Mounting suspicion: The Fate of Mary Rose, by Caroline Blackwood, reviewed
Terror and distrust build in the Anderson family after a six-year-old girl is found murdered in a quiet Kent village
And still the colonial memoirs keep coming…
Peter Godwin’s third volume to date – of a family in various stages of decline after leaving their African homeland – is redeemed by its vivid evocations and erudition
The demonising of homosexuals in post-war Britain
The tabloids in particular stirred up fear and distrust with lurid stories of orgies, prostitution, drug-taking, political corruption, sinister concealment and susceptibility to blackmail
How Elon Musk changed the world
Technological revolutions can only change the world when the new technology becomes cheap enough for it to be widely applied.…
Is North Korea joining the war in Ukraine?
In Russia’s far east, North Korean soldiers are reportedly being trained to fight in the war against Ukraine. Kyrylo Budanov,…
London academic pines for Hamas leader
Well, well, well. On Thursday it emerged that Israeli forces had killed Hamas’s leader Yahya Sinwar in a ‘chance’ hit,…
Israel must finish Hamas off
The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a clash with Israeli troops could help transform Israel’s war efforts against…
How far will Lammy go to rebuild ties with China?
David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary, is touching down in Beijing for a two-day visit. The visit is the second by…
Farage attacks Labour activists canvassing for Kamala
Another day, another drama. Nigel Farage has lashed out at the Labour lot today after it transpired that a number…
Murray Foote’s departure is yet another blow to the SNP
The SNP just can’t catch a break. The party is still reeling from a catastrophic general election result, a backlash…
How Yahya Sinwar rose and fell
The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is a key milestone for Israel in its ongoing, grinding effort to destroy…
Labour’s attitude to China looks just as confused as the Tories’
David Lammy is in China on a mission to reset relations with Beijing. But the Foreign Secretary has also pledged…
Brits seem curiously untroubled by Labour’s Budget – at least for now
If the public is worried about what lies in store in Rachel Reeves’ first Budget, there are few signs of…
What Robert Jenrick gets wrong about the ECHR
Last night, during his first debate with Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick was keen to highlight his flagship policy on exiting the ECHR,…
SNP chief executive resigns
The Scottish National party has had a high turnover of leaders lately – and it appears to be facing the…
How Iran will respond to Sinwar’s death
The death of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar on Thursday is an incredible achievement for Israel. It is also a blow…
Robert Jenrick must do more
When Kemi Badenoch took to the floor during GB News’s TV Q&A on Thursday evening, the atmosphere in the room…
The Iranian diplomat trying to stop Armageddon
‘The embassy is being invaded. The ambassador has had to lock himself in his office upstairs, and there are people…
Iran, you have been warned
Bombs send messages. Yesterday it was announced that the United States sent B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to hit underground Houthi…
Marine Le Pen has a new, right-wing rival
It was only a few months ago that the bogeyman of the Paris elite was Jordan Bardella. Now it’s Bruno…
Who will lead Hamas now?
It took more than a year of waging war, but Israel has finally succeeded in killing its top target in…
Benjamin Netanyahu has been vindicated
The death of Yahya Sinwar, the top military commander of Hamas, is an important and symbolic moment in Israel’s ongoing…
The horror – and glory – of Sandbanks
In the showy harbourside enclave of Sandbanks, in Dorset, properties regularly go for upward of £7 million; one bungalow there…
Robert Jenrick can change the Tories’ fortunes
If you speak to anybody unfortunate enough to have spent time canvassing for the Conservatives during the general election, they…
The Tory leadership contest is Kemi Badenoch’s to lose
Were Kemi Badenoch not to be unveiled as the next Conservative party leader in a couple of weeks it would…
