Douglas Murray

Douglas Murray is Associate Director of the Henry Jackson Society and an author, most recently of ‘Bloody Sunday: Truths, Lies and the Saville Inquiry.’

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Edmund Burke – a writer one should always read

Douglas Murray 20 May 2013 11:40

I thought readers might be interested in this piece in the current print edition of the magazine. It is my review of a very interesting new book on Edmund Burke,… Continue reading

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Nigel Farage was blockaded in a pub last night after being heckled by so-called 'anti-fascists'. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)

Some anti-fascists are very fascistic

Douglas Murray 17 May 2013 17:36

Nigel Farage has just met one of the most fascinating aspects of modern politics. He was surrounded in Edinburgh by left-wing ‘anti-fascists’ shouting ‘Racist scum. Go back to England’. The… Continue reading

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What can society learn from the ‘grooming’ scandals?

Douglas Murray 15 May 2013 0:27

The verdicts have been delivered in the Operation Bullfinch trial. Seven of the nine men have been found ‘guilty’. The case involved the highly organised sexual and physical abuse of… Continue reading

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Douglas Murray's critics overlook the fact that the 2011 census uses the terminology 'white British' to describe an element of the population.

A reply to certain critics

Douglas Murray 10 May 2013 16:11

It was Dean Howells who first said, ‘The problem for a critic is not making enemies but keeping them.’ On this account I have been diligent and fortunate in my… Continue reading

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A picture taken of protests taking place on Jerusalem Day held earlier in the week. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)

Stephen Hawking shamefully boycotts Israel

Douglas Murray 10 May 2013 11:32

I thought readers might be interested in this piece by me in today’s Mail. It is on the appalling decision by Stephen Hawking to boycott a conference in Israel just… Continue reading

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Niall Ferguson pictured with his wife, Ayaan Hirsi Ali. (GILES HEWITT/AFP/Getty Images)

In defence of Niall Ferguson

Douglas Murray 8 May 2013 18:05

One of the most striking divides in the left/right political debate is this. Those on the right disagree with people on the left. They find left-wing opinions misguided, incorrect or… Continue reading

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The importance of the rise of Europe

Douglas Murray 6 May 2013 8:19

In this morning’s Wall Street Journal (Europe) I have a piece on the rise of UKIP. It is about hedgehogs, foxes and Nigel Farage. And it suggests that something important… Continue reading

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Why has Abdul Hakim Murad not been sacked by Cambridge University?

Douglas Murray 3 May 2013 16:25

Abdul Hakim Murad is the Islamic name of a convert to Islam called Tim Winters. He is a lecturer and tutor and director of studies at Wolfson College, Cambridge University. … Continue reading

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A picture shows the reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran on August 21, 2010

In response to Peter Oborne on nuclear Iran

Douglas Murray 2 May 2013 18:04

I am pleased that Peter Oborne concedes that his co-author David Morrison was ‘foolish’ and ‘clumsy’ in his statements. Perhaps Morrison was indeed attempting ‘to be as accurate as he… Continue reading

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Did MI6 plot against UKIP?

Douglas Murray 30 April 2013 16:34

Dirty tricks against UKIP by the establishment are not a new phenomenon. Though in recent days the Conservative party have been found engaging in them, there are far more striking… Continue reading

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Representatives of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament stand outside Downing Street to hand a letter to the Prime Minister calling for the withdrawal of the British naval task force heading for the Falklands because the government refused to deny the presence of nuclear weapons in the task force. (Picture: Press Association)

CND cannot rewrite its own history

Douglas Murray 29 April 2013 14:28

Last week I recorded an edition of Hardtalk for the BBC which has gone out today. It is a discussion with Kate Hudson, the General Secretary of the Campaign for… Continue reading

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been barred from visiting an aide in jail. Picture: Getty

Memo to Iran’s apologists: President Ahmadinejad has denied the Holocaust

Douglas Murray 26 April 2013 18:13

Has President Ahmadinejad ever denied the Holocaust? David Morrison, co-author with Peter Oborne of a new apologia on the Iranian ‘government’, appears to think that he has not. In a… Continue reading

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Baroness Warsi has declared that Islamophobia is a government priority. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

Islamophobia is a government priority. What about Islamism?

Douglas Murray 25 April 2013 18:30

According to one of his family members Tamerlan Tsarnaev was, among other things, ‘angry that the world pictures Islam as a violent religion.’ His efforts to refute this charge included… Continue reading

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A makeshift memorial for the victims of the Boston marathon bombing. Picture: Getty

America, like Europe, is dishonest about Islamic extremism

Douglas Murray 24 April 2013 9:18

I have been in the US over recent weeks, during the period of the Boston bombings and the hunt for the perpetrators. It may surprise some British readers to know… Continue reading

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The war against Iain Duncan Smith’s efforts has shown that this country appears unwilling to make basic judgements. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

The Philpott case should prompt debate about Britain’s underclass

Douglas Murray 4 April 2013 18:39

The Philpott case has already turned into a row about media reporting. You can see why. It is so much easier to argue about a newspaper front-page than to talk… Continue reading

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Surely Katie Price demeans marriage more than gay marriage ever could?

Douglas Murray 3 April 2013 13:11

The right of gays to have a civil marriage in a non-religious service is once again an issue. There have been large and slightly violent protests in Paris as well… Continue reading

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Trenton Oldfield makes about as much sense as the entrails of a chicken

Douglas Murray 2 April 2013 11:37

I trust everybody enjoyed the boat race this weekend Last week the editors of this magazine made me go through the purgatory of speaking with the person who disrupted last… Continue reading

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Abu Qatada has again escaped deportation. (Photo credit should read MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images)

The British Prime Minister’s insignificance

Douglas Murray 27 March 2013 22:56

Here is David Cameron’s problem in a nutshell. During his immigration speech on Monday he said: ‘Put simply when it comes to illegal migrants, we’re rolling up that red carpet… Continue reading

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Lynne Featherstone, enemy of free speech.

Julie Burchill, trannies and the free press

Douglas Murray 27 March 2013 16:05

If anybody doubts that free speech would be in danger after Leveson it is worth remembering what it is already like in this country. A couple of months back Julie… Continue reading