John Cleese
Blowing with the wind
This humble character actor pledges unwavering allegiance to whatever comes next
“Between you and me…”
Our theatre gossip columnist spills the beans on his fellow actors
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
We must get serious about anti-Jewish terror
Britain faces a dangerous rise in anti-Jewish violence and must get real about its implications
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
Truth and consequences for ministers
Former Ministers should be hauled back before MPs to justify their poor decisions
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
A bore and a balm
Inferno: Behzod Abdurimov (Alpha Classics)
Bonfire of the fallacies
Two opposing ideas about hard power and foreign policy — legalism and nihilism — are being exposed by the Trump
administration