Why Gen Z is relying on death to pay for life
What’s wrong with planning a once-in-a-lifetime holiday? Or dreaming of buying your first home? Nothing, of course – unless it…
Under 16 social media ban isolates teens with medical conditions
I was born with a rare disorder 54 years ago, and for 43 of those years I felt like an…
How Supreme Court might sway midterms
Each Supreme Court term typically includes at least one explosive case that inflames political passions and captures the public imagination.…
Britain shouldn’t rely on foreigners to guard our prisons
Shabana Mahmood’s plans to reduce migration hit a setback yesterday. It emerged that around 2,500 foreign national prison officers who…
A holy night for nostalgia and self-reflection
Christmas is one time of the year where it is okay to let nostalgia off the chain. I like to…
The circus of the Joshua-Paul boxing fight
‘The numbers are putrid, to say the least,’ harrumphed commentator Maura Ranallo at the start of the fourth round of…
Britain’s justice system has failed Andrew Clarke
In 42 months’ time we will be at the start of yet another summer that Andrew Clarke will never see. That’s…
Macron is right: Europe should talk to Putin
‘Macron is right’ is not one of those statements I honestly expected to find myself writing, but when the French…
We shouldn’t shy away from the question of national identity
Please remember not to talk about religion or politics over the turkey this Christmas. It can cause terrible rows. One…
The Epstein files will disappoint Donald Trump’s critics
When I was a boy, Friday nights were time for a new episode of The Rockford Files, a show about…
Has Badenoch bounced back?
Much like Alan Partridge, Kemi Badenoch hopes to have bounced back. After an unsure start to her first year as…
Did Oliver Cromwell really ‘cancel’ Christmas?
It is a cherished myth among Oliver Cromwell’s many critics that our only home-grown military dictator ‘cancelled Christmas’. It gives…
A gun crackdown is easier than confronting Australia’s Islamist menace
It’s hard to disagree with the verdict of former Australian cabinet minister Josh Frydenberg on the Bondi Beach attack. ‘Guns…
How the English Reformation nearly finished off Christianity in Japan
Christmas is for the Japanese, rather miserably, a regular working day. This might easily not have been the case. The…
A short history of Kremlin thugs
To President Trump, the time for talking to Vladimir Putin is really over. He’s insulting you daily with the military…
Welcome to another episode of ‘The Epstein Files’
When I was a boy, Friday nights were time for a new episode of The Rockford Files, a show about…
When ideology replaces judgment, citizens pay the price
As 2025 draws to a close, Australia faces a failure more profound than any single policy misstep. Our institutions are…
Is Australia finally taking anti-Semitism seriously?
After four days of looking like a rabbit in the headlights, embattled Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, finally started to…
Europe has left Ukraine living on borrowed time
Russia started the war on Ukraine, so Russia should pay for the damage it has wrought. Such was Volodymyr Zelensky’s…
Is Starmer finally learning the art of politics?
The theme of British politics in 2025 has been the assertion of the fun fringe over the staid centre. Nigel…
Why is the Motability boss getting a bumper pay rise?
Until Rachel Reeves tightened the rules in last month’s Budget, Motability customers were able to sink into the leather seats…
Does Putin truly believe he’s the victim of his own war?
Ukraine – not Russia – is ‘refusing to end this conflict using peaceful means’, Vladimir Putin claimed this morning. The…
So now even Mitt Romney wants to tax the rich
“On the tax front,” says Mitt Romney, “it’s time for rich people like me to pay more.” It’s always slightly…
