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Why we need an inquiry into gender treatment for children
Sajid Javid is right to worry about the way the NHS has treated children who identify as transgender. The Health…
Germany’s military muddle over Ukraine
The reluctance of chancellor Olaf Scholz to provide heavy weapons to Ukraine is now coming under increasing fire from abroad…
China’s demographic time-bomb is ticking faster
The latest warning was stark – that China’s population will shrink this year, more than a decade faster than forecast,…
Is this the end of Marine Le Pen?
Today’s election in France is likely to be a joyless, miserable affair for the electors who will dutifully turn out.…
Trump, Piers Morgan and the power of self-publicity
If ‘real recognise real’ – by far my favourite piece of modern American vernacular – then Donald Trump’s latest tiff…
The sad demise of Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart made one of the biggest career follies in the history of infotainment when he walked away from the…
Will Russia sink Le Pen?
Paris, France Marine Le Pen has changed her image. Five years ago, the veteran far-right leader lost her second bid…
Could Russia lose the war in Donbas?
We face a serious dilemma as the Battle of the Donbas begins. The idea that the Russian army remains a…
Virtue and order must come before freedom
Libertarians and conservatives “share a detestation of collectivism,” wrote Russell Kirk in 1981. “They set their faces against the totalist…
Let presidential candidates get older and older
Will Joe Biden be feeling the Bern in 2024? According to a memo leaked to the Washington Post, private-jet-flying socialist…
Why Putin’s ‘Satanic’ missile launch matters
In some ways, it’s a headline-writer’s dream: Putin puts his faith in Satan. In reality, it’s actually Putin’s new RS-28…
Earth Day – and the untold story of environmental progress
It’s Earth Day today, the anniversary of the 1970 event that kick-started the modern environmentalist movement. in her recent column, my…
Boris is choosing to make you poorer
If Boris Johnson is forced from office by his own MPs, partygate will only be part of the story. Another…
Is Putin in pain?
Is Vladimir Putin in pain? Until now, there has been plenty of chatter about the wellbeing of his minister of…
Why does India get a free pass for supporting Russia?
When Russia invaded Ukraine the Indian government rapidly launched ‘Operation Ganga’. This was not a military operation, nor did it…
One nation under the CDC
For a brief moment, America was the cheering mission control room in every action movie. You know the one: the…
Israel is an apartheid state
If you’re after evidence of apartheid in Israel, you don’t have to look very far. Amid rioting by Palestinians and…
No, Boris Johnson didn’t mislead parliament
The PM did not lie to the House of Commons. Now, ordinarily what goes on inside the House of Commons…
Olaf Scholz is becoming Putin’s most valuable ally
If you think that Boris Johnson’s parties in Downing Street constitute a serious matter of state, you might want to…
Can the Queen’s Jubilee spark a royal recovery?
I don’t know. Three words rarely uttered by commentators seeking a paid berth on a television studio sofa or a…
What people get wrong about fusionism
To suggest that the American conservative philosophy of fusionism was a mistake is often to betray one’s confusion about the…
Macron vs Le Pen debate: le verdict
Who won Wednesday night’s debate between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen depends on who is doing the scoring. In…
Sweden is burning again
Sweden has seen streets riots before. The country has witnessed attacks on police and rescue workers. But what played out this…
Le Pen drives Paris mad. That’s why her voters love her
When asked to define Marine Le Pen in a single word, a majority of French people came up with ‘cats’…
Banning Russian players from Wimbledon will backfire
We need to talk about Russophobia. There really is no other word for the swiftness with which Russian sportspeople and…
