Author Archives
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INTERVIEW: ‘I don’t get on with everyone but when I shake hands, that’s it’
Lord Levy could teach Facebook a thing or two about social networking. Richard Ferrer goes head-to-head with the fundraiser extraordinaire… on and off the tennis court. Lord Levy, it turns out, is a bit of a hoarder. His home office… Read More ›
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OPINION: Starmer must finally finish what he has started
Just because Labour MPs John McDonnell and Zarah Sultana attempted to legitimise a deranged anti-Israel rally in Whitehall with their speeches does not mean they condone chants at the event urging Hamas to “blow up” an Israeli city. Far from it. The… Read More ›
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OPINION: Students, Jewish or not, deserve so much better
The National Union of Students represents tens of thousands of members of 600 student unions up and down the country. For the first 80 years of its century-long history it prided itself on representing students’ interests and maintaining standards in… Read More ›
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OPINION: Britain fails to honour Sir Nicky’s legacy
As Putin’s demonic onslaught continues, the spotlight is on the world’s response to the greatest refugee crisis since 1945. Ukraine’s neighbours have endorsed an open-door humanitarian policy, with more than 1.2 million people fleeing to Poland, 200,000 to Hungary, 120,000… Read More ›
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OPINION: The Y-word is over, bar the shouting
Tottenham Hotspur, a global sporting brand with annual turnover approaching half-a-billion pounds, has finally had enough of its reputation being trashed by its own supporters. The statement that appeared without fuss or fanfare on the football club’s website yesterday, two… Read More ›
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OPINION: Nutters aren’t the only ones who nut
In a recent column for The Times on anti-vaxxers wearing yellow stars to claim they suffer like Jews under the Nazis, Hugo Rifkind took an entirely logical “meh” approach to the entirely illogical world of conspiracy theories, wearily conceding: “Nutters gonna nut.” Fair… Read More ›
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OPINION: Shameless lockdown defiance caused deep and lasting damage
Two wedding photographs that capture the joy and emotion of a special day. In the first a young bride and her mother share a private moment as mum dabs a tear. In the second, mum proudly escorts her daughter towards… Read More ›
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OPINION: Little fires everywhere in Labour’s grassroots
Eight months after his accession, the crown barely settled on his brow, and Labour’s new leader already knows: “There’s three of us in this marriage.” The interfering ex just won’t leave him and his party alone. Sir Keir Starmer has… Read More ›
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OPINION: With Jeremy Corbyn off the hook, Labour is again a hostile environment for Jews
‘You kick your left-wing leader out, you let your left-wing leader in . . . ” It’s been another action-packed week of Labour hokey-cokey as the party veers inextricably towards civil war over what to do with Jeremy Corbyn. The… Read More ›
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OPINION: If Starmer is serious he’ll expel Corbyn for good
Jeremy Corbyn can be accused of many things but learning from his mistakes isn’t one of them. The former Labour leader has never wanted to know what he does not know. He does not rethink, therefore he is. So don’t… Read More ›
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