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Zia Yusuf has become a liability for Reform

Zia Yusuf is a man of remarkable and rare gifts. His parents are immigrants from Sri Lanka who worked in the NHS. Yusuf himself has had a hugely...

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War / Benjamin Netanyahu isn’t blocking peace in Gaza

As is so often the case when it comes to coverage of Israel and the Middle East, much of the reporting of Israel’s rejection of the Donald...

10.08.2026 10

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Antisemitism is now part of life in Britain

It’s a toss-up as to which is the least surprising: today’s new Community Security Trust figures showing another surge in antisemitic incidents,...

05.08.2026 10

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What does this Labour MP have against the Union Jack?

If you’ve driven through Temple Fortune in northwest London recently you’ll have noticed (as in many other places) a rather uplifting sight....

28.07.2026 20

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The strange relationship between Qatar and the ICC

Last month, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan KC, was suspended after an investigation into a series of sexual...

24.07.2026 10

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Politics / It’s a disgrace that Ed Miliband is Foreign Secretary

In my four decades in and around Westminster, I have met plenty of wrong ’uns and seen lots of scandals and disastrous appointments. But I can say...

21.07.2026 10

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Burnham is doomed if he listens to Labour MPs on immigration

As Andy Burnham prepares to take over as Prime Minister, we still have no idea who will be the next Home Secretary. It might even still be Shabana...

20.07.2026 20

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Why Count Binface could beat Farage

It looks like it’s going to be a straight fight between Nigel Farage and Count Binface to be the next MP for Clacton. That may be the most bizarre...

09.07.2026 20

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Is any Labour MP brave enough to admit the truth about Andy Burnham?

There’s been much comment on the appointment of James Purnell as Andy Burnham’s chief of staff. Along with the widely touted return of David...

06.07.2026 20

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Burnham is more like Boris than you think

As a good Labour man, I’m sure Andy Burnham will have read his Marx (even if he is by no stretch a Marxist). And he’ll likely be aware of Marx’s...

05.07.2026 20

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The failure to deport the Rochdale grooming gang leader shames Britain

If you want to understand why the traditional mainstream parties struggle to gain support, and why Reform is leading the polls, one name will suffice:...

01.07.2026 10

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What is Andy Burnham hiding?

When it became obvious that Andy Burnham would be the next prime minister if he won in Makerfield, it seemed obligatory for any piece about him to...

30.06.2026 20

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Keir Starmer is a worse PM than Neville Chamberlain

The last Prime Minister to resign over national security was Neville Chamberlain in 1940. Eighty six years later, Sir Keir Starmer’s defence...

15.06.2026 20

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Middle East / Why Iran attacked Israel – and why Israel hit back

If you follow what’s been going on in recent days in the Middle East from only the BBC and Sky, it must seem as if Israel has broken a series of...

08.06.2026 30

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Henry Nowak / Zia Yusuf’s attack on Kemi Badenoch shows he is a hypocrite

I’m usually resistant to the sentiment behind one of the oldest political jokes: How can you tell when a politician is lying? His lips move. In my...

03.06.2026 20

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Soho’s Nimbys are the worst in Britain

I am aware that there is limited interest in my domestic arrangements, but there is a reason why I’m telling you that for much of my adult life I...

01.06.2026 20

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The British Museum has let Jew hate win

Interviewed earlier this month at the Cannes film festival, Hungarian filmmaker László Nemes spoke of the ‘shameless orgy of anti-Semitism...

28.05.2026 30

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Spoiled milk / A supermarket price cap could turn Britain into an economic basket case

Here’s your starter for ten. When did this report appear on the BBC’s website? “The government is discussing plans for supermarkets to introduce...

20.05.2026 10

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Who is the real Andy Burnham?

There’s an old joke about Andy Burnham that has been recycled since he started making eyes at No. 10. A Blairite, a Brownite, a Milibandite, a...

19.05.2026 50

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Wes Streeting would be a disastrous PM – but not for the reason you think

The joke doing the rounds over the past couple of days has been that the choice of Sir Keir Starmer’s successor is between a candidate too...

15.05.2026 30

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Starmer should stay

Sir Keir Starmer remains dug in as Prime Minister, having told the cabinet: ‘Bring it on if you think you’re hard enough’. Most observers have...

12.05.2026 20

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How to end rising Jew hate in Britain

It’s now been two days since the Golders Green terror attack, so if the response to previous such incidents is anything to go by, it’s time for...

01.05.2026 30

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Why doesn’t the Royal Academy of Music like private school kids?

It’s always the newspeak that lacerates. The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) has, admirably, set up a new foundation year for ‘talented young...

20.04.2026 20

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Stephen Pollard

Nothing prepares you for the death of a pet

My companion – my friend – Louie died suddenly on Tuesday. He was nine (his tenth birthday was due next month) which, in cat years, made him...

18.04.2026 30

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