Why shortening the school summer holidays helps no one
A new report, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, has recommended that the six-week school summer holiday should be reduced to four weeks,…
Lords amendment could thwart Emirati bid for Telegraph and Spectator
In an era of information wars, a ban on foreign powers owning news providers is an act of common sense…
The Church of England shouldn’t be neutral about the Ukraine war
The Church of England’s Synod is debating the war in Ukraine today. There will be a vote on a motion…
Queensland Supreme Court finds some Covid vaccine orders unlawful
The Queensland Supreme Court, in a recent judgment, found that mandatory Covid vaccination orders for that state’s police and ambulance…
Ukraine’s heroes are losing hope
Ukraine can still win its war against Russia – and it can win it in 2024. All it needs is…
Why is the BBC not telling the full truth about a trans cat-killing murderer?
Given that the BBC places great store in having a ‘Verify’ unit to root out fake news emanating from other…
Tory switchers less keen on Sunak’s smoking ban
It’s the threat the Tories really fear: a high-profile defection at the beginning of an election year. Richard Tice’s Reform…
The middle-class obsession with the miners’ strike
The miners’ strike has struck again. It’s the fortieth anniversary of the protracted dispute of 1984-85, which means that you…
MAGA Aussie’s insider experience at CPAC USA 2024
While all of Sydney was in the thrall of Taylor Swift, I went to a four-day concert that was more…
Biden’s absurd student loan ‘solution’
You’ve got to hand it to President Biden — when he puts his mind to something he doesn’t let mere…
Labour loses control of the credit card
After four straight election defeats, Labour are desperately keen to prove that the party has changed. Gone – supposedly –…
The Church of England should stop distracting itself with ‘racial justice’
Churches are emptier than ever since Covid. Fewer clergy have more and more parishes to look after; the buildings themselves are…
Trump needs some of Nikki Haley’s voters
The hard math is clear for Nikki Haley. Even as she overperformed many polls that had her struggling to top…
Is there a house-building cartel?
The Competition and Markets Authority report on the housing sector should be a boost to the Yimby policy machine. It…
John Kerry has unwittingly exposed the climate change wheeze
Here’s a good wheeze: prod every last inch of your own country, open the taps and become the world’s largest…
History is watching
Speaking to the Press recently, President Joe Biden made his case why the House of Representatives should pass the Bipartisan…
The war on children
On February 18, Elon Musk shared the documentary directed by Robby Starbuck titled The War on Children. The film is a…
Lee Anderson doubles down in Islamist row
Rishi Sunak withdrew the whip from Lee Anderson on Saturday over his claim that Sadiq Khan had ‘given our capital…
Yes, minister… The Lowy Institute edition
What do you mean, ‘deliberative democracy’? Sounds like BS to me
Angela Rayner facing questions over council house sale
A difficult Monday morning for Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner. The right-on left-winger is facing some tricky questions today after…
Liverpool fans should stop booing the national anthem
Liverpool fans, a significant number at least, booed the national anthem at the Carabao Cup final at Wembley yesterday. It wasn’t the…
Javier Milei’s Argentine revolution seems to be working
The currency would collapse. Output would go into freefall. Unemployment would soar, and the IMF would be back in charge…
Netanyahu’s post-war Gaza plan looks dead on arrival
Israel’s government has finally begun to turn its attention to what happens once the war in Gaza is over. The…
France expels Islamists while Britain appeases them
France last week deported an imam after footage emerged of him appearing to preach hate. Mahjoub Mahjoubi, who has lived in France since…
Can the EU survive another five years of Ursula von der Leyen?
Ursula von der Leyen came to the post of President of the European Commission five years ago with a less…
