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What explains Germany’s vaccine scepticism?
By the end of winter, Germans will be ‘vaccinated, recovered or dead,’ according to the country’s health minister Jens Spahn.…
The key difference between Johnson and Starmer
Here is the symbolic difference between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer. Johnson at the CBI rocked up with a bunch…
Fears over Mandarin shortage in Whitehall
‘China Spy Blitz’ blared the Sun this morning: ‘UK spooks hiring Mandarin speakers in cyber war.’ Spy bosses, the paper…
Covid could paralyse the new German coalition
An iron curtain has descended on Europe, and once again, it goes right through the middle of Germany. The average…
Kid Rock conservatism
Kid Rock feels like he emerged from a time capsule left for us in the ’90s, perhaps along with Dunkaroos…
Why we won’t hear much more about the Waukesha attack
At least five people were killed and more than forty were injured on Sunday night when a driver plowed his…
Europe gripped by a fifth wave
How quickly things change. Just a month ago many EU countries were being praised for keeping some Covid restrictions in…
Why the targeting of J.K.Rowling is so terrifying
I know from bitter experience that you don’t have to be a best-selling author to be hounded by the trans…
Boris Johnson’s Peppa Pig disaster
Oh dear. Boris Johnson’s much-trailed speech to the Confederation of British Industry has caused something of a social media storm…
Could Iran come between Israel and its new Gulf ally?
When Israel and the United Arab Emirates first started speaking in 1994, the meetings were kept secret. The Emiratis, like…
The fifth Covid wave could break Macron
The fifth Covid wave has started in Europe. Some governments are already imposing lockdowns and wage cuts for the unvaccinated…
Prime Minister’s rambling speech revives Johnson jitters
After three torrid weeks, Tory MPs were hoping for a better start to this one. Alas, it has got off to…
Eddie Redmayne shouldn’t regret playing a trans character
Eddie Redmayne was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in The Danish Girl, but now he is having second thoughts…
Harry and Meghan finally fly commercial
It takes a lot to surprise Mr S these days but the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have indeed managed…
The paradoxical integrity of our dodgy honours system
We are told that the Prince of Wales had no idea at the time that his underlings were offering to sell…
Who is – and isn’t – welcome in Sadiq Khan’s London?
Right-wing Frenchman Eric Zemmour, who is expected to run for the presidency of his country next year, has been designated persona…
All hail President Kamala!
A new poll was released this week showing 50 percent of Americans don’t think President Biden is in good health.…
The professor versus the progressive elect
In his timely new book Woke Racism, Columbia linguistics professor John McWhorter examines the force of an ascendant political religion…
North Korea is on the verge of a humanitarian collapse
During the Trump years, North Korea was hardly ever out of the news. From the US President’s threats of ‘fire…
My post-vaccine chest pain and a desperate search for answers
Four months ago, I had my second dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. I work for the NHS and fully…
The strange resurrection of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
Last week Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son and onetime heir apparent of the former dictator Muammar Gaddafi, appeared in the…
Why did lawyers try to cancel me over trans rights?
Over the last couple of years, I’ve been writing regularly on the seething controversies around biological sex and gender identity.…
Saving children’s books from wokeness
There is something deeply sinister happening in the world of children’s literature. Whereas the children’s section at your local library…
How lockdowns for the unvaccinated swept across central Europe
What began in Austria has spread to Germany, then the Czech Republic and now Slovakia. Lockdowns for the unvaccinated are…
How does Azeem Rafiq explain his past behaviour?
Azeem Rafiq is not having a good week. In addition to having to issue a grovelling apology for antisemitic messages,…
