When he appeared at the Covid Inquiry this week, Boris Johnson had a golden opportunity to get to the heart of the issue and denounce lockdown as unnecessary and harmful. But he blew it, says Dr. Jay Bhattacharya.
Tony Blair's former Education Secretary Estelle Morris, who now sits in the Lords as a Labour peer, has backed Kemi Badenoch on trans rights by saying children should not be encouraged to change gender.
Bristol University has axed the National Anthem from its graduation ceremonies with some students claiming it is "old-fashioned" and "offensive to some".
What gives the relatives of Covid victims the sole right to the moral high ground, asks Allison Pearson. Lockdowns were devastating, and their victims were often far younger than those of Covid.
Last night, Megyn Kelly asked the Republican presidential hopefuls whether Donald Trump was right to be proud of Operation Warp Speed, which approved the mRNA Covid vaccines in record time. Here's what they said.
One of Britain's biggest catering suppliers has announced it will offer only 'green' 'crackless' crackers to its customers, which include dozens of care homes, hotels, pubs and restaurants across the country.
According to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, Brexit has been a major cause of the woeful performance of the U.K. economy over the last few years. That's nonsense, says Matthew Lynn. The truth is it was lockdown.
Rishi Sunak has suffered one of the biggest rebellions of his premiership as dozens of Tory MPs voted against his Net Zero plans, forcing him to rely on Labour votes to push through his electric car quotas.
More people who voted Conservative in 2019 plan to back Reform U.K. at the next general election than Labour, a poll has found. The Tories are in deep trouble.
When Gavin Newsom debates Ron DeSantis Thursday night on Fox News, voters might finally hear a serious discussion of an issue that most politicians have wanted to forget: the disastrous mistakes of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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