Albanese’s catastrophic ‘deplorables’ moment
And how Pauline Hanson turned it into political merchandise
Graduates are right to be furious about student loans
When I was seventeen, I signed up for a student loan to cover the cost of going to university. Teachers,…
How Israel killed Khamanei
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, was presented with irrefutable evidence yesterday, including footage, confirming the death of Iran’s so-called…
Pushy parents are making the special needs crisis worse
As a foster carer since the early 2000s, I’ve witnessed the human cost of Britain’s broken SEND (special educational needs…
Why anti-racism kills
When the triple murderer Valdo Calocane was allowed to walk free from medical custody in 2020, it appears to have…
My mission to avoid breaking the Official Secrets Act
Whether compelling or not, a case can probably be made for most of the heavy-handed things the British state finds…
The Western left are crying for Khamenei
Hear that? There are people wailing in the streets of the West – sodden with tears and outrage at the…
Even Khamenei’s death might not finish the Iranian regime
As of now, it is possible to draw a number of immediate conclusions from the war currently under way between…
Minister quits after ‘smeargate’ row
So. Farewell then Josh Simons. The Macclesfield MP has quit his job at the Cabinet Office following the revelations about…
The Iran strikes might be Trump’s Sarajevo moment
Here we go again. Switch out Saddam Hussein for the Ayatollah Khamenei and Ahmed Chalabi for Reza Pahlavi and you…
Is global warming real?
How sure can we be that global warming is an existential threat? During her 2019 address to the United Nations,…
The silent war in Africa
In 1885, General Charles Gordon stood in Khartoum facing an army led by a man who claimed divine authority. The…
Can Trump’s strikes topple the Ayatollah?
“We’re going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground,” said Donald Trump, as he stood…
The US and Israel launch a major attack on Iran
Donald Trump has urged Iranians to “take over” their government after the United States and Israel struck targets across the…
Donald Trump makes his move against Iran
This morning, the long-anticipated Israeli and American strikes on Iran finally arrived. At 08:10 am local time, Israel and the…
‘Family voting’ allegations cannot be ignored
If allegations of ‘family voting’ taking place at Thursday’s Gorton and Denton by-election prove substantiated, the incidents will not only…
Donald Trump tells Iran: Lay down your arms … or face certain death
To the Iranian people Trump says, your freedom is at hand...
The Islamo-left is coming to Parliament
Imagine if Matt Goodwin had given an interview to a media outlet that regularly platforms far-right agitators like Nick Griffin.…
The strange chutzpah of Nadiya Hussain
Nadiya Hussain, winner of The Great British Bake Off in 2015, has it seems reached the end of the road with…
The tortured life of Stalin’s daughter
Svetlana Alliluyeva, Joseph Stalin’s daughter, would have been 100 years old today, and she is one of history’s curios worth…
What is the greatest Jewish book ever written?
What are the best Jewish books? Who are the best Jewish writers? And what are the best books about Judaism?…
The truth about cold water swimming
I fear the sea because I should. Not the depths or the blackness or its creatures or the cold but…
Echoes of collapse: Iran’s path to failed statehood
More than a month after massive demonstrations against the regime in Iran and tens of thousands of deaths, the negotiations…
