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This week, Colin examines a string of terror attacks across Europe, from Nice a decade ago to last weekend’s atrocity in Berlin. He argues that the language used in the coverage of these atrocities is deliberately softened out of political correctness - when the reality is that Islamist and right-wing terrorism are not equivalent threats, as shown by starkly different casualty figures and MI5 caseloads.

Elon Musk recently said in an interview with The Economist’s redoubtable editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes that his “batting average” for predicting the future was “very high for a human”. Coming from virtually anyone else on the planet, this would be an absurd act of self-aggrandisement. Coming from someone who has almost single-handedly transformed the EV market, commercialised space travel and accelerated the AI revolution, it’s a modest claim. OUTPOST is a reader-supported publication.

In this episode of WARZONES, Tom Tugendhat and James Glancy assess the fragile pause in the US-Iran conflict and how dwindling American missile stocks could reshape the balance of power in the Gulf. They also discuss the Houthis’ proposal to impose a toll on shipping through the Bab al-Mandeb, the prospect of US military action against al-Qaeda-linked militants in Mali, and the return of Somali piracy around one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.

In this week’s episode of WARZONES, James Glancy and Tom Tugendhat are joined by journalist Michael Murphy to discuss a security scare that echoes the darkest days of the Troubles: a young law student was intercepted near Carrickmacross transporting a Semtex car bomb, its timer apparently set to go off the day before Princess Anne’s visit to Fermanagh — a coincidence one source called “one in a million.” The panel explores the suspect’s unusual profile, the possible Gaddafi-era origins of the...

This week on The Critic Show, Henry and Tom are joined by Seb Milbank to discuss the Home Office’s Research, Information and Communications Unit, otherwise known as RICU, and the growing suspicion that the British state has tried to shape public narratives after acts of violence involving immigrant communities.

This week, Colin reflects on the life and legacy of Ann Widdecombe to ask a larger question: why has the standard of Britain’s MPs declined so precipitously? He argues that today’s political class is a pale imitation of that which came before it. From Labour’s “loveless” landslide in 2024 to the rise of grievance politics, Colin argues that Parliament is increasingly filled with unserious politicians who lack the life experience the job demands.

Are rumours of the Tories’ demise greatly exaggerated? Jack Rankin, MP for Windsor, joins Michael Murphy to talk about the past, future and failings of the Tories. He argues that the Conservative Party has learnt the necessary lessons from its stunning defeat to Keir Starmer’s Labour Party in 2024. Rankin, who won his seat during that election, arrived in Parliament at a seemingly inauspicious moment — yet he believes he bought low and is ready to sell high come the next general election.

In this week’s episode of WARZONES, James Glancy and Tom Tugendhat ask whether Donald Trump has lost the war in Iran. With the Strait of Hormuz still effectively closed despite a months-long military campaign, they examine why overwhelming American firepower has failed to restore freedom of navigation, why Iran continues to threaten global shipping despite suffering heavy military losses, and why Washington may now face an impossible choice between escalation and an embarrassing climbdown.

This week on The Critic Show, Chris Bayliss and Henry Hill are joined by Emma Schubert of the Henry Jackson Society to ask whether Britain is becoming a sectarian country. Emma discusses her research into the rise of Muslim sectarian politics in English local elections, explaining how she has created a model to help identify some of the predictors of sectarian candidates’ success.

The old adage, ‘When America sneezes, Britain catches a cold’, has always felt more like a self-fulfilling prophecy than a statement of fact. For that reason, I tend to resist making transatlantic comparisons wherever possible. However, the parallels between the left’s response to the murder of Charlie Kirk on a Utah campus and Ann Widdecombe’s murder in her Dartmoor home are impossible to ignore once you see them. OUTPOST is a reader-supported publication.