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In defence of Keir Starmer
Now that we’ve finally heard Boris Johnson’s ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown, a key question remains: when will we see a…
The problem with renaming London’s streets
In Taksim Square, the busy central hub of Istanbul, a large, viril monument stands. In the centre is Mustafa Kemal…
Biden goes back to school with Dr Fauci
We’ve all had to learn more than enough about pathogens in recent months — how contagion spreads, how our immune…
The shameful targeting of black police officers
I’m severely disabled, coffee-coloured, a migrant, a refugee and a woman. I was born to a Muslim family and I chose atheism…
Watch: Boris on the problem with journalists
What’s the phrase? Poacher turned gamekeeper? Boris Johnson was once the arch poacher — a journalist at the Telegraph before taking on the editorship…
We could all pay the price for the EU’s foolish vaccine nationalism
I’m a card carrying, Europe-loving, wishy-washy centre-left liberal. It therefore pains me to point this out: the EU in general,…
The remarkable rise of the Czech Pirate party
A new party is riding high in the Czech Republic, with the wind of change in its sails. Polls now…
The SNP’s transphobia muddle
For a party so devoted to trans rights, it seems strange that the SNP is less than forthcoming over its…
What ‘Britain’s wokest headteacher’ gets wrong
Ah, a story for our times. And I think you know how it’s going to go. There was this junior…
Spain’s anarchists are rioting
Michael Bakunin, the 19th century revolutionary Russian anarchist, identified Spain as the place where his creed was most likely to…
Biden’s twisted immigration policy
Immigration, a top issue before and during the Trump presidency, has become much less of a concern for Americans over…
Boris hints at a ‘no jab, no job’ policy
The most striking moment of Monday night’s press conference was Chris Whitty’s declaration that it was the ‘professional responsibility’ on…
Kamalamania: prepare for President Harris
Kamala Harris was always going to be a most prominent Vice President. When Joe Biden’s campaign called a midmorning ‘lid’…
Joe Biden, the background-noise president
I’m not in the habit of feeling sorry for Joe Biden, but for a few minutes last week, it was…
Do we really want lockdown to end?
Despite it being highly unfashionable to change your opinion, my lockdown stance has shown agility. For most of last year…
Why we need an inquiry into January 6
I support Nancy Pelosi’s call for a ‘9/11-style inquiry’ into the mêlée at the Capitol on January 6. I do so…
Harvard study: reparations for slavery would reduce COVID-19 infections
Throughout the dark years of the Trump administration, brave, isolated voices in America’s richest, most liberal cities needed a means…
Can Italy’s arch Eurocrat save his country?
The world these days is so blasè about the destruction of democracy that no one even thinks it worthy of…
Israel’s vaccine passports could be a model for the world
In early February I received my green-coloured vaccine certification for having two jabs in Jerusalem. Now Israel is rolling out…
Princess Eugenie and the perilous business of baby names
Naming a child turns out to be one of the hardest things you can do. The secret to nailing it…
The terrifying development of AI warfare
The Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave in France contains some of the earliest known Palaeolithic cave paintings, including those of lions, bears, and…
Can Labour capture the spirit of the post-war era?
The right is usually much better than the left at harnessing the awesome power of the folk memories that surround…
Vaccination offers us a road out of lockdown. Let’s take it
As an epidemiologist and doctor who volunteered to return to the frontline in both waves, I have seen first hand…
The good news on climate
As I watch the snow blow past my window, it’s hard not to scoff at the idea of a ‘climate…
The monarchy failed Harry and Meghan
It will be a saddened Prince Harry who will digest the verdict of much of the British media on the…
