Pennsylvania nuns fight back against false voter fraud claims
A Pennsylvania order of nuns is threatening legal action over false voter fraud claims from a political operative with a…
Will this end the ridiculous charade of males in women’s sports?
I’ve long liked to think that if I was a really big girl I would transition to compete in the…
I can handle Trump, Farage tells Labour
Nigel Farage was on gregarious and ebullient form at our Americano US election event in Westminster last night. He confidently…
Trojan horses aplenty at CHOGM
The King is at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) foolishly preaching Climate Change and tip-toeing around the incredibly…
Will the Tories suspend Alan Duncan?
Oh dear. Sir Alan Duncan is at it again. Back in April the former Tory minister was investigated by the…
The dawn of a post-national Australia
The globalisation of our economy is a 20th Century phenomenon that has attracted much commentary in the past, yet it…
A wonky prime minister and straw man treasurer
We don’t have a Willy Wonka and a Candy Man. We have a wonky Prime Minister and a straw man…
What’s the point of banning Elf bars?
Part of me wishes that disposable vapes had never been invented. Until they arrived, it seemed like the battle for…
Is Airbnb to blame for rising crime in London?
Does Airbnb drive up crime in London? That’s the question posed of the world’s most successful short-term rental service in…
Could there be a Tory leadership upset?
The end is finally in sight. In a week’s time, the winner of the Conservative leadership contest will be announced.…
The real problem with Rachel Reeves’s Budget fiddle
Remember Gordon Brown’s ‘golden rule’ – that over the course of the economic cycle the only net borrowing he would…
Farage blasts ambassador picks for Trump 2.0
It’s the question all of Westminster is asking. If Donald Trump wins, who will be our next man in Washington?…
The very necessary asexual awareness week
In the annual queer calendar, which appears to operate at full capacity 365 days of the year, nothing is more…
King Charles’s carefully worded reparations speech
For his first formal address as head of the Commonwealth, King Charles would probably have preferred to veer away from…
It’s obvious why crime is up in Britain
Yesterday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published its annual report on crime in England and Wales. This combines data on crimes…
Justin Welby has made a huge shift on homosexuality
Forget Nixon in China. That phrase needs renaming: Welby on sexuality. For it is now at last clear that he…
The EU knows all about destabilising democracy
Moldovans have voted ‘yes’ by a wafer-thin majority to joining the European Union in a referendum that was held amid ‘unprecedented interference’…
Can Kamala Harris answer a single question?
It’s official. Donald Trump is “like Hitler” and Kamala Harris — even though she does “pray everyday, sometimes twice a…
The recriminations that follow a Kamala defeat will be delicious
Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign is in trouble, which means we may be in for one hell of a post-election…
Reeves’s Budget needs to win over the market
Rachel Reeves confirmed on her trip to Washington DC that she will be changing the government’s self-imposed fiscal rules, allowing…
Who does Justin Welby speak for?
Archbishop Justin Welby’s appearance on The Rest is Politics has caused quite a stir in Anglican circles. For the most part, the…
Landslide incoming, with Sean Spicer
We are 10 days out from the most important US election of our lifetimes. Of course that’s what they always…
Osborne takes a pop at Jenrick’s ECHR plan
With just over a week until the victor of the Tory leadership race is announced, the contest is ramping up…
Starmer can’t afford to lose the argument on slavery reparations
The Commonwealth – whose 56 nations are meeting in the Pacific island nation of Samoa – looks set to defy…
Sir Keir rated worse than predecessors at same point as PM
When it rains for Sir Keir, it pours. It now transpires that the Labour leader has achieved a worse rating…
