Are Syria’s Christians safe?
On a street corner in the old town of Damascus, rugged men with rifles stare sharply at passers-by. Despite their…
Liz Kendall’s benefits crusade could make or break Labour’s fortunes
Could Liz Kendall turn out to be the most significant figure of Keir Starmer’s government, and a Chancellor in the…
Pronouns out, professionalism in
‘Pronouns in the bio’ are one of those fashion statements destined for the cringe of history, like Gothic piercings, leotards…
Iran’s Donald Trump dilemma
To talk or not to talk? This is the slogan that’s doing the rounds among the Islamic Republic of Iran’s…
Germany’s crumbling far-right firewall could turbocharge the AfD
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany’s Christian Democrats, stumbled in his bid to end Social Democrat-Greens domination of migration policy.…
How many more knife attacks can France take?
Each day in France there are 120 knife attacks. On Saturday, one such incident resulted in the death of 14-year-old…
Myanmar’s plight shames the West
Four years ago, Myanmar’s fragile, nascent quasi-democracy was snuffed out after less than a decade of experimenting with limited reform…
Why we should heed warnings about weight loss jabs
Embarking on the quest to lose weight can be a risky business. Yo-yo dieting, compulsive binging, muscle wasting and brain…
In defence of Slough
In the 1930s, Sir John Betjeman wrote a poem calling for bombs to fall on it, in 2001 David Brent…
Iran’s Donald Trump dilemma
To talk or not to talk? This is the slogan that’s doing the rounds among the Islamic Republic of Iran’s…
Doctor Who fans – and its writers – need to grow up
Doctor Who, which started back in 1963, is often spoken about with a curious reverence as though it were something…
Albo’s ridiculously insulting gender law
Ten years ago, I attempted to hire a male secretary and accounts department aid. It is rarely talked about in…
The era of GeoEconomics is upon us
The think tank Chatham House describes ‘GeoEconomics’ as ‘the interplay of international economics, geopolitics and strategy’. The central question in…
Is peace possible?
As Israeli hostages are being released, many are hoping for an end to the conflict. Such hope is naïve because…
Finally, a president that does more than sit on a beach in Delaware!
America finally has a President capable of doing more than lying on a beach in Delaware. Donald Trump has done…
What Kim Jones’s departure means for Dior
Last Friday afternoon, amid the menswear shows for Paris Fashion Week, a crowd of influencers, shoppers, celebrities and fashion journalists…
The final insult
We all have close friends with whom we occasionally disagree, amicably. And we have friends whom we inadvertently offend from…
Climate schadenfreude
Have you noticed that every time there is a natural disaster, the green grifters and climate true believers are wont…
