Columnists

Britain’s best hope is high growth India – not the sclerotic EU bloc

In migration patterns and the Indo-Pacific tilt, a post-Brexit strategy for the UK is finally taking shape

Fraser Nelson 7 Sep 2023, 8:30pm

Camilla Tominey

Queen Elizabeth II’s death has left a void at the heart of British life

Allison Pearson

The Tories can’t afford to capitulate to the trans cult

Allister Heath

The political elite has given up on Britain

Fraser Nelson

Britain’s best hope is high growth India – not the sclerotic EU bloc

Janet Daley

Militant trans activists are doomed, but the battle is still far from over

Nick Timothy

Brexit Britain has set its foreign policy direction: it is heading East

Philip Johnston

From Ulez to pylons, ‘consultations’ are being used to quash opposition

Charles Moore

Trophy bans, not hunters, endanger animals

Juliet Samuel

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

Madeline Grant

She looks like Supernanny but Lucy Powell needs a lot more kryptonite to take on Penny Mordaunt

Sherelle Jacobs

Civilisation or barbarism: that is the choice facing all great powers now

Daniel Hannan

The Conservatives have become a party of handouts - especially to their enemies

Bryony Gordon

Our over-reliance on technology is causing us to regress as a species

The recent airport chaos shows that without our digital props, we are basically cavemen

Bryony Gordon
Women don’t sunbathe topless to be sexy – we do it to be free

Bryony Gordon
How chronically sleep-deprived we really are

Bryony Gordon
The Lionesses have done something momentous – and Prince William should have taken his daughter to see it

Bryony Gordon

Celia Walden

Beware the public marriage proposal – it’s bound to end in tears

Companies are cashing in on people’s desire to pop the question in a flashy way but the chances are it’ll be excruciating for everyone

Celia Walden
Britons have given up on the church – we’d rather worship ourselves

Celia Walden
Emma Corrin’s big knickers look awful, but flesh-flashing women will love them

Celia Walden
Don’t laugh – caffeinated coppers might just stem the rise in shoplifting

Celia Walden

Suzanne Moore

Even private chats can get you cancelled by gender ideologues

You don’t have to make a public statement to be vilified – there’s always someone just waiting for the chance to attack you

Suzanne Moore
Talking to Michael Parkinson would be too risky for today’s celebrities

On modern chat shows everything is pre-recorded, moderated and controlled – stars are never allowed to go off piste

Suzanne Moore

Michael Deacon

The shoplifting epidemic is a sign that Britain is on the verge of anarchy

Overwhelmingly, the people behind this aren’t stealing to survive; they’re members of highly organised gangs – and staff are terrified

Michael Deacon 7 Sep 2023, 8:00am

Jemima Lewis

British men are in crisis, and it’s about time we recognised that

A Minister for Men may not be such a bad idea after all

Jemima Lewis
Closing ticket offices is a cruel blow against the old and disabled

Jemima Lewis
Poundbury’s success shames the snobs of architecture

Jemima Lewis
The NHS saved my mother’s life. Regrettably it also almost killed her

Jemima Lewis

Zoe Strimpel

Theresa May’s diagnosis of the UK’s woes is totally misguided

Rather than corruption, Parliament is troubled by poor quality politicians unable to form a coherent vision and policies

Zoe Strimpel
Another Remainer fantasy has been quashed

Zoe Strimpel
Women will soon be the equal of men at chess – if they are allowed to

Zoe Strimpel
Nanny doesn’t know best. Stop stigmatising bottle-feeding mothers

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 SNP won’t stop until they’ve driven Scotland to the wall

Dia Chakravarty

Is the Prime Minister swerving scrutiny of his new Brexit deal?

Simon Heffer

As serial killer John Christie, Richard Attenborough delivered the finest portrayal of unhinged evil

Norman Tebbit

Is eventual Irish unification now inevitable?

Jane Shilling

Shopping lists aren’t just useful, they’ve become works of art

Tim Stanley

Tucker Carlson seems to think Obama is a gay crack addict. It’s a new low for conservatism

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

German economic policy has gone stark raving mad

Misguided shibboleths may see the economy hit rock bottom with a painful thud

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Brics currency ignores all the traumatic lessons of the half-baked euro

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Heat pump technology will soon be so hot that even Britons are tempted

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
China’s property crash is becoming more dangerous by the day

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Jeremy Warner

Sanctions are damaging Europe as much as Putin

On the Continent and beyond the cost of confronting Russia is taking its toll

Jeremy Warner
AI can revolutionise productivity in a way the computer age never could

Jeremy Warner
More monetary snake oil from policymakers unable to face up to hard decisions

Jeremy Warner
The real costs of wind power prove the sums don’t add up

Jeremy Warner

Boris Johnson

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
Let's make the EU take their threats off the table and pass this Bill

'Let's remove this danger to the very fabric of the United Kingdom... and let's get this Bill through'

Con Coughlin

Britain is pretending Iran isn’t an enemy state

Judith Woods

Exploitative vets make me mad – start putting our pets before your profit

Matthew Lynn

Nobody wants an electric car

Liam Halligan

The clamour for oil and gas will drown out cries for green policies

Asa Bennett

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

Christopher Howse

The folk songs that could replace Rule Britannia