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Potholes could pave the way to victory for Reform
When I was young and green and working as a gossip columnist, I learned much from the energy and enthusiasm…
Venezuela has become another American puppet state
Venezuela’s deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, never enjoyed the charisma or genuine popularity of his predecessor, ‘El Comandante’ Hugo Chávez. So…
AI is revolutionising mathematics
Last week, a 23-year-old amateur with no advanced mathematical training did something many mathematicians never manage in a lifetime: he solved…
Did European rule in Asia and Africa really make colonised people poorer?
Few questions in economic history generate more heat than the one that seems, on the surface, most straightforward: Did European…
MAHA must resist purity tests to survive
The Make America Healthy Again movement has already accomplished more in its first year than many reformers dared to hope.…
Sunday shows round-up: Labour minister attacks ‘disgusting’ Polanski
The Prime Minister has said he is considering a ban on some pro-Palestine marches, and wants ‘tougher action’ on certain…
The case that shows jihadism is for losers
If anyone needs proof that jihadism is for losers, they need only look at the case of Abdullah Albadri. He…
Is Reform brave enough to be a pro-family party?
Nigel Farage told Radio 4 this week that he had ‘made a mistake’ in trying to pursue pro-family policies, concluding…
Russia is running out of workers
Vladimir Putin likes good statistics. At a government meeting on 15 April, even as he acknowledged that growth was slowing,…
The Tories are on the verge of a surprise Westminster comeback
Four years ago, the unthinkable, for many Westminster residents, happened. Control of the council was won for the first time…
How to silence Scottish nationalists
It’s been the favourite gotcha question put forward by supporters of the SNP and the Scottish Greens at hustings events…
We are closer to AI extinction than we think
A spectre is hanging over humanity: the spectre of superintelligent AI. While governments busy themselves with the mundane work of…
We need to talk about your water bottle
Why does everyone in Britain carry water bottles these days? On a dog walk in London a few days ago,…
Speech crimes are still on the statute book
It is both a vindication of English justice and a cause of some embarrassment that the services of a High…
Why Scottish whiskey is worth the effort
‘The King and Queen got me to do something that nobody else was able to do, without hardly even asking!’…
Mental health is an inauthentic crisis
When it reaches the stage when everyone in the entire country is diagnosed as having mental health problems, will we…
It is no wonder Jews want to leave Britain
I am the one with the big personality around the Friday night dinner table. I have spent my whole life…
Should the Princess Diana tapes be released?
As King Charles returns to Britain this weekend, secure in the knowledge that his state visit to the United States…
Why can’t ministers admit the truth about what caused the Mandelson scandal?
At the heart of the Mandelson saga is one colossal political misjudgement – the appointment of Peter Mandelson to the…
Brian Cox is a world-class bore
One of these days, dismounting from his high horse, Brian Cox is going to suffer a terrible injury. The Scottish…
HMS Trump and the art of a diplomatic gift
The King’s state visit to the US has been a triumph. His Majesty managed to put most of Capitol Hill…
Zohran Mamdani’s toxic social media socialism
Zohran Mamdani is discovering how much more difficult seizing the means of production is than posting about seizing it on…
Seven things to look out for as Britain heads to the polls
Keir Starmer has now been Prime Minister for one year and 300 days, which puts him 43rd in the list…
Lorna Hajdini and the willing suspension of disbelief
“A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” That…
Polanski grovels for Met criticism
Oh dear. Just when you thought the Greens could sink no lower on crime and justice, along came Zack Polanski…
