Articles

External links to articles Douglas Murray has written for various publications

The Spectator
1 February 2025

The hard truth about Britain’s soft power

It was inevitable, from the moment she first appeared, that the diverse woman of colour would be the hero

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The New York Post
31 January 2025

Gaza must reject terror of Hamas for war to end

Over the past 15 months, since Hamas invaded Israel and Hezbollah attacked from the north, Israel and its enemies have been in a full-on conflict. The Revolutionary Islamic Government in Iran has been funding and organizing a multi-pronged attack to destroy the Jewish state. And it has failed.

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The Free Press
26 January 2025

‘We Fell Morally Ill’

How does a new president restore faith in government? Václav Havel’s answer was to allow people to speak the truth.

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The Spectator
25 January 2025

Britain is losing friends – and making enemies

On issue after issue Britain is in this same netherworld

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The Sun
24 January 2025

Trump’s leading the way on migration – all the reasons Labour must follow him & stop our border breakdown

The UK Border Force effectively works as an arm of the smuggling networks

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The New York Post
23 January 2025

Why the flag rule brings back unity and lowers the campaign to divide us

The promised return of “common sense” to America will have lots of people squealing. Already there are people complaining that the most common-sensical things of all are somehow a problem.

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The Free Press
19 January 2025

The Zionism of Martin Luther King

As a shaky peace settles over Israel once more, it is imperative for all who believe in democracy to remember King’s words: “Peace for Israel means security and that security must be a reality.”

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The Spectator
18 January 2025

The day DEI went up in smoke

It’s important that people who come to your burning home look like you. This is meant to be empowering

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The New York Post
16 January 2025

A real cease-fire deal must ensure the destruction of Hamas

With the leverage the US has in the Middle East, a hardball approach against the Qataris, Iranians and Turks could have solved this mess 15 months ago. Instead it has taken the pressure of the incoming Trump administration to get a deal agreed.

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The Free Press
12 January 2025

The Dangers of Multiculturalism

Crimes society refuses to deal with are the ones that go against some deep narrative of the age. I know it. I’ve seen it.

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The Spectator
11 January 2025

What real justice would look like for grooming gang victims

Diversity may bring some advantages, but it also brings people who have a 7th-century view of women

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The New York Post
9 January 2025

Our leaders praise ‘diversity’ without prioritizing what the public really needs

There’s an old saying that a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged by reality. Perhaps after the wildfire devastation in Los Angeles this week, we might also say that a person who has fallen out of love with the cult of “diversity” is a liberal whose home just burned to the ground.

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