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Why were these Afghan rapists even in Britain?
Everything about that rape of a 15-year-old girl in Leamington Spa is horrifying. First and foremost, the barbaric act itself.…
Who was ‘Stakeknife’?
Freddie Scappaticci was a thickset man with dark features and a walrus moustache. He was born in Belfast in 1946,…
Piers Morgan fell into Nick Fuentes’s trap
When Michael Gove introduced me to Piers Morgan last week at the Spectator Christmas reception, Morgan seized my hand and beamed,…
When Piers Morgan met Nick Fuentes
Russell Crowe’s new film is about trying to suss out hidden fans of Hitler, but what happens when the person…
Is Huw Edwards plotting a comeback?
To Huw Edwards, who has resurfaced on social media to post a professionally shot black-and-white portrait in what some assume…
Why Labour’s plotters are doomed to fail
Rewatching the 1974 version of Murder on the Orient Express the other night, I was struck by the incredible organisational…
The open borders crime scandal
On 10 May this year a 15-year-old girl was with friends near parkland on the outskirts of Leamington Spa. Shortly…
Mark Rowley may have blown his chance to reform the Met
When the history books reflect on the commissionership of the Metropolitan Police Chief Sir Mark Rowley, there is a risk…
The Trump-Kennedy Center?
“I have a good memory, so I can remember things, which is very fortunate,” a tuxedo-clad President Trump said on…
Keir Starmer goes walkies to McLaren
‘Nurse! Nurse! He’s out again!’ That’s right, Sir Keir had escaped his handlers and was mingling with the public once…
Is Harry about to spend a lot more time in Britain?
For lovers of self-destructive hubris – a quality that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex surely possess in spades –…
Scotland is getting sicker
Scotland’s NHS is in crisis and Scotland’s government is in denial. A new study by the former head of the Royal College…
Is the navy prepared to fend off Russia’s underwater threat?
The Royal Navy has traditionally been the mainstay of Britain’s military power on the global stage. It is approaching its…
Will Starmer take up Badenoch’s grooming gangs advice?
Plans for a national inquiry into grooming gangs are underway, but will the inquiry actually happen? The Labour-led probe has…
Jewish fans deserve the truth about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Villa Park ban
Everyone is familiar with the old insult that you can tell when a politician is not telling the truth because…
Ireland is a weak spot in Russia’s undersea cable war
Europe is right now fighting an enemy it cannot see and protecting a vulnerability it has not mapped. Undersea drones…
Lammy’s jury reforms face an uphill battle
If you speak to Labour MPs about looming battles in the new year, most are quick to mention the elections…
Yes, Europe’s civilization is being erased
Last week the Trump administration expressed its fear that Europe faces “civilizational erasure.” Its concern was articulated in a 33-page…
Aussies are enjoying England’s Ashes meltdown
What a letdown for lovers of Test cricket in both England and Australia. After just six playing days, the Ashes…
Why this trans person is troubled by a conversion therapy ban
Conversion practices are in the news again, at least if you listen to the BBC. We woke up to the…
Britain’s water crisis is getting worse
When the taps run dry in Tunbridge Wells you know something has gone very wrong in the heart of Albion.…
The BBC’s antisemitism training is an offensive parody
The BBC has unveiled its compulsory training course for all staff on how not to be racist to Jews. I…
Most of the England cricket team should be dropped
England’s cricketers have just crashed to a second humiliating defeat against Australia, leaving them 2-0 down in the five-match series.…
Could benefits be withdrawn from young people?
Benefits could be withdrawn for young people not engaging with Youth Guarantee scheme The number of 16 to 24-year-olds not…
Tories to move headquarters
You’re either in front of Mr S or you are behind. It was just six weeks ago that Steerpike reported…
