Why you should worry about gallium
You will be forgiven for not having heard of, let alone given much thought to, a raw material called gallium.…
Kemi Badenoch wins a surprise endorsement
It’s just four days to go until the next round of voting for Tory leader. So, with the various candidates…
Private schools should be cheaper
Independent schools are an asset to the education system and they have been singled out by Labour for a tax…
Making immigration controversial will be one of Trudeau’s greatest legacies
Immigration has finally become a topic of genuine debate in Canada, and that is a remarkable and sorely needed development…
The 1990s were Britain’s sunset years
A myth seems to be developing about the 1990s. In a recent programme on Disney Plus called In Vogue: The…
Putin’s cannon fodder: an anthem for Russia’s doomed youth
Many were killed. Others hid in the fields, forests and basements, sometimes for days, before surrendering to the Ukrainian forces.…
Paul McCartney never got over his filmmaking flop
Witnessing the recent imperial progress of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, it occurred to me how impossible it is to imagine…
Has AI just killed the podcast bro?
It’s a well-known psychological phenomenon: that time seems to slow down if you experience lots of new and unusual events.…
Monopolies in the labour market
See Saw Margery Daw, Jacky shall have a new master; Jacky shall earn but a penny a day, Because he…
Is there really a private school exodus?
Will Labour actually gain some revenue for slapping VAT on school fees, or is it heading for fiscal embarrassment as…
Autopilot engaged on trade policy after Jim Chalmers’ trip to Beijing
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers flew back from Beijing last weekend keen to emphasise that our trade relationship with China has…
Turkey’s döner kebab spat with Germany is turning nasty
Germany and Turkey have had a fair share of differences and tensions over the years. But their latest row –…
Macron’s EU gloom is well placed
Michel Barnier was interviewed on prime time television on Thursday night and not once in his 45 minutes of conversation…
What is Melania Trump up to?
For eight years, Melania Trump has done a brilliant job of keeping us all guessing. Is she, as gossips have…
Can David Lammy solve the Gibraltar dispute?
The British government is preparing to lodge a formal complaint with Spain over Gibraltar. Spanish military aircraft have twice flown…
When prison seems completely pointless
I met Daniel in a high-security prison, where I worked as a prison officer. He was just 21. We’d talked…
A remake of Cheers won’t work
One of the most popular sitcoms of the 1980s, Cheers, is set to return to our television screens. The show…
The case for – and against – James Cleverly
When is the best time to hit the front of a Tory leadership contest? In the final chain of the…
Liz untrussed
‘This is what conservatives have to recognise,’ proclaimed former UK prime minister Liz Truss at the Tory party conference in…
