Women of no importance
From their brothels in lawless 1850s Monterrey, Eliza and Jean set out discover why their fellow workers are going missing
The world turned upside down
Jonathan Healey describes how Diggers, Levellers and other revolutionary sects started proposing universal male suffrage, legal aid and even a national health service
The Ace of Spies
Suave, savage and irresistible to women, the Bond-like character takes many secrets with him to his – unknown – grave
Jokes and reminiscences
When Edi is moved to palliative care, her best friend Ash keeps vigil at her bedside, recalling their lifetime of shared jokes and experiences
Be like the rhinoceros
In an extraordinary daily record of life’s minutiae, Toby Litt oscillates between the trivial and the transcendent, often on the same page
Amerindians abroad
Many aspects of western civilisation that appealed to Amerindians – the arts, philosophy, technology and the reach of commerce – are overlooked by Caroline Dodds Pennock
Is sharing cake in the office really like passive smoking?
‘If nobody brought in cakes into the office, I would not eat cakes in the day, but because people do…
Ukraine’s interior minister dies in helicopter crash
Denis Monastyrsky, Ukraine’s interior minister was amongst 15 people killed in a helicopter crash in the outskirts of Kyiv this…
Food price inflation hits 16.8 per cent
Oil prices are down, wholesale gas prices are down, so why isn’t inflation falling a lot faster than it is?…
Macron commits to nuclear energy while Britain dithers
The French are falling back in love with nuclear energy, and so is their president. In 2019, only 34 per…
Here’s how extreme Democrats have gone on abortion
A great deal of the conversation about abortion in America is based on lies about who occupies the more extreme…
How to become a climate pariah in 10 easy steps
My father, I feel, was defamed at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate…
A deluge of deviants in Davos?
Sex workers take Switzerland! As the World Economic Forum gets underway in Davos, it’s not just politicians and business leaders…
From prince to toad
A few years ago, Prince Harry was one of the most popular British Royals. As a boy, he lost his…
Buy our milk or the Earth will perish!
Western Europe has a problem. France has it worst. Germanic countries are fighting a rearguard action and only Denmark is…
Are we being too downbeat about Britain’s economy?
Economic optimism is in short supply these days – but has pessimism about the UK’s economy been overegged by the…
Truss and Kwarteng start their own companies
It’s a busy time for ex-Prime Ministers. Theresa May has been totting up her thousands in speaking fees while Boris…
Why Sweden and Finland still haven’t joined NATO
Sweden and Finland officially applied to join NATO last May, overturning their long-standing policies of neutrality. If their membership goes…
MSM: gone with the wind
We are living through arguably one of the greatest divides the Western world has ever experienced and on the night…
Scotland’s gender bill mess was made in Westminster
Nicola Sturgeon is angry. The UK government has confirmed it will block her party’s controversial gender Bill, which removes key…
Colleges join the war on TikTok
TikTok likely hasn’t been too bothered about a bunch of crusty old senators and governors denouncing their social media platform.…
Is Germany’s defence minister up to the job?
After yesterday’s abrupt and humiliating departure of Germany’s defence minister, Christine Lambrecht, beleaguered chancellor Olaf Scholz has today appointed her…
Nicola Sturgeon and the truth about ‘transphobia’
This is a shameful week for Scottish nationalism. Let us state plainly what has happened: the government in Westminster has…
Rishi Sunak bows to the Online Safety Bill rebels
Rishi Sunak and Michelle Donelan will this afternoon bow to the inevitable and accept rebel changes to the Online Safety…
Even Iran’s mullahs have turned on Prince Harry
Is there anyone left who likes Prince Harry? His popularity is plunging, his allies have turned on him – and…
