The death of free speech in the West
Preserving free speech is essential to protect democracy. Indeed, no society can be authentically democratic if only a few privileged…
Britain should exploit the mess Macron has made of France
Whether one is a Leaver or a Remainer, for most Britons Brexit has not worked out the way they wanted.…
A trade deal with Germany can only mean one thing
Britain will not be rejoining the EU, the single market nor the customs union – that ship has sailed, and…
Australia’s ‘right to switch off’ will be a disaster
For a great many, their job is their vocation. It’s not just what they do for a living, it’s a…
The SNP can only blame itself for its budget mess
Higher-than-expected public sector pay deals, social security reform and the SNP’s freeze on council tax have all contributed to putting…
Ofcom can’t be trusted to censor social media
It’s boom time at Ofcom. In the past few years, what was until recently the government-backed regulator for broadcasting, telecoms…
Steve Hilton wants to challenge Gavin Newsom for the chance to run California
This just in: Steve Hilton, former Fox News host and policy advisor to British PM David Cameron, wants to be…
Kamala campaign flip-flops on EV mandates
A campaign official for Kamala Harris said Tuesday that it is a “lie” that the vice president Kamala Harris supports implementing…
Zelensky says Kursk offensive is collateral in a victory plan
At a press conference in Kyiv today, Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about his strategy to end Russia’s war. He has a…
Tories fire starting gun on voluntary chair race
It’s the Tory race on everyone’s lips. No, not the battle to be the next party leader but rather the…
‘Far-Right’ or just ‘right about everything’?
The political world is full of baseless slurs uttered by historically and politically illiterate shock-jocks. The current favourite is ‘far-right’.…
What’s the real reason Starmer axed his national security adviser?
Keir Starmer is making a big mistake by cancelling the appointment of one of Britain’s top generals as national security…
Keir Starmer can’t blame the Tories forever
Keir Starmer’s rose garden speech today should be seen as a companion piece to last month’s melodramatic Commons statement by…
Starmer’s Labour Party has misled Britain
We are roughly 50 days into our new Keir Starmer government and it has become extremely clear that Labour has…
The Next equal pay victory is a dark day for British business
Who would bother to create jobs in modern Britain? Clothing retailer Next has done plenty of job-creation over the past…
Just how ‘painful’ will Starmer’s October Budget be?
Winter is coming. That’s the message from Keir Starmer’s set-piece speech this morning from the No. 10 rose garden. After…
What Carol Vorderman gets wrong about the TV industry
Carol Vorderman has given a speech to the Edinburgh Television Festival, in which she complains that the TV industry is too middle class. This…
Hate speech excuse silences free speech on university campuses
One of the first decisions of the newly elected British Labour government was to shelve plans to protect free speech…
Watch: Labour minister squirms on ‘passes for glasses’
At long last, it’s finally here. After five days of media trails, Keir Starmer’s equivalent of the Gettysburg Address will…
Disastrous ABC performance demanded MD’s departure
ABC Chair, Kim Williams, has correctly shown his Managing Director the door. The reasons for doing so are many. David…
The rise of Isis in Russia’s prisons
On Friday, a hostage crisis unfolded at the IK-19 prison colony near Volgograd, the southern Russian city once known as Stalingrad. Four…
French Jews are living in fear
The Paralympics begin in Paris tomorrow but the feel-good factor generated in France by the Olympic Games at the start…
The horrors of an Oasis reunion
Twenty years ago, I suffered through seeing Oasis perform at Glastonbury. It remains one of the worst, if not the…
Sven-Goran Eriksson was an England great
Sven-Goran Eriksson, who has died aged 76, was an unlikely choice for the England job in 2000. He was inexperienced…
