World
It’s time to legalise pepper spray
When faced with mortal peril, the average member of the British public might prefer to defend themselves with something more…
The tragedy of the Shein takeover of Paris
The most glamorous department store in Paris, the BHV Marais, a vast art deco landmark stretching along Rue de Rivoli…
Establishment Democrats win in Minneapolis
In the heartland of America, an inflection point has come to pass. Minneapolis was once immortalized in the 1970s television…
Calamity Lammy had no answers on the wandering Algerian
One of the things we ought to consider more in judging politicians is whether they add to the gaiety of…
The Bank of England won’t risk bailing Rachel Reeves out
After yet another dreadful week, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves must be praying the Bank of England helps her out by…
The Ile d’Oléron attack and Islamism’s ceaseless menace
A man shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ drove his car into a crowd on France’s Ile d’Oléron this morning. At least ten…
Dawn French’s M&S Christmas ad is an insult to Jews
Being born, shall we say, under a different star, there are no official Christmas celebrations in our house. Sure, it’s…
David Lammy can’t blame the Tories for the latest prison release debacle
Today’s Prime Minister’s Questions – taken by Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy – had a sting in the tail. The…
China’s South Korean espionage campaign is growing bolder
It is rare to see Xi Jinping burst into laughter. But something must have tickled China’s Paramount Leader when he…
Watch: Lammy humiliated by prisoner release
They say that pride comes before a fall – and so it proved today at PMQs. In the wake of…
David Lammy’s missing PMQs poppy
Oh dear. It seems that the hapless hero of Haringey has done it again. David Lammy is filling in for…
Humans are more than just apes
Revolutions in science happen like Mike’s bankruptcy in Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises: slowly, then suddenly. For the past two…
Trump is being misled on Venezuela
President Trump is being misled into a regime-change war close to home. Few Americans nowadays find much to celebrate in…
William’s Rio trip risks being overshadowed
Cometh the hour, cometh the Prince of Wales. At least, that is what Prince William and those around him will…
The cruel, cold intellect of DC and San Francisco
New York vs Los Angeles is done to death. Those cities have already captured the American heart on stage and…
Half of voters prefer AI to Keir Starmer
The human race, controlled by a soulless, robotic overlord. It is the stuff of countless sci-fi dystopias – but here…
Where can I get some meth?
I was born in Santa Monica, California. So were four of my children. When I was little, Santa Monica was…
In Cuba, a revolution is over
If you’ve ever thought of visiting the crocodile-shaped island of Cuba, or run into someone recently returned from sultry nights…
Has Los Angeles killed America’s imagination?
The magnificent Griffith Park Observatory turned 90 this year and, as fans of nonagenarians, my wife and I hiked up…
Why bother banning US booze in Canada?
You know what they say about America: beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain and purple mountain majesties…
Go to Cicoria for the food, stay for the opera
Smart Italian restaurants in cultural destinations are like buses: you wait ages for one and suddenly two come along at…
Zohran Mamdani’s policies will make restaurants bland and expensive
There’s no shortage of catastrophic predictions for New York City under Zohran Mamdani’s leadership. While we probably won’t see breadlines,…
What doesn’t kill Egly-Ouriet makes it stronger
In recent columns, we have visited some lesser known spots in Burgundy – Saint-Romain, Maranges, Ladoix – where the wines…
Uzbekistan by high-speed rail
I am in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. I am standing in a historic complex of madrasas and mosques, courtyards…
The cowardly publishing world betrayed Kate Clanchy
Has the vibe shift finally hit the publishing world? There might just be some hope that one of the industries…
