World
Bring on the driverless Tube
London’s entire underground tube system – apart from the Elizabeth Line – is being paralysed for almost a week by a…
The case for MAGA imperialism
Empire has always been part of the American tradition. We are a sequel state to the greatest empire in world…
Will Rayner take her £17k handout?
On Friday, Angela Rayner resigned as Deputy Prime Minister after a probe into her tax affairs by Sir Laurie Magnus,…
Who cares if there’s a blunder in Ian McEwan’s latest book?
Ian McEwan’s new novel What We Can Know isn’t even out yet, and already someone has spotted a goof. In…
For the good of France, Macron must go
This evening Emmanuel Macron will almost certainly be searching for his fifth prime minister since January last year. Francois Bayrou’s…
Prince Harry returns, but does Britain want him back?
“Success”, Winston Churchill was once reputed to have said, “is the ability to go from failure to failure without loss…
Why do so many Brits hate Jews?
If you’re a Brit who doesn’t hate Jews – a smaller number than you might think – then you may…
As Trump wooed Kim Jong Un, he secretly unleashed Navy SEALs
Think of the first Trump administration’s North Korea policy, and the bright lights, photo ops and eventual lack of deals…
Is Jacinda Ardern hiding from Covid scrutiny?
During the five years Jacinda Ardern led New Zealand, much was made of her ‘transparent’ style of touchy-feely leadership and…
Starmer’s reshuffle has Morgan McSweeney’s fingerprints all over it
After 48 hours, the final appointments have been made to complete the government’s reshuffle. A raft of rising stars from…
Camus comes to America
The 20th-century French writer Albert Camus remains a living author, a permanent contemporary, in a way that the far more…
Will Emily Thornberry be Starmer’s new deputy?
It is a plot line worthy of a Sopranos episode. A newly-elected Prime Minister, flushed with electoral success, triumphantly sacks…
Sunday shows round-up: Farage insists Reform really will stop the boats
At the Reform UK conference, Nigel Farage claimed that he would stop small boats crossings in two weeks if elected…
Why is ESPN ruining NFL RedZone?
Until this week, NFL RedZone stood alone as an untainted representation of hyper fandom in the sports television arena, in…
Can Farage prove that Reform is more than a protest?
The next election will not be won on immigration. Britain has already made up its mind. Voters want it controlled…
Welfare dependency begins at school
Over the past five years, Britain has seen a dramatic rise in the number of people claiming disability benefits. There…
Let’s raise a pint to BrewDog – and hope it bounces back
BrewDog is in trouble. Its beers have been axed by nearly 2,000 pubs. Punk IPA – once a craft beer…
The bloody confessions of a Claire’s Accessories ear piercer
During the early noughties, I pierced hundreds of ears at Claire’s Accessories, the chain store that collapsed into administration last…
Rabbi Sacks’s legacy shines brighter than ever
When King Charles paid tribute to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks following his death in 2020, he called him ‘a light…
Should we believe in the miracles of the first Gen-Z saint?
Today, Pope Leo XIV will perform his first two canonisations, both of which were due to take place earlier this…
Will Trump’s stake sink Intel?
In a move supported by Vermont’s socialist champion, Senator Bernie Sanders, President Donald Trump has arranged for the federal government…
Can Trump fire Lisa Cook for cooking the books?
President’s Trump’s efforts to reign in the administrative state and prod the Federal Reserve to adopt more Trumpian policies took…
Why America’s schools are failing
It seems that every few years America rediscovers that its children can’t read. In 2024, only 30-31 percent of eighth…
Starmer clears out Home Office in reshuffle
On Friday, former Deputy Prime Minister and housing minister Angela Rayner resigned after an ethics probe into her tax affairs…
Mark Thatcher savages Starmer
In Tory world, it is a year for big anniversaries. One hundred years ago, Margaret Thatcher was born; fifty years…
