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Why isn’t Archie a prince?
Viewers watching Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah on CBS last night were treated to a host of bombshells on…
Harry and Meghan have played a blinder
If bouquets and Bollinger were winging their way to Montecito last night they were well deserved. When Harry and Meghan…
Prince Harry’s brave revelation
Monarchy is madness, a national delusion in which adults behave as children and project onto the objects of their desire.…
What the Oprah interview means for the monarchy
An institution that weathered and survived the abdication crisis and the aftermath of the death of Diana Princess of Wales…
Harry and Meghan’s incendiary accusations
Well! On the bright side, Oprah Winfrey got her money’s worth. Also on the bright side, Prince Harry is sixth…
Seven bombshell claims – Meghan and Harry’s interview
The Royal Family is waking up to a series of allegations set to rock the monarchy following Prince Harry and…
Ben Shapiro’s battle with Hollywood
The sacking of Gina Carano is still creating waves in Hollywood. The martial artist turned movie actress was dropped from…
The danger of mocking Nigel Farage
He’s gone. Again. Even casual watchers of UK politics will be used to Nigel Farage quitting…and then returning.But this time,…
Is it time to measure Covid differently?
According to government figures the toll of Covid 19 so far has been 124,419 deaths (if you define a Covid…
Why Edinburgh’s Adam Smith statue should stay
In the wake of the Black Lives Matters protests last year, Edinburgh Council announced the creation of the ‘Slavery and…
What the Pope’s visit means for Iraq
You could be forgiven for taking a cynical view of Pope Francis’s visit to Iraq this weekend. How could the…
Fake views: the problem with Netflix documentaries
Netflix gets a lot of stick for being woke these days – and not just from this parish. And when you…
Will the SNP finally see sense on its flawed Hate Crime Bill?
The saga of the SNP’s Hate Crime Bill is drawing to a conclusion. This week, Holyrood will cast a decisive vote…
Brexit and gender are off limits for aspiring authors
When a small US publisher accepted my first book for young adults, ‘Crosstrack’, it wasn’t long before things went pear…
Is America overstimulated?
The last thing anyone would accuse Joe Biden of is being overstimulated. But the Senate’s rapid approval of his pandemic…
What can Laurence Fox hope to achieve with his bid for London mayor?
As if the politics of the Western world wasn’t well past parody already, this weekend sees Laurence Fox throwing his…
What does Belarus’s opposition leader want?
There is an assumption that those fighting tyranny must instead want Western-style democracy, that the arc of history bends towards…
The big state won’t save our post-Covid world
The big state is back. The Budget puts Britain on a path to having the highest tax levels since the…
Will Keir Starmer change tack?
A sign that the political landscape is changing in favour of the Conservatives can be found in a YouGov poll…
Election integrity is at stake
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in one of the most important cases for voting rights in decades.…
Will America’s ‘cold civil war’ turn hot?
If the first month of 2021 is anything to go by, the American culture wars show no sign of abating.…
Meghan’s critics and defenders are both wrong
When it comes to Harry and Meghan, is it time for everyone to take a collective deep breath? With the…
How the West can avoid Beijing’s propaganda trap
This time next year the Winter Olympics will have drawn to a close. Beijing will have become the first city…
Immigration is no longer a political problem
Ask voters what the most important issue facing Britain is and just 2 per cent say immigration. Even when you…
Barnier and France fear Brexit Britain’s next moves
Michel Barnier – still officially the EU’s Brexit taskforce leader – gives few interviews. As a Savoyard and keen mountaineer,…
