Columnists

Failure to reform asylum laws is inhumane – and Rishi must say so

It’s simply cruel to tolerate people-smuggling. Only when this case is made can the Rwanda policy survive

Fraser Nelson 16 Nov 2023, 8:19pm

Camilla Tominey

Sunak's fatal flaw is he's not a people person - and bringing Lord Cameron in highlights that fact

Allison Pearson

Braverman’s letter was written in fire – none of us can doubt what a snake Sunak is

Allister Heath

The Tories’ calamitous failure to control our borders has driven them to the verge of oblivion

Fraser Nelson

Failure to reform asylum laws is inhumane – and Rishi must say so

Janet Daley

It would be a mistake for the Tory Right to go with Suella Braverman

Nick Timothy

Ministers must do what it takes to get the Rwanda plan off the ground

Philip Johnston

It’s a testament to British freedom that banning a march is no easy decision

Charles Moore

Cameron is a wiser man now. His return is welcome

Juliet Samuel

Universities can cancel your degree for wrongthink – and there’s no real right to appeal

Madeline Grant

As the Tory ship sinks, Penny Mordaunt still has the wind in her sails

Sherelle Jacobs

Rishi Sunak is gambling with the Conservative Party’s very survival

Daniel Hannan

Four centuries on, it is indisputable: the genius of Shakespeare will never be matched

Bryony Gordon

It’s official: the Government don’t care about the nation’s mental health

The current system is not fit for purpose and reform to the Mental Health Act is badly needed

Bryony Gordon
Living in half a room has liberated us from buying things we simply don’t need

Bryony Gordon
Celebrities are giving opinions about Israel as if they were members of the cabinet

Bryony Gordon
If you think your child is an ‘attention seeker’ you probably need to pay them more attention

Bryony Gordon

Celia Walden

Margaret Thatcher was a style icon – but the V&A don’t seem to realise

Gen Z may disapprove of the Iron Lady’s political legacy, but London’s world-leading design museum should still honour her

Celia Walden
Sex education in schools is so warped we’ve forgotten to teach kids how to have babies

Celia Walden
Jilly Cooper is right – MeToo made people scared of sex

Celia Walden
What kind of person takes selfies beside a drowning man?

Celia Walden

Suzanne Moore

With David Cameron’s appointment the Conservatives are heading towards full civil war

When we look back, the former PM's legacies of Brexit and austerity caused huge fractures within his party and within the country

Suzanne Moore
Matt Hancock’s Celebrity SAS beasting beats the Covid inquiry

The soldiers said the former Health Secretary’s attitude made him a liability – the same is true for the rest of his sorry government

Suzanne Moore

Michael Deacon

The Left are blind to anti-Jewish racism for one simple reason

Normally, when an ethnic minority group is subjected to abuse, progressives are the first to call it out, but many have been silent

Michael Deacon 16 Nov 2023, 8:00am

Jemima Lewis

Spare a little sympathy for kids who will never get chickenpox

A new vaccine push may spell the end of Britain's ‘chickenpox parties’

Jemima Lewis
Children just aren’t bored enough to love reading books

Jemima Lewis
AI is the revenge of school science nerds against smug creatives

Jemima Lewis
Handwriting will soon be the preserve of a sophisticated few

Jemima Lewis

Zoe Strimpel

Saying Rishi isn’t loyal to the UK is just plain racism

The notion that the Prime Minister will run off to another country upon leaving office is all too familiar, in another context, to Jews

Zoe Strimpel
Gary Lineker should stick to football – and shut up about geopolitics

Zoe Strimpel
The global Left has abandoned any shred of moral credibility

Zoe Strimpel
Kim Kardashian has just hit the fashion jackpot

Zoe Strimpel

Tom Welsh

The Tories should stop treating London as if it’s a permanently Left-wing city

Many Conservatives see political benefit in actively levelling the capital down

Tom Welsh
Persecution of motorists could soon make driving an elite pursuit

One London council's planned reform of parking permits offers a worrying glimpse into the future

Tom Welsh

Tom Harris

The Brexit wars are back – and this time it really is about immigration

Dia Chakravarty

The truth is that many women don’t want to go back to work after having children

Simon Heffer

Think Brahms is boring? His remarkable Requiem will prove you wrong

Norman Tebbit

Is eventual Irish unification now inevitable?

Jane Shilling

The young’s love affair with self-service may not last forever

Tim Stanley

Lord Cameron is living the dream of everyone who was sacked before their time

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Central banks will have to slash rates as the world’s fiscal bubble bursts

The main prop of global economic recovery is wobbling

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Europe is slowly destroying itself as it heads for another lost decade

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
A weakened China badly needs détente with the West

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Ørsted fiasco will not derail the onward march of offshore wind

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Jeremy Warner

The tax allowance that could supercharge Britain’s economy – if it’s made permanent

If the fiscal headroom now exists, Hunt must put full expensing at the top of the agenda

Jeremy Warner
Britain’s lifeless housing market is a harbinger of permanent economic stagnation

Jeremy Warner
The financial addiction that is slowly killing Britain’s economy

Jeremy Warner
Ethical posturing is destroying corporate Britain

Jeremy Warner

Boris Johnson

Our support for Israel is as important as that for Ukraine

We are now battling for the same values and the same ideals, against the same anti-democratic and terroristic forces
The Commonwealth gives Britain a boost

The invisible threads which bind our family of nations are of immense practical value for trade
We cannot go on like this. The West must end its dependence on Vladimir Putin

Writing exclusively for the Telegraph, PM says Russian leader has exploited our need for his oil and gas, but now we must take back control
We are injecting funds to restore Britain’s status as a scientific superpower

Had it not been for our scientists, we would not now be able to enjoy the most basic human freedoms
Strengthening the sinews of our transport network will make the road to recovery smoother

A segmented, regional approach has left us with needless bottlenecks and endless delays, but a new strategy will get us back up to speed
We are still fighting this devilish virus, but this New Year really is one of change and hope

In the last few days of 2020, two big things suddenly went right. A great new deal with our European friends and a new vaccine against Covid

Con Coughlin

The weak-willed West is conspiring to sell out Ukraine

Judith Woods

From pills to plus-size dummies, our fixation with obesity is out of control

Matthew Lynn

Labour’s socialist experiment in Wales should terrify us all

Liam Halligan

Taming inflation has been painful – but now a bigger challenge lies ahead

Asa Bennett

It is a credit to Global Britain that Liam Fox's WTO candidacy has got this far

Christopher Howse

Sacred Mysteries: Does state ceremonial resemble church ritual?