World
Thought for the Day and the elite empathy problem
Like much of Radio 4’s output, Thought for the Day is something of a curate’s egg – sometimes enlightening and a…
The Bank of England could learn from the Falklands
While the Bank of England consults on who will appear on the next round of British bank notes, with reports…
Why the Imperial War Museum’s Holocaust error matters
The Imperial War Museum is supposed to be one of Britain’s guardians of historical truth. Yet in its description of…
Can Taylor Swift save us from the Oasis bore-off?
The news that Taylor Swift is releasing her 12th album in October will thrill her fans but perhaps we should…
The National’s latest journalistic mishap
Well, well, well. Back to Scotland’s self-identifying ‘newspaper’, which has planted itself at the centre of a row over the…
Portcullis House costs through the roof
‘Smashing Westminster’s glass ceiling’ is generally hailed as a good thing – except when it is the taxpayer left holding…
The hot weather has become workshy Britain’s latest excuse
Who are all these people who keep being photographed on Bournemouth beach and elsewhere, frolicking in the midday sun? None…
NHS Fife admits it broke the law over single-sex changing room
Well, well, well. Scottish health board NHS Fife has admitted to the UK’s equalities watchdog that it was in breach…
Lammy refers himself to watchdog over Vance fishing trip
Dear oh dear. Foreign Secretary David Lammy met with US Vice President JD Vance at the weekend to discuss the…
Is air conditioning ‘far right?’
If you want to understand what lies behind the rise of Reform and its consistent – indeed, deepening – lead in…
What will happen in Alaska?
The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska could be the flop of the century or turn out to be the first step…
Kate Forbes’s treatment at the Edinburgh Fringe was a farce
Summerhall is one of Edinburgh’s largest Fringe venues, also running year-round exhibitions and artistic performances. This past week, it has…
Rachel Reeves must pull Britain from its doom loop
Britain’s is growing, albeit sluggishly. Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the economy grew by…
Why an overhaul of A-levels is long overdue
It’s been forty years since I took my A-levels. Yet one particular dream still gatecrashes my sleep with irritating regularity:…
What is the point of Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir?
Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir Frankly, finally published today, is already looking like the most ill-advised autobiography since Prince Harry’s Spare. Her…
Trump is liberating the Smithsonians from ‘Woke’
Back in March, Donald Trump issued an executive order called “Restoring Truth And Sanity To American History.” Its aim was…
Friedrich Merz’s reign of error
We are 100 days into Friedrich Merz’s chancellorship, and Germany has achieved something truly remarkable: a coalition government so perfectly…
Wow! The Trumpiest Kennedy Center list ever
In the most-hyped announcement of Kennedy Center Honor nominees ever, President Trump appeared this morning at the Kennedy Center, or,…
Ian Blackford refuses to rule out Holyrood bid
Well, well, well. After Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes announced she was stepping down at next year’s Scottish parliament election,…
Beware the Nagasaki and Hiroshima revisionism
2025 is the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the most calamitous conflict in history. The victory…
Police chiefs must learn to use their common sense
Britain’s top cop club has released new guidance to forces in England and Wales on when and how to describe…
Britain’s foreign secretary faces fine for fishing without a license
What people on the other side of the pond call “Brand Britain” has taken something of a knock in recent…
The US is right to warn Britain about its free speech record
Every year the US State Department is required to produce a report on the human rights situation in every country…
The case for Letby’s innocence looks weaker than ever
The annual Panorama documentary on Lucy Letby appeared on BBC 1 this week, barely a week after a more one-sided pro-Letby…
What Marcus Rashford gets right – and wrong – about United
Marcus Rashford, formerly of Manchester United, now of Barcelona, has opened up about his time at Old Trafford in a podcast interview…
