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The truth about Nick Gibb, history and ‘dead white men’
In 1983, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a great American sociologist and politician, wrote: ‘Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but…
The tragedy of the Texas COVID-crats
Last week, Texas Democrats fled the state on a chartered plane to Washington DC, maskless with a case of Miller…
When will Boris get serious about balancing the budget?
Should we be pleased that net government borrowing for June came in below expectations, at £22.8 billion – £5.5 billion…
Tehran is repeating the Shah’s mistakes
The Iranian province of Khuzestan is oil-rich but water-poor. At the best of times, the southwestern region is a problem…
The problem with polling
If you did an opinion poll about opinion polls, chances are most people would recognise the limitations of market research,…
Older voters are killing British democracy
There is an idea of the state that argues that the role of government is to act as a benevolent…
Will PETA be given a veto on all UK policy?
The government’s flagship Animal Sentience Bill is (slowly) making its way through parliament, with Monday afternoon seeing the Defra select committee…
Boris’s Brexit deal isn’t worth sacrificing Northern Ireland for
There will be chaos at the borders. Food will run out at the supermarkets. Travellers will face long queues, and…
Six things we’re unlikely to read in Prince Harry’s memoir
In a fresh bid to secure privacy for himself and his family, Prince Harry has announced this week that he…
Is NPR jealous of the Daily Wire?
‘Hey, that’s some nice Facebook traffic you’re getting. Would be a shame if something happened to it.’ That’s the tone,…
The American descent into madness
Nations have often gone mad in a matter of months. The French abandoned their supposedly idealistic revolutionary project and turned…
What Jeff Bezos should have learnt from Neil Armstrong
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos joined the billionaire space race today in his suitably phallic looking New Shepard rocket. Bezos successfully travelled…
Isolation stats delayed as statisticians forced to isolate
A spectre is haunting Britain: the spectre of the ‘pingdemic.’ With Covid cases on the uptick, it is no surprise that more than…
Can Boris and his ministers agree on the point of the Covid app?
What is the point of the Covid-19 app? Ministers seem to be as in the dark about the answer to…
Corbyn crashes Corbyn’s protest
Two Corbyns descended on Downing Street today as Westminster was treated to a family reunion. The first, the better-known Jeremy, was…
Who cares what Ben & Jerry’s think about Israel-Palestine?
When you think of the Israel-Palestine conflict, ice cream doesn’t usually come up. But that may be about to change.…
The FBI has lost the plot
Whom the gods would destroy, they first make ridiculous. Consider the Federal Bureau of Investigation. That once-respected institution has been…
Could the third wave be running out of steam?
Will we get to 100,000 new Covid infections a day, as Sajid Javid has suggested, or even to 200,000 a…
Is Boris brave enough to confront the truth about the NHS?
If a government does not wish to break a manifesto promise it should punt fewer such ‘promises’ into its manifesto.…
Prince Harry could learn from Kate Middleton’s mental health work
I wonder if the royal family realise how lucky they are to have Kate? She may have been born a…
Spare us Prince Harry’s ‘literary memoir’
However you look at it, ‘freedom day’ turned out to be a bit of a damp squib. So thank goodness…
Could Germany’s flood disaster have been prevented?
As the floods which have devastated homes and caused over 150 deaths recede in the Rhineland, three types of political…
Did Dom Cummings save the Queen?
For a man who professes to despise the media, Dominic Cummings is certainly adept at courting it. The former No…
Kicking out the cranks won’t save Labour
There is a problem with Sir Keir Starmer’s reported plan to expel 1,000 Labour members associated with ‘poisonous’ groups, and…
No Love for pornstar Brandi at the Turning Point summit
Porn star Brandi Love made waves at Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit in Tampa this weekend after the group…
