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Douglas MurrayThe Spectator |
It is that time of year when people in churches across the land have to face the difficult question of how to read scripture out loud. I count...
It is that time of year when people in churches across the land have to face the difficult question of how to read scripture out loud. I count...
On 13 July this year, an assassin’s bullet grazed the ear of Donald Trump as he turned his head on stage in Butler, Pennsylvania. The whole world...
We hear a lot about white supremacy these days. But for some reason we rarely hear about black supremacy. I wonder why? There’s a lot more of it...
There are sources in the Jewish tradition that warn against exultation at the downfall of one’s enemies. But I am not Jewish, and so I have...
Occasionally I am told that I go too hard on the BBC. It is an understandable gripe which I sometimes hear from disgruntled journos from...
The Conservative party is out of power – and that’s not easy if you’ve been in power for more than a decade. Even after a short spell in...
In February there was a commotion at Canterbury Cathedral. Or, to be more precise, there was a silent commotion. The cause was a ‘silent disco’...
There are a number of joys in life that do not get enough attention. One is the sheer, unadulterated pleasure that can be gained from watching a...
I am not yet eligible for the winter fuel allowance. Nor am I especially in favour of it, regarding it as one of those times when the government...
What a thrilling number of glass ceilings have been broken this century – with more still to come, apparently. In 2008 America elected its first...
Not so long ago we went to politicians for politics and comedians for comedy. Today, like many others, I watch politicians for amusement and listen...
As the days slip by, the likelihood that anything will be learned from the recent rioting looks ever more remote. And with that suspicion comes the...
There are times when you might be fooled into believing all is well. I had a moment of such weakness the other day when I saw our new Prime...
There’s no shortage of people who have spent recent years comparing Donald Trump with Adolf Hitler. Among other places, the comparison has been...