The murder of Jamal Khashoggi was a barbaric act. We mustn't let Saudi Arabia off the hook

The murder of Jamal Khashoggi was so sick and so bizarre that in the last few days I have heard a peculiar defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The...

Why I am backing the Telegraph's Campaign for Capitalism

Risk-taking is vital to Britain's economy At the heart of the capitalist system is a simple piece of human psychology. It is an instinct that is...

Put a sock in it men: it's time to end the global injustices and bigotry towards women 

When a mighty dam is about to burst it does not just collapse in one explosive roar; it first springs a leak. A jet of water shoots from the crack,...

Let's spend our foreign aid budget on the British people's priorities and save the elephants

If you are going to have any hope of winning an argument, you have to see the other person’s point of view. You can believe passionately in your...

We must ditch Chequers or be condemned to a crazed Corbynista takeover

Labour's leader is the biggest threat to freedom we face But why won’t he just say it? Spit it out, man, I feel like shouting, as I watch Jeremy...

We are heading for a car crash Brexit under Theresa May's Chequers plan

The Irish backstop is a monstrosity that wipes out our sovereignty If the Brexit negotiations continue on this path they will end, I am afraid,...

Don't put up taxes. Cut them to reward the strivers and give the economy the jolt of energy it needs

The state of Greece shows us why it is crucial to chuck the Chequers deal

So it is “Cabin crew, doors to manual” and, as you settle back and prepare to hand over €20 for an easyMeal, you may be reflecting on that...

We're the rotters who did for the otters and the rest of wildlife too

With news as exciting as this, there is no need to exaggerate. I do not claim to have seen an otter myself. I did not even hear the splash or bark...

We need to kickstart the housing market by kicking developers who treat buyers like serfs

I am a mild-mannered man. It takes a lot to get my goat. But when an Uxbridge constituent showed me around his new family home, I thought I was about...

Denmark has got it wrong. Yes, the burka is oppressive and ridiculous – but that's still no reason to ban it

Ah Denmark, what a country. If any society breathes the spirit of liberty, this is it. It was only a few weeks ago that I was in Copenhagen for some...

Jeremy Corbyn could end Labour's anti-Semitism row in an instant. So why doesn't he?

The party leader fails to control bigotry because 
he sees Israel as the Middle East’s worst offender Anti-Semitism is like a virus. It can...

Boris Johnson: Why we should chuck Chequers

Surely there is a bit of humbug in this outrage about the two remaining jihadi Beatles, Kotey and Elsheikh, and Sajid Javid’s difficult but correct...

While Sadiq Khan virtue signals, young Londoners are dying. It is an utter failure of of his duty as Mayor

It is a scandal that in the early part of this year the murder rate in London was really higher than in New York. It is tragic that so many young...

The rest of the world believes in Britain. It’s time that we did too 

It meant taking the referendum and using it as an opportunity...

British diplomats have won the battle to name chemical weapons culprits

Within hours of the gas attack on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun, the conspiracy mongers were out in force. In the foul rag and bone shops of the...

Two years ago we stunned the world — we must now deliver full British Brexit

Across the country I find people who — whatever they voted two years ago — just want us to get on and do it

We have neglected Latin America's realms of gold for too long. Brexit can change that

Inside the EU, Britain forgot what it meant to trade freely with like-minded nations Much have I travelled in the realms of gold, and many goodly...