andy Burnham in Manchester, dressed in his T-shirt and jacket and pronouncing the return of a more old-fashioned, pro-worker…
Graham Platner’s defenders are the biggest losers of his implosion
Democrats are finally pulling the plug on Graham Platner, the failson whose juvenile addiction to schizophrenic online message boards, rad Nazi tattoo,…
What is Farage’s game?
It is a mark of Nigel Farage’s position on the nation’s consciousness that he has succeeded in pushing the judgement…
The government must protect our coastguard
A helicopter took off from Sandown on the Isle of Wight during August bank holiday last summer in what should…
Farage versus the world
He probably won’t want to hear this but there is an air of General De Gaulle about Nigel Farage. De…
Rupert Lowe ducks Farage’s Clacton by-election
Rupert Lowe has confirmed that Restore will sit out the upcoming Clacton by-election. Nigel Farage’s enemy on the right said…
Farage has taken back control of the political narrative
Nigel Farage, the Reform leader, has come out fighting in response to the intense scrutiny and revelations about his personal…
Prince Harry has lost his most high-stakes gamble
It was always going to go this way. Every gambler eventually loses, and the higher profile that loss, the greater…
Farage resigns to fight Clacton by-election
Nigel Farage has announced he is resigning from the House of Commons to fight a by-election in Clacton. In a…
It must be harder for the NHS to strike
The BMA makes lots of vague demands for recognition and autonomy, control and civility – Madeline Grant, hearing similar words…
Will Le Pen run for president wearing an ankle tag?
Marine Le Pen has failed to overturn her conviction for misusing EU funds. On Tuesday afternoon a court in Paris…
Miliband’s heat pump revolution leaves taxpayers in the cold
Red Ed Miliband’s heat pump bonanza cost taxpayers and bill-payers an eye-watering £498.6 million in 2025/26, new research shows. So…
Will the ‘anti-Trump playbook’ work in Britain?
Commentators were so busy fulminating against Trump’s Fifa shenanigans yesterday they mostly missed his intervention in the big story now…
What Trump and Erdogan want from each other
Donald Trump has made it clear that he’s attending this year’s Nato summit in Ankara for one reason only: ‘respect…
Do doctors think tax rises shouldn’t apply to them?
‘Only the little people pay taxes,’ New York hotel tycoon Leona Helmsley was once reputed to have said. She later…
Elon Musk should buy Xbox. Yes, really
Elon Musk is hardly lacking for toys. He can spend the morning digging vast tunnels with Hyperloop, the afternoon launching…
Why Albanese’s Kylie remarks went down so badly in Australia
Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is someone who wants to be liked even more than respected. He wants to be…
