What’s the truth about the Manchester bomber’s mosque?
The BBC seems to be getting it from all sides these days. So it should also be praised when it…
Jeremy Corbyn and the cynical tactics of the left
It is August, so perhaps it is inevitable that parts of the left are getting somewhat over-heated. But it can’t…
Elin Ersson’s ‘citizen-activism’ comes at a heavy price
Last week, a 22-year old Swede called Elin Ersson made headlines around the world for her ‘citizen-activism’. Learning that a…
Does Teen Vogue understand what it means to be ‘literally a communist’?
If anyone wanted an encapsulation of the screwiness of our times just consider the following straight question being asked of…
Why I won’t appear on the Guardian’s anti-Trump panel
Should I help the Guardian to make money? The question arises because the paper’s emissaries have been badgering me to…
The true cost of the Stepford Students
It has become abundantly clear in recent years that becoming a Social Justice Warrior (SJW) is bad for your health.…
Meghan Markle and the myth of ‘racist’ Britain
In recent years the British public have been bombarded with allegations about our alleged bigotry. When we failed to follow…
London’s knife crime problem is the talk of the town in New York
New York is as boiling as Naples. Yet walking by Central Park after dinner with friends on Fifth, several couples…
Hectoring Trump on Iran has done Britain and France no favours
Three years ago when the Iran nuclear agreement was signed there was massive political resistance in Washington. Notably – but…
How many fourth-rate academics are first-rate bigots?
A couple of weeks ago I wrote two pieces about a very rum collection of ‘academics’ who had written to The…
The Guardian letter defending Jeremy Corbyn is a sham
Yesterday I wrote about a letter that was in the Guardian on Monday defending Jeremy Corbyn from accusations of anti-Semitism.…
The truth about the ‘senior academics’ defending Corbyn
The Guardian has published a letter headlined ‘Stop Jeremy Corbyn’s trial by media over antisemitism.’ The paper explains: ‘More than…
Why can’t we speak plainly about migrant crime?
On Wednesday, two striking events happened in France. The first was that the President of the Republic led the nation’s…
Why do politicians refuse to tell it how it is on immigration?
One of the presumptions of democracy is that leaders listen to the public. But as poll after poll in Europe…
Britain’s flawed definition of extremism is storing up trouble
Is Allah gay? The eventuality – as Jeeves might say – would seem to be a remote one. If such…
My Rod Liddle nightmare
I do the overnight from Washington in order to be back for Jewish Book Week. Some months ago the organisers…
The BBC’s shameful silence on the Telford sex scandal
Last month, I wrote here about the BBC and ‘grooming gangs’. In particular, I speculated that it was unlikely that having…
What the suspected poisoning of Sergei Skripal tells us about Russia
We live in a strange era when it comes to Russia. On the one hand there are people who seem…
The BBC’s coverage of Ben Bradley’s apology to Corbyn is fascinating
The story about Jeremy Corbyn’s contacts with a member of Czech intelligence in the 1980s has not been treated with…
Is it really homophobic to ask whether two men can make a baby?
When I saw the photo of Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black holding a photo of an ultrasound, and all…
Will the BBC go back to ignoring grooming gangs?
The future of modern Britain looks set to be an unusually complicated affair. Take just one piece of news that…
It’s easy to predict where the Cathy Newman backlash will lead
Last week I wrote in this space about Cathy Newman’s catastrophic interview with the Canadian academic Jordan Peterson. Since then…
Watch: Cathy Newman’s catastrophic interview with Jordan Peterson
In the magazine this week I have written a piece about the Canadian Professor Jordan Peterson. He has been in…
If Dawn Butler can’t forgive Toby Young, can she forgive herself?
I am fascinated as well as appalled by the new morality being created in our country. Last night, Dawn Butler…
My ‘person of the year’? Theresa May
The newspapers are full of end-of-year round ups, photographic highlights of the year and so on. And I thought I…
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