Shamima Begum: return of a jihadi bride
“Shamima Begum is an unlovely creature: dim, cruel and self-pitying,” said Daniel Hannan in The Sunday Telegraph. “We should be sparing in our…
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Home alone: the end of the office?
“Ever since the arrival of broadband in the early 2000s, people have been predicting a revolution in homeworking,” said Joe Moran in The…
The Russia report
“In the end, there was no smoking gun,” said The Times. “In fact, there wasn’t even a gun.” But the long-delayed report from…
Face masks: do they make us safer?
A recurring theme of this crisis has been the nature of the Government’s guidance: “clear as mud” would sum it up, said Tom…
The Battle of Britain
How did the battle get its name? On 18 June 1940, days after German forces had occupied Paris, and two weeks after Dunkirk,…
Cancel culture
Is it possible, in the internet age, to “re-establish the bare minimum rules of political disagreement”, asked Douglas Murray on UnHerd. The latest…
A crisis for China
Liu Xiaoming, the Chinese ambassador to London, came out fighting this week as the UK Governmentm under pressure from the US moved closer…
The Atlantic slave trade
How did the Atlantic trade begin? It was pioneered by the Portuguese, the first Europeans to navigate the length of West Africa. From…
Entertainment: Dark days inside the cinema business
Movie theaters will need more than popcorn to persuade audiences to catch the latest blockbuster this summer, said Kelly Gilblom and Angelina Rascouet…
Day traders: Riding the wave of the market
An army of “newly minted equity experts” are driving up the market and making Wall Street nervous, said Sarah Ponczek and Vildana Hajric…
The solar-powered car: a new future for EVs?
It may not look like much, said Greg Potts in Top Gear, but the Sono Motors Sion is something very special: a crowdfunded,…
Public order: are we facing a rowdy summer?
It was the week that Bournemouth beach came to resemble a “human ant heap”, said Robert Hardman in the Daily Mail. Last Thursday…