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Can ‘calamity Lammy’ fix the justice system?

Can ‘calamity Lammy’ fix the justice system?

David Lammy, the deputy prime minister, has had a bruising five months. Last September, he took charge of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), which oversees the courts, prisons and probation, as part of a reshuffle sparked by the forced resignation of Angela Rayner. Within weeks, the former foreign secretary had to deal with the accidental release from ...
The Baftas n-word row has been very revealing

The Baftas n-word row has been very revealing

At the Baftas on Sunday night, John Davidson – whose story of living with Tourette’s syndrome is dramatised in the (very good) film I Swear – shouted out the n-word when black actors Delroy Lindo and Michael B. Jordan were on stage to present an award. You’d hope that by now people might understand the mechanics of Tourette’s symptoms – that the tics ...
Modern multicultural Australia must strengthen the ties that bind our diverse groups: Julian Hill

Modern multicultural Australia must strengthen the ties that bind our diverse groups: Julian Hill

Assistant Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs minister Julian Hill has warned Australia needs to strengthen the “bridging social capital” that holds our diverse society together, or risk further fragmentation. In a speech on Wednesday to the McKell Institute canvassing the challenges to Australia’s multiculturalism, Hill has also floated a proposal
What happened to ‘inclusivity’ at the Baftas?

What happened to ‘inclusivity’ at the Baftas?

You know, I’m starting to think those #BeKind folk aren’t half as kind as they make themselves out to be. How else to explain this meltdown over a man with Tourette’s being invited to the Baftas? It has exposed the limits of the ‘inclusivity’ preached by the virtue-signalling set. A man who has had to struggle his entire life with humiliation due to ...
Trump’s reality-show State of the Union speech

Trump’s reality-show State of the Union speech

Donald Trump may have celebrated Team USA for winning the gold at the Olympics in hockey, but he was not in a puckish mood during his State of the Union speech. Instead, Trump stuck to his tried-and-true script of denouncing Democrats as ‘sick’, mocking concerns about affordability and cooing over Melania as a great new movie star. Far from nobody ever ...
The Iranian case for bombing Iran

The Iranian case for bombing Iran

Think about how bad things would have to be for ordinary Iranians to plead for Donald Trump to carry out military intervention against their own country (though in reality, against their hostage takers, the Islamic Republic). Iranian women, children, men, flora and fauna are dying at the hands of the Iranian regime. Killing is what they do Iran, the ...
The survivor brand is no longer enough

The survivor brand is no longer enough

The brand of British Jewry was built in the shadow of genocide and the rebirth of Jewish sovereignty. For decades, survival shaped how we presented ourselves to the world. After October 7, survival alone is no longer enough and we as a community must decide what the brand of British Jewry looks like for our future. The Holocaust was not simply a ...

Can ‘calamity Lammy’ fix the justice system?

Can ‘calamity Lammy’ fix the justice system?
David Lammy, the deputy prime minister, has had a bruising five months. Last September, he took charge of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), which oversees the courts, prisons and probation, as part of a reshuffle sparked by the forced resignation of Angela Rayner. Within weeks, the former foreign secretary had to deal with the accidental release from ...

The Baftas n-word row has been very revealing

The Baftas n-word row has been very revealing
At the Baftas on Sunday night, John Davidson – whose story of living with Tourette’s syndrome is dramatised in the (very good) film I Swear – shouted out the n-word when black actors Delroy Lindo and Michael B. Jordan were on stage to present an award. You’d hope that by now people might understand the mechanics of Tourette’s symptoms – that the tics ...

Modern multicultural Australia must strengthen the ties that bind our diverse groups: Julian Hill

Modern multicultural Australia must strengthen the ties that bind our diverse groups: Julian Hill
Assistant Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs minister Julian Hill has warned Australia needs to strengthen the “bridging social capital” that holds our diverse society together, or risk further fragmentation. In a speech on Wednesday to the McKell Institute canvassing the challenges to Australia’s multiculturalism, Hill has also floated a proposal

What happened to ‘inclusivity’ at the Baftas?

What happened to ‘inclusivity’ at the Baftas?
You know, I’m starting to think those #BeKind folk aren’t half as kind as they make themselves out to be. How else to explain this meltdown over a man with Tourette’s being invited to the Baftas? It has exposed the limits of the ‘inclusivity’ preached by the virtue-signalling set. A man who has had to struggle his entire life with humiliation due to ...

Trump’s reality-show State of the Union speech

Trump’s reality-show State of the Union speech
Donald Trump may have celebrated Team USA for winning the gold at the Olympics in hockey, but he was not in a puckish mood during his State of the Union speech. Instead, Trump stuck to his tried-and-true script of denouncing Democrats as ‘sick’, mocking concerns about affordability and cooing over Melania as a great new movie star. Far from nobody ever ...

The Iranian case for bombing Iran

The Iranian case for bombing Iran
Think about how bad things would have to be for ordinary Iranians to plead for Donald Trump to carry out military intervention against their own country (though in reality, against their hostage takers, the Islamic Republic). Iranian women, children, men, flora and fauna are dying at the hands of the Iranian regime. Killing is what they do Iran, the ...

The survivor brand is no longer enough

The survivor brand is no longer enough
The brand of British Jewry was built in the shadow of genocide and the rebirth of Jewish sovereignty. For decades, survival shaped how we presented ourselves to the world. After October 7, survival alone is no longer enough and we as a community must decide what the brand of British Jewry looks like for our future. The Holocaust was not simply a ...