Harry and Meghan’s glib Afghan statement
Finally, some news to cheer us all up on this grim, relentless August. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have…
The blind spot in the SNP’s ‘war on drink’
Scotland’s grim reputation for abnormally high drug fatalities has become embedded in the public consciousness over the past year. The…
Freedom is the best reason to get vaccinted
There is a saying that goes like this: you can’t change the direction of the wind, but you can adjust…
How did US intelligence get Afghanistan so wrong?
It may well go down as the understatement of the year. In a quite extraordinary address to the nation after…
Finally, the Sussexes speak out on Afghanistan
If you’re an Afghan translator sheltering in a Kabul compound, life must seem pretty grim. The Taliban’s triumph has brought…
I’m guilty of going against The Science: a defence of my condemned, censored ‘dangerous’ speech to parliament
Politicians condemned me. Big Tech censored me. The mainstream media said my views were a danger to public health. Why?…
Joe Biden’s shabby treatment of the Afghan army
Is a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan now inevitable? The President: No, it is not. Q. Why? The President: Because you…
Joe Biden and the grand battle of ideas
Well, Donald Trump doesn’t seem so bad now, does he? I don’t say that because Joe Biden has turned out…
Afghanistan, women and safety
We have all seen the pictures of another Afghanistan, of beautiful women in short skirts carrying books at Kabul University.…
How the UK failed the army interpreters stranded in Afghanistan
We lost. Whatever hope we had that we could help Afghanistan crawl out of its misery has been shattered. The…
Our politicians have created a cringing Covid mentality
“The EPL is back” shouted commentator after commentator this weekend as cameras panned across sold-out, maskless crowds across English stadiums.…
Saigon and Kabul: what would Nixon say?
Having worked with former President Richard Nixon during the last years of his life, I’m often asked what his view would be…
I think Donald Trump’s email team is trying to murder me
I remember well the day this all began. The rain was slanting through the gray air and drops were plinking…
For Afghan Christians, the Taliban takeover is a nightmare
Christians in Afghanistan have been paralyzed with fear at the news that the Taliban has taken control of the country.…
Afghanistan’s fall — and our disgrace
If you go into someone else’s house and trash it, you have a moral as well as a legal obligation…
Europe will suffer as Germany drifts
Over the last 15 years Germany has come to be seen by many in Europe as a paragon of political…
Jacinda Ardern asks the Taliban to be ‘nice’ to women
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has come out and asked the Taliban to be ‘nice’ to women during this…
Qantas move makes mandatory job jabs clarity yet more urgent
Today, Qantas has become our largest corporate so far to announce it will make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for all staff.…
The Taliban’s win will unleash the next wave of global jihad
The Taliban retaking Kabul has been inevitable for almost the entirety of the 20 year war, and certainly since Barack…
Pakistan is the true winner from the Afghan debacle
‘Everyone is getting out – and fast’, the man tells me over a crackling line. He is tired, clearly subdued.…
Russian spies and the return of the Cold War
Last week’s arrest of a security guard employed at the British embassy in Berlin, on suspicion of spying for Russia,…
Who wins the Afghanistan Dumbest Take Award?
It’s a national disgrace, a catastrophe nearly two decades in the making. In a just society, everyone involved would be…
Kabul: some good must come of this
I’ve had a few thoughts on Afghanistan, which is a disaster I was against in the first instance, but once…
Will Knowland, Eton and the problem with the teaching misconduct panel
When Eton master Will Knowland was sacked last year over anti-feminist views contained in a YouTube video which he refused…
Labour lefties show their solidarity
Once the British left fought for civil rights, social justice and the brotherhood of man. But now such high principles…
