Douglas Murray
Bestselling author of five books, including 'The Madness of Crowds' and 'The Strange Death of Europe'. Associate Editor @ The Spectator
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DOUGLAS MURRAY: Why ARE we so lax about terror in our midst?
DOUGLAS MURRAY: I've said for years that this country is stupidly, unforgivably naïve in the way we treat these people. People like Usman Khan aren't just criminals. They are dedicated fanatics.
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In this morning’s Mail I describe my encounter - 10 years ago - with Usman Khan’s terrorist cell
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'Equidistance-ism': why everyone imagines they're in the centre
The Labour tribe's intellectual elite will not do the one thing needed to stop Corbyn
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‘Has Boris Johnson ever laid a wreath at the grace of Baruch Goldstein?’ A piece against the ‘they’re equally bad’ cop-out by portions of the commentariat
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‘Has Boris Johnson campaigned for the release of Darren Osborne? Has Sajid Javid got a history of praising the Red Hand Defenders?’ Against the most cowardly move in the commentariat.
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The failed lessons of the London Bridge attack | Coffee House
Some readers have been asking me to comment on the latest London Bridge terrorism incident. And if I have some reluctance it is only because although ennui comes from writing the same article over and…
Why not cancel Nancy Astor?
Lady Astor and Gandhi probably wouldn't have statues if they were male, pale and stale
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On Nancy Astor, statuary, and the possibility that we have a more nuanced understanding of human complexity than we currently let on.’
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Clive James: a tribute
Clive James died last weekend at his home, surrounded by his family, after a long illness. The poet, writer, critic and television star was one of the most remarkable, talented and insightful members…
Holly Rigby and the ignorance of the Corbynistas
One of the few advantages of going on television or radio is that in time you meet all the leading nutters in the land. In most ordinary situations, I would never have encountered Holly Rigby. She…
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A short epitaph on the still shorter career of Holly Rigby. With some wider notes on the extremism of the Corbynistas.
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Labour Activist Teacher Deletes Antisemitic Tweets About Chief Rabbi -
When Guido reported Corbynites’ attacks on the Chief Rabbi after he dared attack Jeremy Corbyn for antisemitism, Labour activist and teacher Holly Rigby featured prominently. She has now-deleted her tweet. Holly – who founded Labour’s ‘Abolish...
When She Came Out as a 'Boy,' Therapists Silenced Her Mother
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The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) today carries this excerpt from the ‘Trans’ chapter in ‘The Madness of Crowds’.
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Douglas Murray: Sie brauchen Faschisten, damit sie selbst die Guten sind
«Wahnsinn der Massen» versteht Murray als Appell an die junge Generation, den Lebensweg nicht als selbsterklärte Angehörige einer Opfergruppe anzutreten.
The carnage inside Charlie Hebdo: an eyewitness’s account of the attack
Disturbance: Surviving Charlie Hebdo by Philippe Lançon reviewed. Lançon was shot several times, and left for dead by the jihadists
The Sunday Times best political books of 2019
Political book of the yearHerself, Aloneby Charles MooreAllen Lane £35Rejoice! Rejoice! With this final, third volume of his magnificent account of Margaret Thatcher’s life and work, Charles Moore...
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Delighted that ‘The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity’ has also been named one of the ‘Books of the Year’ by the Sunday Times.
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Douglas Murray: The Left Uses Social Issues As ‘Battering Rams’ To Turn People Against Society
In Douglas Murray's new book, he argues that far-left social justice movements do not help cure societal ills, but instead they further divide society.
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‘The left uses social issues as battering rams to turn people against society’. The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) has run a new excerpt from ‘The Madness of Crowds’.
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Gormley: Calling all adults: cancel culture needs to stop
The timing is good for Douglas Murray’s new book, “The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity.”
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‘Douglas Murray’s new book couldn’t come at a better time...’ says the Saskatoon Star Phoenix.
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'I admire the gall!' Labour MP humiliated by BBC panel after bizarre defence of Corbyn
A SENIOR Corbyn ally was ruthlessly mocked during an appearance on BBC’s Politics Live, after a conservative commentator claimed it was “very amusing” to see the radical agenda try to appear reasonable.
Douglas Murray : Identity Politics & The Madness of Crowds
Douglas Murray on Politics live 22/11/19 discussing identity politics. Hosted by Jo Coburn and joined by Holly Rigby & Caroline Wheeler.
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Someone has uploaded the segment from the BBC yesterday where a conversation was attempted.
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Resisting Wokeness: Andrew Doyle and Douglas Murray in conversation
Filmed at the Battle of Ideas at the Barbican Centre, London, on 3rd November 2019. Douglas Murray (author of "The Madness of Crowds") and Andrew Doyle (crea...
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The video of my recent discussion with Andrew Doyle - ‘Resisting wokeness’ - is now up on YouTube.
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The best current affairs and politics books of 2019
THE TIMES CURRENT AFFAIRS BOOK OF THE YEAR Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado PerezFew books really change the way you look at the world. Invisible...
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The Times selects ‘The Madness of Crowds’ as one of its Books of the Year. ‘The calm case against the shrillness and madness of identity politics... Douglas Murray takes on and dismantles the arguments of the woke left.’
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Douglas Murray: «On dresse les gays contre les hétéros, les Noirs contre les Blancs, les femmes contre les hommes»
GRAND ENTRETIEN - L’écrivain et journaliste britannique enquête sur la «guerre des identités» et l’obsession de nos sociétés pour le genre ou la race
Why are the police at war with free speech?
To make good decisions, a society must have healthy discussions even if it is offensive to some people
Has trans activism gone too far?
It's time we were allowed a properly nuanced discussion on gender issues