Women are too often given reasons not to have children
It saddens me to read that more than half of women are childless by the time they turn 30. I had my first child at 30 and…
Putin is wrong if he thinks his aggression in Ukraine will make Nato pull back
Vladimir Putin has reportedly said that talks with President Biden have ignored his “fundamental concerns”. With the imminent threat of war on the European continent, this is worrying…
China is being left behind as the rest of the world opens up
While much of the West edges closer to a full return to normality, China appears to be trapped. In the first few months of the Covid pandemic,…
Britain is taking the right lead on Ukraine
The UK is expected to offer a step-up in its commitment to Nato in eastern Europe, including doubling troop numbers in Estonia and sending fast jets, warships…
Cake and prosecco aren’t the PM’s real problem – personal integrity is
The most damaging charge that can be made against political leaders at a time of national crisis is that they are unserious. The depiction of Boris Johnson…
In the cruel world of cancel culture, for once a sinner has actually been forgiven
Poor old Doug Beattie. The head of the UUP, Northern Ireland’s moderate unionist party, almost lost his job this week over a trove of crude comments he…
Treasury ‘stopped Britain’s FBI from investigating Covid loans fraud’
A wave of fraud linked to the scheme is expected to cost the taxpayer as much as £5 billion, and Lord Agnew told peers the Treasury appeared…
Liz Truss launches plan to encourage more women into STEM jobs
A government plan to get more women into science, technology, engineering and maths-related (STEM) – jobs is to be launched by Liz Truss. Ms Truss, the Foreign…
Boris Johnson’s senior aide watched cricket as Kabul fell
On Saturday night, a Number 10 source insisted Mr Rosenfield, a former senior civil servant at the Treasury, was “in constant contact with the office”. But the…
Five years on, isn’t it about time we had something to show for Brexit?
The foot dragging has been even worse when it comes to deregulation. The pandemic does admittedly offer some excuse, but it still almost beggar’s belief that more…
Far-flung free health insurance scheme on cards for UK travellers
Britain is in talks with Australia, New Zealand and Israel to give holidaymakers free healthcare when they are abroad as part of a post-Brexit scheme for travellers….
Here’s what Tory voters really think about Boris and ‘partygate’
Having been shown clips of Commons speeches by 11 possible candidates, however, Laura was drawn to Tom Tugendhat, the privately educated former Army officer and son of…
Time for Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to drop the gimmicks and give us a battle of ideas
Next, we need to work out which industries we want to specialise in over the next half century. There is nothing wrong with targeting government help at…
JK Rowling’s second-rate critics should be thanking her, not trying to erase her
If anyone deserves the accolade “national treasure”, it is JK Rowling. The Harry Potter author is one of Britain’s biggest taxpayers; stumping up almost £120 million over…
Our problems stem from a useless civil service, but we prefer to blame ministers
This week, the normally staid House of Lords witnessed a rare moment of drama. Lord Agnew, an entrepreneur serving as an unpaid minister at the Cabinet Office…
Prioritising Pen Farthing’s animals over people in Afghan evacuation was ‘disgusting’ – ex-soldiers
But email evidence obtained by BBC’s Newsnight revealed that Dominic Raab had been reportedly “seeking a steer from No 10” on whether the charity’s staff should be…
Liz Truss hires Boris Johnson’s official videographer
Liz Truss has recruited Boris Johnson’s official videographer to accompany her on overseas trips and overhaul her digital presence, The Telegraph can reveal. The Cabinet minister has…
Equalities watchdog warns of ‘genuine public concern’ trans rights are conflicting with the rights of women.
The equalities watchdog chief has said there is “genuine public concern” that trans rights are conflicting with the rights of women. Baroness Falkner of Margravine, the chair…
Tom Tugendhat: I would run to replace Boris Johnson in a leadership contest
Tom Tugendhat has become the first Tory MP to say he would run to replace Boris Johnson in a leadership contest. It comes less than 24 hours…
Investors pay out £400m in fees to poorly performing fund managers
Alan Miller, of SCM Direct, said that £157bn is invested in poorly performing British stock funds where investors would have been better served by owning a cheap…
Families face £145k black hole to make second step on property ladder
Families hoping to buy a detached home must now spend another £145,000 to make their second step on the property ladder, after the pandemic widened the gaps…
The property hotspots where you can actually buy
Its coastal location and easy links to London cemented Hastings as a favourite with buyers fleeing the capital last year. Property prices in the area jumped by…
British shares are making a comeback – it’s time to buy
Keith Balmer of BMO Global Asset Management now has more invested in British stocks than at any time in the past five years. His mixed investment strategy…
‘I made $4m profit on crypto, but the bank won’t let me spend it’
Vincent Fraysse*, 36, originally from France but now living in London, managed to turn €3,000 (£2,500) into $4m (£3.9m) betting on movements in markets. He now works…
£100,000 lost to scammers – yet TSB refuses to pay out
The ombudsman has told the bank to pay back around £100,000 to almost a dozen customers hit by scams in the first three months of 2019, just…