Stephen Pollard

His massively ambitious book is superbly written, perfectly balanced in the scope of its analysis and storytelling, and will serve both expert and lay readers

The prime minister-in-waiting has apologised for Labour’s stance on Gaza. But when you give a bigot what he wants you don’t sate his hunger; you create an even bigger appetite for bigotry

It’s like a mash up of Smersh, Spectre and all the baddies from Team America: World Police – a spectacle choreographed by the IRGC and covered with cloying reverence by much of the media

Shamed by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, who have themselves outed many supposed journalists as jihadists, the Committee to Protect Journalists is finally reviewing its list

Restore Britain’s success in the Makerfield by-election should send a shiver down the spine of every JC reader

Despite a marvellous score, this production of Benjamin Britten’s opera was too finicky to let the story flow

According to the Duke of Sussex, some of us have ‘mischaracterised’ anti-Israel protests. He doesn’t spell out how, but the only one way we are ever accused of ‘mischaracterising’ these protests is by pointing out their antisemitism

Labour has spent two years portraying Israel as uniquely evil in the world and rewarding Hamas for its October 7 massacre by recognising a Palestinian state. What did they think would happen to our community?

Under his leadership, the Green Party provides a home not just for Islamists but also for antisemites who were too blatant even for Corbyn’s Labour

The opera’s flawless cast, set design and music are led by Andreas Shager, who delivers one of the finest theatrical performances London has seen in many years