The England team is no place for Ben Stokes
I had never heard of Sam Curran when I took my seat at Edgbaston a couple of weeks ago. Four…
Falling unemployment marks another black day for Project Fear
It is another black day for Project Fear. The latest employment figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show…
The Roundup case exposes the hypocrisy of the green lobby
I am a bit confused: are scientists supposed to be the folk heroes of environmental activists or not? When the…
The UK economy is now growing faster than the Eurozone. Isn’t this good news?
Maybe I should really give it a few more hours, but I can’t help noticing the lack of headlines this…
Britain needs a party for the ‘gammon’ vote
News comes this morning, after much speculation, of an organised attempt to create a new British political party, called United…
Another £43bn for HS2? How about some austerity instead
There is a big glaring problem for anyone trying to accuse the government of ‘austerity’ – a charge that is…
The interest rate rise is better late than never
When interest rates were lowered to an ‘emergency’ level of 0.5 per cent in 2009, the market consensus was that…
Fewer British workers are sick, so why isn’t the Guardian celebrating?
I know the Guardian is desperate to stop Brexit and will dredge up anything to try to back its case…
Michel Barnier is wasting Theresa May’s time
How utterly predictable. As I wrote here on 5 July, Michel Barnier’s ‘considered’ judgement has been to pour a very large…
How a Swedish student’s protest against forced deportation could backfire
If the Sweden Democrats, an anti-immigration party, triumphs in the country’s general election on 9 September it won’t be thanks…
It isn’t anti-Semitic to say the creation of Israel was a mistake
You don’t have to read too much of the tweets and other comments directed at Margaret Hodge and other Jewish…
What happened to the Brexit exodus of foreign students?
Brexit will, of course, lead to a crash in the number of foreign students coming to racist, xenophobic Britain. We…
Only a second referendum can save us from Jeremy Corbyn
It would be easy to dismiss the Independent Commission on Referendums as a branch of the lobby trying to overturn…
The tragedy of the Brexit Chequers summit
Today has been so bigged-up as a day of destiny for Britain that it can only deliver disappointment. Even if…
The problem with Theresa May’s Brexit compromise
At Chequers over the next couple of days Theresa May, along with her chief Brexit-sceptic ministers Philip Hammond and Greg…
The sexism in our prisons the government is happy to ignore
There is one form of female under-representation which no-one seems concerned about – the fact that a mere 4.5 per…
Did the homeless man who stole a marathon medal really deserve a jail sentence?
I can think of many people who deserve to be in jail but perhaps not Stanislaw Skupien. The homeless Pole was…
Donald Trump’s migrant policy shows he has finally gone too far
Historians will still be asking in 100 years’ time why public outrage did not do Donald Trump more harm. How…
Sex and the City: the paradox of women bankers who can’t negotiate a bonus
I am sure there must have been a time when feminism was concerned with the interests of the low-paid and…
Donald Trump is right: Western food markets are protectionist
In Donald Trump’s dealings with Kim Jong-un it is possible to decipher a strategy of creative destruction: stir things up,…
Argentina, why not boycott the entire World Cup?
I am all for taking ethical stands, but if you are going to do so it does help to show…
The battle for Heathrow was over long ago
Whatever happened to the political squall that was Heathrow’s third runway? For several years it looked as if the issue…
Why is Ucas pigeonholing students into ethnic groups?
David Lammy is upset again, as he is every week. This time it is thanks to data released by Ucas,…
Chris Grayling’s railway fantasy is costing the Tories
Yippee! Now I can finally take a train to Scotland without putting money into Richard Branson’s pockets. This afternoon’s announcement…
Has Britain reached ‘Peak Wealth’?
So the year-long squeeze on real earnings is now officially over. Figures released by the ONS this morning show that…
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