Joe Biden has put Ukraine in an impossible position
This week, Joe Biden lifted one of the many restraints placed on Ukraine in its war with Russia. The outgoing…
The farmers’ revolt makes me proud to be British
My first thought upon seeing today’s revolt of the farmers was just how gloriously normal it looked. For more than…
Why the farmers’ protest probably won’t work
Cold drizzle falling on tweed. That was the abiding image of today’s protest in Westminster which filled Whitehall with tens…
Watch: Clarkson blasts BBC in farmers’ protest interview
Thousands of farmers descended on Westminster this morning to protest the Labour government’s new inheritance tax plans. As protesters brandished…
Watch: Mandelson urges PM to end ‘feud’ with Musk
Well, well, well. Picking a fight with Elon Musk is hardly the wisest decision Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour lot have…
The case for practicing electoral abstinence
I have a confession to make. This year, I practiced electoral abstinence. By that, I mean I mostly tuned out…
A thousand days of the Ukraine war
On its 1,000th day, the debate about the war on Ukraine is focused on the ascendancy of Donald J. Trump…
Companies that neglect customer care risk extinction
Like lumbering dinosaurs oblivious to the asteroid bearing down on them, companies that trade on their brand alone to see…
Full timeline: Rachel Reeves’s CV claims
Dear oh dear. Rachel Reeves has ended up in something of a pickle over her employment history, with the Chancellor…
Farmers won’t be quick to forgive Labour
Thousands of farmers descended on Westminster today to protest the government’s plans to raise inheritance tax. Hundreds of men, women…
Hong Kong’s death by a thousand cuts
Overnight, dozens of influential figures in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement were sentenced to lengthy terms under the fiercest application of…
When will Starmer see sense on small boats?
Labour’s approach to tackling the small boats crisis is based around a dichotomy so overly simplistic that it should not…
Don’t blame the police for our sinister free speech laws
The shocking police doorstepping of Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson last week has rightly sparked grave concern about the parlous state of freedom of speech…
Has Labour given up on solving the social care crisis already?
The Toto Washlet toilet: at the press of a button, a jet of clean warm water sprays your nether regions;…
Nigel Farage is right to talk about British Muslims
Nigel Farage claims that British Muslims are just as concerned, if not more, by the threat of Islamist extremism. The Reform…
I must stop hating politicians
Hate crimes, hate speech, hate groups… It is quite possible that we have less of these things today than ever…
Britain is eating itself to death
It is a fate which has been creeping up on Britain for years, but that doesn’t make it any the…
The jailing of democracy activists marks a dark day for Hong Kong
Hong Kong has sentenced dozens of democracy protestors to years in prison, in the largest trial since Beijing’s National Security…
The Taliban go green
It sounds better to say ‘Afghanistan attended COP29’ instead of laying the truth out in bold print: the Taliban are…
The End-of-Disco election
Some may remember the 1979 ‘disco demolition’ concert in Chicago. A garish event planned for between the games of a…
Could Trump save Ukraine?
One thousand days into Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, three facts seem to be evident. First, Russia is losing.…
Banning Marine Le Pen from politics would be a grave mistake
Paris prosecutors last week recommended that Marine Le Pen be jailed and banned from public office for five years. The…
Biden’s threat to world peace?
Unfortunately, it’s not hyperbole to observe that we are closer to a third world war now than ever before. This…
The Conference of Parties: how many more?
The latest COP talkfest, with 66,778 participants, is producing much hot air and hand-wringing as it looks to upgrade the…
France could be 100 per cent nuclear. Why not Australia?
‘80 per cent of electricity production is done by nuclear (in France). Actually, we could have 100 per cent, but…
