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The Bristol riots show the danger of ignoring anti-police extremism
The ugly scenes in Bristol last night make it plain to see that Britain can no longer turn a blind eye…
The media’s haste to cry race
The bodies of the victims hadn’t gone cold, the families had barely begun grieving, when the familiar cottage industry of…
The truth about statues and the law
There is a proposal to change how we criminalise people who damage statues. This proposed change is set out in…
Why aren’t we teaching women self-defence?
Women all know that queasy shock of hyper-awareness when a man on the street or the Tube or bus begins…
Is the UK about to be forced into a vaccine war?
Is the UK about to be forced into a vaccine war? That’s the concern in Westminster after Brussels upped the…
The reality of the SNP’s impossible economic dream
A newly independent Scottish state would have to implement eye watering spending cuts or tax increases to stay afloat, according…
Is time up for King Bibi?
In the run-up to its fourth election in two years, Israel is enjoying its vaccine success story. The number of…
The N-word row engulfing SOAS university
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)’s newly-appointed director, Adam Habib, has become the latest victim of cancel culture…
Why the UK shouldn’t engage in vaccine nationalism
There is a big, big hole in Ursula von der Leyen’s strategy of threatening to ban exports of the Pfizer…
The Queen has a secret weapon in the War of the Waleses
It was a big call, sending the royals out and about straight after the Oprah interview. We have to be…
Diane Abbott has exposed Keir Starmer’s Red Wall dilemma
Were Keir Starmer more like Gordon Brown in temperament then by now he’d be throwing his mobile phone at a…
Let’s call time on Britain’s gerontocracy
The boomers are eating their grandchildren. They don’t see it this way, of course, but they are doing it nonetheless.…
Nicola Sturgeon to face no confidence vote
Since the pandemic began, Nicola Sturgeon has been a regular sight at the daily Covid press conferences in Scotland. Where…
Joe Biden’s dire opening chapter on the world stage
Thoughtful observers of life often comment on the richness of the English language, its huge polyglot vocabulary, its precision, it…
Will Covid cost less than expected?
It’s no surprise that the bill for Covid-19 keeps racking up. The Office for Budget Responsibility’s latest forecast predicts borrowing will…
The growing alliance between Central Europe and Israel
In 2018, the Czech President Miloš Zeman promised in a speech on the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel…
Teen Vogue, victimhood Top Trumps and the coming race war
Just two weeks ago, Alexi McCammond was wheeled out as the new editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, which uses the brand…
Is the US to blame for the far-left takeover of France’s universities?
There is a belief in some quarters of the Anglosphere that the French are too wise to succumb to what…
A handy guide to Marklism
Many of us have been watching in in awe at the profound impact that Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview has…
Sturgeon’s future now hangs in the balance
At First Minister’s Questions this afternoon Nicola Sturgeon accused Ruth Davidson of peddling baseless conspiracy theories, dredged up from ‘the bottom…
Boris Johnson attempts to calm vaccine concerns
The message from Boris Johnson’s press conference this evening was one of reassurance. Following the decision by several EU member…
George Galloway is toxic to the Unionist cause
My mob originates, we have come to assume, from somewhere in Ireland, though exactly where we don’t know. Humza Yousaf,…
Boris Johnson undersold his security review
It was the political equivalent of Halley’s comet. On Tuesday, Boris Johnson underestimated his own achievement. He claimed that the…
Why is it so difficult to prosecute female terrorists?
For decades, terrorist organisations have targeted women for recruitment. Deployed as suicide bombers for Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, the Tamil…
The EU’s jab snatching ruse is legally absurd
For some months now, increasingly disturbing statements on the law or legal threats have emanated from the EU. Some of…
