World
Could Kevin McCarthy return as speaker?
There’s an easy way out of the chaos in the House, led by a Florida man who’s leaning on lessons…
How Britain can save Israel – and Gaza – from bloodshed
The world changed on Saturday morning with Hamas’s attack on army bases and civilian communities in Israel. What began as a Palestinian…
Hamas is not long for this world
There was long been a swell of sympathy for Hamas in the West. A certain leader of the opposition, you…
‘You are not alone’: A message to the Jewish people
I’m not Jewish myself, but most of my best friends are Jews. The reason I mention this is that, all my adult life,…
Horror in Arras: France comes under attack again
Emmanuel Macron’s appeal for France to unite has not been heeded. Barely 12 hours after the president made his address…
Poland’s history will play a vital role in its election
On 15 October, Poland goes to the polls. The Polish people must choose between two narratives for the country, each…
Russia is trying to break through Ukraine’s front line before winter
Ukraine is on fire. Russian forces have launched an offensive across the entire front line in their final push before…
What is the right punishment for Just Stop Oil’s Cambridge protestor?
As a longstanding supporter of ancient over modern in the architecture stakes, it can only grieve me to see the…
As oil prices rise, the permacrisis continues
It was a year ago this weekend that Liz Truss sacked her chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, over the fallout of their…
Hard Times for Sunak as his ratings slump again
It’s tough at the top. A new poll out today from the Times shows that for all the hype around…
Bill Gates has made a surprisingly good point about net zero
Is Bill Gates a sage figure who can help save the world from climate change? Or is he a dreadful…
An invasion of Gaza is hugely risky for Israel
In a sign that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) is planning to ramp up the war in Gaza, Israel has…
France’s Jews are afraid
Emmanuel Macron addressed France on television on Thursday evening. It was an opportunity for the president to reiterate his support…
How Hamas fooled Israel – and the West
How to explain Israel’s intelligence and military failure? The obvious comparison – one Israelis themselves are making – is with…
Wayne Rooney and the trouble with football’s big-name managers
Birmingham City’s new American owners are hungry for success and think Wayne Rooney, the former Manchester United and England striker,…
Trump’s callous Israel remarks should be disqualifying
Donald Trump has always had a close but uneasy relationship with Jews that is not confined to his son-in-law Jared…
Supporting Israel doesn’t mean abandoning Ukraine
Hamas’s heinous attack and the robust Israeli response serve as a useful reminder of well-known double standards on the activist…
Captain Tom’s family admit they would pocket £800,000 book profits again
Just when we thought we’d heard the last of Captain Tom’s family, the pandemic hero’s disgraced family have been at…
This is what a ‘multipolar’ world looks like. It’s chaos
The Hamas terror attack has triggered war in Gaza, a geopolitical crisis and now – from Sydney to New York…
Is Israel ready for a full-scale invasion of Gaza?
Israel is likely to need every one of the 300,000 soldiers it is amassing on the border with Gaza if,…
Do Jewish Lives Matter too?
For more than a year, English footballers took the knee in solidarity with a petty criminal who was murdered by…
Is Israel’s siege of Gaza illegal?
In retaliation to over a thousand Israeli dead, the country’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, has vowed to besiege Gaza. In a statement…
Why should British Jews take their skullcaps off?
I was proud when my son, then aged three, wore his kippa (Jewish skullcap) for the first time. We placed…
The winners and losers of this year’s conference season
Conference season 2023 is done and dusted, with punchy Wes Streeting having performed the final significant act yesterday via his…
No wonder Britain’s prisons are almost full
It’s finally happened. Our prisons are almost full. Last night the Times reported that ‘Lord Justice Edis, the senior presiding…
