Articles
External links to articles Douglas Murray has written for various publications
Why Britain’s Leaders Forgot How to Lead
Keir Starmer was elected for no reason other than to repudiate the Conservatives. He failed to chart any path forward, like so many of his predecessors, writes Douglas Murray.
How Trump Fell Into the Iranian Trap
The agreement gives billions of dollars to the Iranian regime early on in return for their promise to cease the murderous behavior they have engaged in for decades, writes Douglas Murray.
Why I’m Joining The Free Press
Douglas embodies the best of The Free Press. He’ll be writing in our pages on the biggest issues of the day, every week.
The radical left will regret embracing political violence
What are the circumstances in which it is right to smash up a building? When might one justifiably destroy an artwork? And what are the conditions under which one might splinter someone’s spine with a sledgehammer? Many on the left seem to have satisfied themselves on all these questions.
Are we allowed to feel angry yet?
I get the sense that the political and media class badly miss Katie Hopkins. Back when the reality TV star was still a regular on our screens and in our newspapers, she could be relied upon to be the focus of attention whenever the people in charge didn’t want the public’s attention to be focused […]
The lessons from Henry Nowak’s murder
I wonder how many readers have ever heard of the name Kriss Donald? The young Glaswegian was just 15 years old in 2004 when he was kidnapped by a local gang of Pakistani men.
Rediscover American pride and gratitude on the 250th anniversary
When I first moved to America, I made a determined effort to read up on American history.
When did Sturgeon first notice her husband’s kleptomania?
What would you say if your spouse bought a luxury campervan? I know what I would say – something along the lines of: ‘Get that thing away from me. I refuse to spend wet weekends campervanning around the Highlands, and I don’t care whether the bathroom facilities are “luxury” or not.’
I see dangers of AI firsthand as people make doppelgangers of me!
Every new technology brings fears.
My encounters with Wes Streeting
The Labour party seems to have ignored the advice I gave it in last week’s column, and so we are going to be treated to one of those down-market beauty pageants where candidates for the Labour leadership spend weeks talking competitively about the evils of Thatcherism…
The New York Times feeds anti-Jew hatred with a horrific lie
In a piece which has already been widely debunked, Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times claimed that Israeli prison guards routinely use rape as a method of torture on Palestinian prisoners.
Things can always get worse
My own song version might not top the charts as D:Ream’s did, but mine has the benefit of being true. ‘Things Can Always Get Worse’