Immigration
Why are so many men dieting? I blame feminism
According to Jenni Russell, my colleague at the Times, David Cameron has lost 13lb since Christmas, mainly by giving up…
Migrant muddle
For a long while, the Conservatives have been puzzled about their lack of popularity among immigrants. In theory, the Conservative…
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A dangerous hobby Three men from Greater Manchester were arrested and held in the UAE after being seen writing down…
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Gun lords The House of Lords shooting range is to be turned into a cupboard, having previously survived an attempt…
The joy of six
Why I’m glad to have five children, with a sixth on the way
The big loud voice
Archbishop John Sentamu is not scared to tell off politicians, across the spectrum
Lost soul
The deep instinct that the immigration debate still ignores
A new deal on immigration
The crisis is real. And we can solve it without leaving Europe
A story of vile, stupid lefties – and dodgy statistics
Thoroughly cheering news emerged this week that left-handed people are likely to earn between 10 and 12 per cent less…
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Dear Santas A £22.50 a head Christmas theme park in Warwickshire designed by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen closed temporarily for improvements after…
After the Tea Party
America’s right wing is becoming a lot more like Britain’s
Everything is merde
Graham Robb on the book currently taking France by storm
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States of criminality A 90-year-old Florida man feeding the homeless was arrested under a Fort Lauderdale law which makes it…
You shouldn’t watch Dapper Laughs. But you really shouldn’t let the likes of me stop you
As you’ll know by now, I’m big on thinking the right things. Should a thought strike me that m’colleague Rod…
No safe haven
Britain’s appalling record on refugees is a moral failure, and national disgrace
Let the right ones in
It is the easiest thing in the world to say who should come to Britain and why. But if there…
What Merkel wants
The German Chancellor has a lot in common with David Cameron – which is why she can’t afford to help him very much
Ukip’s third man
Patrick O’Flynn praises ‘genius’ Nigel Farage, and puts Douglas Carswell in his place
How to fight Ukip
In the 2005 general election this magazine supported the Conservatives, with one exception — we urged voters in Medway not to…
It’s not just Ukip that’s changing Cameron’s mind about immigration
It is easy to mock David Cameron on immigration. Under pressure from the public and from Ukip, he’s having to…
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How to deal with a troll In Scandinavian mythology, trolls were shady creatures who lived below ground and varied in…
Mondeo Man votes Ukip now
An opinion poll to be published next week will reveal that Labour leader Ed Miliband is slightly less popular with…
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Paisley power Paisley pyjamas were in the news. While associated with the town in Renfrewshire, whose mills produced the patterns from 1805,…
Day by day, we should keep an eye on the trouble spots of European banking
‘1914: Day by Day’, the Radio 4 series by the historian Margaret MacMillan, is a gripping reminder that significant global…
Welcome to the club
Writing frankly about Jamaica has made me nervous of invitations from strangers. How would this one turn out?
