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How to solve Britain’s shoplifting epidemic
Fifteen years ago, at the tail end of Blairism, I was running things for the Home Office in Southwest England.…
Has France got what it takes to stand up to the Islamists?
In the early 1990s, an underground organisation was launched called the Barbie Liberation Movement (BLM). Its mission statement was a…
Hamas is using Israel’s protests as a weapon of war
Israel is caught in a tragic paradox: the finest qualities that define its national character – its compassion, solidarity, and…
Starmer’s coalition of the willing has been saved from itself
It is commonplace to accuse politicians of being out of touch. There is often some truth in the charge, and…
Donald Trump’s nuclear strike on Iran saves the world | Michael de Percy. S3 Ep 2
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While the Sussan Ley Opposition ‘listens’, Queensland Senator Malcolm Roberts says One Nation are prepared to take Albanese’s government on…
The uncomfortable history of Narva
The Alaska talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin might have happened on American territory, but the symbolism of their…
God save the great British pudding!
There are certain names of puddings that, if whispered to an Englishman of a certain age, will bring back near-Proustian…
Xi’s purge is expanding
Of all those who have been purged by President Xi Jinping, disappearing into the communist party’s vast network of black…
How Ireland became a haven for Hezbollah’s cocaine
In the end, it was a combination of the Irish weather, European maritime intelligence and engine trouble that scuppered a…
Oxford is being consumed by bureaucracy
The governance of Oxford University is plumbing new depths – and this doesn’t mean dons or deans, but the university’s…
Was the Treaty of Versailles really to blame for the rise of the Nazis?
The 1919 Versailles peace conference that followed the end of the first world war became the most famous, or notorious,…
Mounting Russian deaths will not deter Putin
In June, a grim milestone passed. The Ministry of Defence said that one million Russians had been killed or wounded…
Can tariffs replace income taxes?
Can tariffs replace income taxes paid by Americans earning an income under $200,000 annually, as President Trump has suggested? We…
Male cheerleaders? Who cares
The most famous cheerleaders in the National Football League once belonged to the Dallas Cowboys. Both fans and haters of the…
Chicago Public Schools have failed. But there’s another option
Illinois recently released its 2024 Educational Report Card. The grades are, not surprisingly, bleak. Eighty schools reported not a single…
Covidphobia’s replacement
Covidphobia’s replacement is – Sexophobia! I have been considering the successor of Covidphobia for a while and almost settled on…
The 12 minutes of the Trump-Putin summit that shook the world
The Trump-Putin press conference in Anchorage was 12 minutes that shook the world. Putin got precisely what he wanted, which…
The many blind spots in Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir
Throughout her memoir, Nicola Sturgeon emphasises her achievement in becoming the first female first minister of Scotland. While that achievement…
The Alaska summit doesn’t look good for Ukraine
And just like that, the highly-anticipated summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska has been and gone, seemingly…
The Alaska summit went much as expected
The summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin ended predictably, without a ceasefire deal or, it seems, assent on…
