Israel suffers its deadliest day in Gaza
It’s only Tuesday, and already Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has had one of the worst weeks since the war…
How Modi is tearing up India’s secular state
The religious and political symbolism was unmistakable, as the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi led the consecration of a controversial new…
Christine Lagarde is failing again
Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, has one of the most glittering CVs in European politics. The…
Why have parties suddenly gotten good?
Not long ago this month’s column would have been one long gripe about how the party — as a forum…
Remembering George Eastman
George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak and benefactor of Rochester, New York, told my late friend Henry Clune (1890-1995 —…
The vagabond spirit of Mirleft, Morocco’s surf nook
At first, the sleepy little town of Mirleft looks like all the others on the 600-mile trek through the sands…
Swimming with sharks is nothing to be scared of
The small South African coastal town of Umkomaas hosts many scuba diving operations and resorts; its local reef system, the…
The rise of English wine
Sometimes, I pretend that I worked the wine beat thirty or forty years ago. I picture myself in formal wear,…
Ringing in the Chinese New Year with homemade dim sum
My husband and I live in a rural village about an hour from London. The nearest grocery store is a…
The Tories’ childcare plans aren’t grounded in reality
Of all the reasons why the Conservatives deserve to lose the next general election, their nonsensical childcare policy is among…
Sunak’s Rwanda plan suffers first Lords defeat
Just last week Rishi Sunak held a special Downing Street press conference to warn peers not to ignore ‘the will…
Why the Tories should think twice about pre-election tax cuts
Are Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak asking the right question as they approach the spring Budget? For the Chancellor and…
Why is Zelensky echoing Putin’s rhetoric?
Today is Ukraine’s Day of Unity which necessarily had to be marked with an expression of national pride. However, president…
Will the real Australia Day please stand up?
Australia Day is celebrated as the official national day and is marked by national celebrations, community and family events, and…
Cost of living crisis? You get what you vote for
If the value of something is determined by what someone is willing to pay for it, who is left in…
A choice between two Aboriginal schools or Victorian treaty: it’s a no-brainer
The recent failure of the Voice to Parliament referendum has given conservative voters in Victoria some glimmer of hope that…
Why is measles on the rise?
Having endured months of restrictions on our freedoms to deal with Covid-19, we now face a major health threat entirely…
Will Nikki Haley pull out on Wednesday?
New Hampshire votes tomorrow and today Nikki Haley has just two planned events. She has a morning meet-and-greet in the…
Starmer is wrong to defend the National Trust
Keir Starmer is drawing up his battle-lines for the next election. First, he came for the public schools, pledging to…
France’s protesting farmers have spooked Emmanuel Macron
The farmers of France are mobilising. Their anger will be an early test for Gabriel Attal; the countryside is unknown…
What Katharine Birbalsingh gets wrong about secularism
Katharine Birbalsingh is back in the papers again. The head teacher at Michaela, a free school whose outstanding academic record and…
How will ‘ceasefire’ calls affect the Democratic primary in New Hampshire?
Manchester, New Hampshire The Republican and Democratic primaries in New Hampshire are two sides of the same coin. New polls…
When gold’s real price breaks out
As the Austrian School economists know, inflation distorts price signals unevenly. It may be tempting to try to filter out…
Feeding the fetish: an unintentional exposé
Since entering into the world of feminist politics, I have tried to avoid, as much as possible, taking a deep…
The painful legacy of anti-nuclear campaigns on clean energy progress
On May 7, 1966, Martin Litton, a member of the Sierra Club’s board of directors, cast a fateful vote against…
