Why do some remainers think ageism is acceptable?
Doubtless there is little cross-over between the readership of The Spectator and that of the New European. Not just because…
When will Roger Scruton’s detractors admit they were wrong?
In American law there is a concept called ‘the fruit of the poison tree’ which means that if the source…
Notre Dame’s loss is too much to bear
Civilisation only ever hangs by a thread. Today one of those threads seems to have frayed, perhaps snapped. It is…
Roger Scruton’s sacking exposes the Tories’ cowardice
So the New Statesman decided to interview Sir Roger Scruton. Perhaps there are those who think that Scruton should not…
Donald Trump is right about Israel and the Golan Heights
Earlier this week President Trump made one of the most reasonable decisions of his Presidency. His administration formally recognised Israeli…
Who should we blame for the Christchurch atrocity?
A frequent complaint heard from Muslim communities in recent years has been irritation and anger over any suggestion that Muslims –…
The false equivalence between ‘Islamophobia’ and anti-Semitism
I have been travelling in the Middle East for the last few weeks and slightly regret returning to the maelstrom…
The UK’s Hezbollah ban is a victory for common sense
Britain is going to proscribe the terrorist group Hezbollah in its entirety. This is a victory, not least for common…
Britain is not to blame for Shamima Begum’s radicalisation
Of all the points made on the case of Shamima Begum, the most relevant has been utterly absent. That is,…
The true cost of fake hate crimes
Some years ago I was introduced to one notion of how to tackle dishonest and insincere accusations of racism. It…
In the 30 years since the fatwa, there’s been little discussion about The Satanic Verses itself
Today is the 30th anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini’s issue of a fatwa against Salman Rushdie for writing the novel The…
The truth about Turning Point
Earlier this week I made the usual mistake of looking at Twitter and saw that ‘Turning Point’ was trending. This…
This week’s FGM prosecution raises deep questions which cannot go unaddressed
The first successful prosecution in the UK for the crime of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been widely covered. Not…
Cathy Newman’s catastrophic interview with Jordan Peterson
We’re closing 2018 by republishing our ten most-read articles of the year. Here’s No. 1: Douglas Murray on Cathy Newman’s interview…
How terror changed Europe’s Christmas markets
The traditional Christmas market is one of the great sights in any European capital at this time of year. But…
If Brexit is abandoned, will it ever be worth voting again?
Earlier this year I was approached at a party by a prominent and slightly oiled ‘Remainer’. Amid other pleasantries she…
The ‘Islamophobia’ problem
This is a good time to bury bad news. And sure enough it turns out that a cross-party group of…
Does America oppose female genital mutilation – or not?
Twenty years ago almost no one in the West had heard of Female Genital Mutilation. Then in the 2000s, thanks…
Asia Bibi and the case that makes a mockery of Britain’s asylum laws
In between the small amount of other news this week there has been a certain amount of attention on the…
The ignorant hounding of Roger Scruton
There are times when you wonder whether our culture is too stupid to survive. The thought has kept occurring over…
Should it be illegal to insult Mohammed?
Should you be allowed to say that the founder of one of the world’s largest religions was a paedophile? According…
Is Julian Assange the world’s worst tenant?
Before taking up residence at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Assange lived at Ellingham Hall in Norfolk. This was at…
How three pranksters exposed the insanity of the social sciences
One of the most beautiful things to happen in recent years was ‘the conceptual penis as a social construct.’ This…
What does an illegal migrant have to do to get deported from Sweden?
There is an old paradox/joke about the law of averages. If the likelihood of getting on a plane with a…
What happens when Steve Bannon is given a platform?
I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the interesting question of whether or not the former chief strategist to…
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