World
Israel can’t assassinate its way to victory over Iran
The killing of the Iranian senior security official Ali Larijani this week is the most significant ‘targeted assassination’ undertaken since…
Could Iranian drones bomb Britain?
One night in 1909, in Peterborough, a police constable named Kettle looked up and saw ‘a strange cigar-shaped craft passing over…
Labour cares more about itself than Britain
While many people have been dissecting the power struggles and growing fissures within the Labour party, it might instead be…
Why did the authorities turn a blind eye to the alleged rape of a Berlin schoolgirl?
A 16-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly raped in the garden of a state-funded youth centre in Berlin-Neukölln last November. It was…
Nick Timothy isn’t the bad guy in the row over mass Muslim prayer
Would you rather live in a society where a man is free to criticise religious practices or one where such…
Why America and France are always arguing
“Not perfect,” was Donald Trump’s reply when asked about Emmanuel Macron’s support for the Iran operation. “But it’s France, we…
The Democrats’ weakness on war powers
Given my longstanding disgust with America’s lawlessly interventionist and self-destructive foreign policy, I should be outraged by Donald Trump’s cavalier…
Will the Covid inquiry teach us anything?
The Covid inquiry has published the third of its ten (ten!) modules today, this time focused on how the healthcare…
Why Muslims should be allowed to pray in Trafalgar Square
I approve of the large Muslim prayer meeting held in Trafalgar Square on Monday. But I would not want such…
Why the Afghan-Pakistan war matters
More than a decade ago, during a tense visit to Islamabad as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton gave Pakistan’s leaders…
Brace yourself: inflation is coming
In a surprise to no one, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted nine-zero to hold interest…
I crashed Rupert Murdoch’s birthday party
“This one is kinda dirty. Let’s see what the other one looks like.” Less than two hours before the guests…
There’s no need to cancel Charles’s US state visit
The so-called ‘special relationship’ between Britain and the United States seems to have reached a historically unspecial nadir, in large…
Badenoch goes traditional at Tory local launch
The Tories launched their local election campaign this morning, with a beaming Kemi Badenoch surrounded by rows of flag-waving party…
The bad news keeps mounting for Donald Trump
Donald Trump thought it would be a cakewalk. Determined to oust his adversary almost overnight, the US President quickly discovered that…
When women exit stage right
At the event Melania Trump hosted for Women’s History Month, the ladies in the audience had perfect blowouts and wore…
Iran isn’t Trump’s only ‘imminent threat’
President Trump thought it would be a cakewalk. Far from capitulating, his nemesis seems to be on the comeback trail. Gabbard…
Britain may have finally turned a corner on jobs
Finally, some good economic news: Britain may have turned a corner on jobs. Figures just released by the Office for…
The Iran conflict is morphing into an energy war
Into the early hours of this morning, Israel and Iran continued exchanging direct strikes, while the fighting spread further across…
Feeling uncomfortable about Muslim prayer in Trafalgar Square isn’t racist
If you hear ‘allahu akbar!’ shouted in the street, you’ll probably run for cover. If a stranger bellows the Jewish…
The French lesson that could save Rachel Reeves – and Britain’s economy
Rachel Reeves faces a strikingly similar predicament to that faced by Pierre Moscovici, who became France’s finance minister under François…
Joe Kent’s resignation was an act of political positioning
Reflecting on the resignation of Cyrus Vance, James Thomson, the American historian and journalist, wrote in the Washington Post that…
The Iran war won’t help Russia defeat Ukraine
For Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump is the gift that keeps on giving. Just as Moscow was tiring of the American…
Why Iran will hasten MAGA’s demise
Readers may disagree with the cover line of this issue. Pronouncing “the end of Trumpism” feels somewhat similar to declaring…
PMQs was ruined by Starmer’s verbal epilepsy
When a fully greased Sir Keir Starmer is finally bundled, squealing, out of Downing Street, one wonders what he might…
