Palestine
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
Free speech is about principle, not political convenience
One might disagree with pro-Palestine radicals but that does not mean that they should be censored
Provocation on a flagpole
The nationalists in charge of Belfast don’t feel constrained by the qualms of unionists or Jews
Gaza betrays LGBTQ+ allies
Over boosting Trump in the polls, most Palestinians would prefer the bombs
Trump can’t fix Gaza
There can be no lasting peace between Hamas and Israel
In defence of counter-protest
The police’s “facilitation” model is too close to being an endorsement of mob rule
Keir the OK, Kemi the Dreadful
When everything seems simple to Kemi Badenoch, Kemi Badenoch is simply awful
The case against the Palestinian visa
In Gaza, indoctrination begins at nursery
No one is fighting a proxy war for Britain
Kemi Badenoch has unwittingly exposed the need for Britain to change course on foreign policy
A conservative case for Palestine
Conservatives should sympathise with the right of Palestinians to a homeland
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James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
The dog that failed to bark
Jeremy Corbyn hoped the local
elections would be a launch pad for
his new party. Instead, Your Party
has mostly been arguing with itself
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Not exiles, but stayers
White South Africans are not abandoning their home
What does it mean to be free?
Women are caught between different experiences of freedom and loss
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting
The bonfire of British history
Absentee landlords’ neglect allows architectural jewels to be burned to the ground
Piano pair strike just the right note
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Daniel Johnson condemns the Prime
Minister’s impotent handwringing when
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