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Labour’s tinpot free speech crackdown
We’re in the middle of an ‘orderly transition’ of power from Keir Starmer to whoever might just possibly take over…
This Nato summit will be Starmer’s final humiliation
Sir Keir Starmer attended his first Nato summit in Washington, DC four days after becoming Prime Minister in July 2024.…
The Green party councillor being investigated by the GMC
A newly-elected Green councillor who is also an NHS GP is being investigated by the General Medical Council after The…
The shame of Pride
Someone shouting “Fuck you, Jews”. Another telling the Jews they’re baby-killers. A man suggesting the Jews should “go back” to…
The civil service’s war on expertise
The revelation in The Spectator last week that the Treasury is more concerned with boosting its DEI outcomes than hiring…
Is the conversion therapy bill really worth £783 million?
The Cabinet Office has published its impact assessment of the government bill to ban conversion practices – acts which attempt to change…
Should Paul Pelosi be on the road?
When President Trump refers to Nancy Pelosi as “Nervous Nancy,” you might assume he’s talking about her policies or leadership…
Did anyone vet Big Ange’s LBC love-in?
‘What’s Big Ange up to?’ was a question Sir Keir Starmer had to ask himself basically every day of his…
The World Cup has revived American soft power
Not only were the England fans outnumbered by 30 to one inside the Azteca stadium, but on their way to…
Is this Italian general a threat to Giorgia Meloni?
There seems little doubt now that Giorgia Meloni’s government will survive until 4 September and so become the longest lasting…
Is any Labour MP brave enough to admit the truth about Andy Burnham?
There’s been much comment on the appointment of James Purnell as Andy Burnham’s chief of staff. Along with the widely…
Why gays turned against Pride
The annual Pride parades celebrated across the globe are not the events they used to be. First held in New…
Germany is quietly falling apart
In Germany, the trains have stopped running on time, bridges have been shut over safety fears, and the country’s largest…
The EES border check debacle is the EU at its worst
Among my many unpopular and unpatriotic opinions is that, in most of the ways that matter, the terrorists responsible for…
What the sorry state of Hammersmith Bridge says about Britain
One could be forgiven for thinking that the extensive coverage given to the fiasco surrounding Hammersmith Bridge is typical of…
The tragedy of Cristiano Ronaldo
At 41 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo is a shadow of the once brilliant player he was. Everyone can see it,…
Is decriminalising rough sleeping a mistake?
The government’s decision to decriminalise rough sleeping by repealing the Vagrancy Act of 1824 has been met with outrage and wringing…
Trump brings the thunder for America’s 250th birthday
Who ever let a spot of rain get in the way of a good time? Donald Trump’s July 4 festivities…
Sunday shows round-up: Jenrick on Farage allegations: ‘Nothing to see here’
Nigel Farage did not declare financial benefits provided to him by his long-standing supporter George Cottrell in the year before…
The truth about Mexico’s record at the Azteca stadium
England fans have been scarred by the Azteca stadium in the past. High on the Mexican plateau, the giant concrete…
The trouble with Andy Burnham’s water nationalisation plan
There is something poignant about Andy Burnham’s campaign for water nationalisation. In a previous life, the ‘King of the North’…
What should Paris do about Hamza?
Armed with his water gun and foul language, a truculent 14-year-old Arab boy called Hamza has become the unexpected sideshow…
Burnham is more like Boris than you think
As a good Labour man, I’m sure Andy Burnham will have read his Marx (even if he is by no…
Only bad parents will let their kids skip school to watch the England game
Is Thomas Tuchel a secret agent sent by Friedrich Merz’s government to ruin the UK economy and education system so…
In defence of Masha and the Bear
Thank heavens that everything in the UK is going so well, that more than 50 MPs have so little to…
