Is it time for the Australian political right to convene another Albury conference?
Over the years, Pauline Hanson has proven to be one of the most effective politicians in Australia. Like her or…
TfL chief accused of ‘lying’ over tube graffiti claims
Well, well, well. TfL Commissioner Andy Lord has been accused of lying about graffiti on the underground, after he made…
Why I resigned from the national grooming gang inquiry
This week I resigned from the Victims/Survivor Liaison Panel of the National Inquiry into Grooming Gangs. Victims have been fighting…
Ellie Reeves is even more incompetent than her sister Rachel
Have you ever wondered what a less competent Rachel Reeves would be like? If you’re a small business owner, the…
Trump is finally putting pressure on Russia
Donald Trump has at last lost patience with Vladimir Putin. He cancelled their anticipated meeting in Budapest after Putin refused…
The extinction of private conversation
A police officer has been sacked for gross misconduct. His offence? Racist remarks made while off duty in a pub…
The significance of the King’s visit to Rome
In any other week – or month, or year – King Charles’s visit to Rome would have been a truly…
Frank Field: a very English saint
Lord Glasman delivered a speech at the inaugural Frank Field Memorial lecture last week. Here is an edited transcript of…
Is OCD hip?
About half-way through the one-woman show Unstuck, the American comic Olivia Levine admits that it’s “hip” to talk about one’s obsessive-compulsive…
Introducing: Reality Check
I’m delighted to announce the launch of my new podcast and newsletter Reality Check. In each episode I’ll cut through…
It’s time for Jess Phillips to resign
Should Jess Phillips resign? That’s the demand made by four survivors of the ‘grooming gangs’ in a public letter to…
How Catherine Connolly could change Ireland
‘How could you possibly say the EU is good as it stands?’ the woman says. Brexit, she continues, is a…
Strictly won’t survive without Claudia (or Tess)
Put down the glitterball. Mop up the sequins. The news – oh, the unthinkable news – has arrived: Tess Daly…
Will Jess Phillips resign?
The grooming gang inquiry is becoming more chaotic by the day as people continue to step away from the process.…
Trump is getting serious about punishing Putin
Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again threats to sanction Russia for its intransigence over peace talks in Ukraine solidified today into concrete…
Why is Britain trying to make our nuclear reactors ‘woke’?
Sit on a roundtable of small businesses – as I have on many occasions – and it won’t be long…
The Will Stancil Show is art
If you know who Will Stancil is, it’s probably as the first man to be raped by an AI large…
Could Marwan Barghouti be Palestine’s Mandela?
Calls to release Marwan Barghouti – the leader of Fatah’s armed wing, who is currently serving multiple life sentences in…
The best books to read in prison
Like Nicolas Sarkozy, I knew I would be a disgraced former president going to prison. Okay, as the once co-president…
‘One in, one out’ is dead
France is not a safe country. That was the excuse given by an Iranian man who returned to Britain last…
Boomer New York’s last bellow
New Yorkers received visits from two ghosts of Christmas past and one ghost of Christmas present at its last 2025…
So much for Trump’s peace push
Here we go again. Now that Russian president Vladimir Putin has resumed his bombardment of Ukraine, President Donald Trump is responding by…
Merit in the eSafety Commissioner?
The Online Safety Act – an important tool when utilised correctly
Is Jeremy Strong our John Cazale?
If you’re a big Bruce Springsteen fan, then this weekend’s new release, Deliver Me from Nowhere, will be one of…
