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I wonder if David Lammy actually imagines he is a pivotal figure in Israel’s war on Hamas?

There are plenty of bad things happening in Kathy Hochul’s New York. But one thing that has become increasingly clear is how willing Hochul is to allow racism and bigotry to thrive in this city.

My late friend Roger Scruton played gracefully with ideas, even when it was dangerous to do so.

What would have happened if a Conservative chancellor had scrapped the winter fuel allowance?

Way back when we didn’t even know who the candidates would be in November’s election, I said there would be one choice above all. The choice for the country would boil down to “Which direction America?” And if you boiled that question down further, the question would be, “California or Florida?”

If the public do not vote for the glass-ceiling-shattering candidate, then it is they who are at fault

The Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week was one heck of a production. Less like a normal political convention and more like a glitzy Hollywood one. With a host of A-list celebrities and B-list politicians, it felt most like the Oscars.

Americans need a vision. That’s what the New York governor gave us at the 1932 Democratic National Convention. Can the vice president do the same?

It is ‘the plebs’ who have been marched to court sharpish during the speeding up of our justice system

Kamala Harris believes she knows the choice before the public in November. It is between going “forwards” and going “backwards.” Since the Democratic nominee is wise about the nature of time, she insists that this November, America should choose to go forward. In fact, it would be good if this country could go back.

In 1989, John Cleese delivered a eulogy for his writing partner Graham Chapman—and reminded us of humor’s singular power.

The economy has created more jobs, but this has not reduced the workless levels of local populations