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Douglas Murray

Douglas Murray is Associate Director of the Henry Jackson Society. His most recent book, The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam will be published on 4 May.

The memorial on Lewis marking the Iolaire tragedy

The Iolaire was packed with island men who could have sailed her home with ease

Douglas Murray 5 January 2019 9:00 am

Remembering the Iolaire disaster

The ‘Islamophobia’ problem

Douglas Murray 1 December 2018 9:00 am

This is a good time to bury bad news. And sure enough it turns out that a cross-party group of…

Angela Merkel is on her way out – and so is her vision for the EU

Douglas Murray 3 November 2018 9:00 am

Angela Merkel is on the way out, and so is her vision for the European Union

Should it be illegal to insult Mohammed?

Douglas Murray 3 November 2018 9:00 am

Should you be allowed to say that the founder of one of the world’s largest religions was a paedophile? According…

What happens when Steve Bannon is given a platform?

Douglas Murray 22 September 2018 9:00 am

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the interesting question of whether or not the former chief strategist to…

Douglas Murray: I can’t think of a time when more people have lost their minds

Douglas Murray 1 September 2018 9:00 am

Whenever I visit a country I try to pitch high and meet the president or prime minister. In Australia this…

The real lesson of a Swedish deportation protest

Douglas Murray 1 September 2018 9:00 am

A few weeks ago I wrote in this space about the case of Elin Ersson. She is the young Swedish…

Jeremy Corbyn and the cynical tactics of the left

Douglas Murray 11 August 2018 9:00 am

It is August, so perhaps it is inevitable that parts of the left are getting somewhat over-heated. But it can’t…

Elin Ersson’s ‘citizen-activism’ comes at a heavy price

Douglas Murray 4 August 2018 9:00 am

Last week, a 22-year old Swede called Elin Ersson made headlines around the world for her ‘citizen-activism’. Learning that a…

Does Teen Vogue understand what it means to be ‘literally a communist’?

Douglas Murray 21 July 2018 9:00 am

If anyone wanted an encapsulation of the screwiness of our times just consider the following straight question being asked of…

The true cost of the Stepford Students

Douglas Murray 23 June 2018 9:00 am

It has become abundantly clear in recent years that becoming a Social Justice Warrior (SJW) is bad for your health.…

Europe has a democracy problem

Douglas Murray 2 June 2018 9:00 am

Will Europe’s leaders ever accept that their voters might have a point?

The perils of speaking in public

Douglas Murray 12 May 2018 9:00 am

I spend my life moving. Over recent years it was research. Now it’s caused by that research. But I have…

Refugees crowded onto a wooden boat off the coast of Libya in February 2017.

Why do politicians refuse to tell it how it is on immigration?

Douglas Murray 24 March 2018 4:00 am

Politicians must listen to their citizens’ views, says Douglas Murray

California is the unexpected antidote to censorious liberalism

Douglas Murray 17 March 2018 9:00 am

If I needed a safe space, I would nominate California. Against most odds this seedbed of censorious liberalism has thrown…

Is it really homophobic to ask whether two men can make a baby?

Douglas Murray 24 February 2018 9:00 am

When I saw the photo of Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black holding a photo of an ultrasound, and all…

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Inside the intellectual dark web

Douglas Murray 24 February 2018 9:00 am

Thanks to the internet, millions now have access to views mainstream media considers ‘forbidden’. Douglas Murray examines the freethinkers leading the charge

Sailing to New York is almost as fun as being there

Douglas Murray 24 February 2018 9:00 am

Sailing to New York is almost as fun as being there

The curious star appeal of Jordan Peterson

Douglas Murray 20 January 2018 9:00 am

Young Brits are flocking to hear a Canadian psychology professor speak about morality. Why?

The Iranian rebellion the world wants to ignore

Douglas Murray 6 January 2018 9:00 am

Six hundred people have already been arrested and dozens killed. The civilians don’t stand a chance

Rolling tanks, plastic flowers and madness on parade: A visit to North Korea

Douglas Murray 16 December 2017 9:00 am

A visit to North Korea

The consequence of this new sexual counter-revolution? No sex at all

Douglas Murray 4 November 2017 9:00 am

Sexual freedom has turned into sexual fear

Is ‘jihadi culture’ a contradiction in terms?

Douglas Murray 28 October 2017 9:00 am

Jihadi Culture might sound like a joke title for a book, like ‘Great Belgians’ or ‘Canadian excitements’. But in this…

Daniel Barenboim’s Proms Brexit sermon was just poor conduct

Douglas Murray 22 July 2017 9:00 am

Daniel Barenboim ruined an exquisite Prom with a Brexit sermon

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The public vs the politicians

Douglas Murray 1 July 2017 9:00 am

The Project 28 poll is yet another reminder of the big issues the EU is failing to tackle, says Douglas Murray

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