What’s the Point of the Latest Ukraine Escalation?
23 November 2024
by Eugyppius
The Emperor’s New Ad
22 November 2024
A damning new report reveals that the BBC, during the Israel-Hamas conflict, breached its own guidelines over 1,500 times and showed a "deeply worrying pattern of bias" against Israel.
Keir Starmer seems to be confused about who's running the country, calling Rishi Sunak "Prime Minister" five times today. It's a sign he isn't taking responsibility for his Government's decisions, says Laurie Wastell.
Israel is being singled out by the antisemitic Left again. Jake Wallis Simons summarises the hypocrisy of suspending arms sales to the one democracy in the Middle East while maintaining business as usual with the rest.
The furore over Kirstie Allsopp's decision to allow her 15 year-old son to go interrailing is ridiculous. Sending teenagers off on adventures is a great way to build confidence and self-reliance.
Oxford was keen to acknowledge racial tensions in the recent riots, but this felt like a cruel joke to Jewish students, coming from a university that has never recognised the open targeting of Jews since October 7th.
A Labour Government source has dismissed the new (and "paused") Freedom of Speech Act as a "hate speech charter". Free speech in Britain has rarely been in more peril, says David Abulafia.
Who is the Goat? The Greatest of all time? The Government of all the talents? Prof James Alexander ponders the journey of the goat from ancient symbol of depravity to modern symbol of success in his capricornucopia.
Tommy Robinson's "Uniting the Kingdom" march in July was widely condemned as "far Right". But 'nice Jewish girl' Jacqui Fisher went on along because of its stand against antisemitism and found it anything but.
Unlike Jeremy Corbyn, Keir Starmer has never described Hezbollah as his friends. But other than that, when it comes to Israel there is now little of consequence to differentiate them, says Stephen Pollard.
What do 'Queers for Palestine' and radical Islamists have in common? They are both authoritarian movements seeking to impose their beliefs on everyone else, says Prof James Alexander.
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