Trump’s hold on Republican voters is as strong as ever
The Iowa contest tends not to select the Republican nominee. In 2016 Texas Senator Ted Cruz denied Donald Trump his…
The devastating cost of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan
The next twelve months will be dominated by elections, with polls expected in at least 64 countries. Of these, there…
Everything is falling into place for Donald Trump
Vivek Ramaswamy, the impressive podcast guest who has spent the last few months pretending to be a serious Republican presidential…
Has Britain’s jobs market bounced back?
The jobs market has turned a corner. Vacancies have fallen again to 934,000, down 49,000 in the last three months…
Which Tory seats would survive a Labour landslide?
According to the polls, the Conservative party are heading for a landslide defeat at the next election. The Daily Telegraph…
Trump’s big Iowa win spells the end for Ron DeSantis
Until now, the person who won the Iowa caucus by the largest margin was Bob Dole back in 1988 –…
Nadia Whittome is deluded about drill music
Nadia Whittome, no longer Britain’s youngest MP but still quite possibly its daftest, has a new bee in her bonnet.…
Labour’s toothbrush classes for school kids? No thanks
Labour’s latest proposal for teachers to supervise pupils’ toothbrushing reveals a worrying view of parenting as playing a light-touch, rather…
How Ecuador became a narco state
Ecuador was once spared the worst of the narco-warfare and insurgencies that have plagued Latin America. No longer. The storming…
Renewables: an expensive nightmare to nowhere
Plans for the elimination of coal require increasing regulatory measures and ever-escalating levels of government spending. Federally, the ALP has…
Trump trounces everyone in Iowa
Numbers are mysterious things. According to orthodox Roman Catholicism, there are instances in which 3 = 1. You might get…
Houthi attacks are nothing to do with Gaza, says Sunak
Rishi Sunak has updated MPs on the strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, just as a missile reportedly from the…
AI won’t be humanity’s ‘co-pilot’
One of the world’s most powerful men was trapped in a central London basement this morning. Satya Nadella, the CEO…
Why do the French struggle to speak English?
Why are the French so bad at learning foreign languages? Yes, you read that right. This isn’t a lament as…
How agriculture doomed the proposed EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement
As reported widely, Australia has walked away from concluding a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU).…
Are Germans turning against the AfD?
After months of steadily climbing in the polls, could this be the moment the bubble bursts for the right-wing party,…
Is Germany the sick man of Europe?
There must be a slight flaw in the IMF’s crystal ball, causing the future prospects for the German economy to…
‘Weather’ you like it or not
The standard preamble to all marine weather bulletins is: ‘Welcome to the marine weather report. Please be aware that wind…
Meghan, Harry and the fresh row over Lilibet’s name
Amidst the endless controversy that surrounds Harry and Meghan, there was at least one topic that seemed to be innocuous…
‘Farage factor’ boosts UK Reform’s election chances
Polling suggests Nigel Farage could win the seat of Clacton in Essex, should he decide to run. Fuelling speculation about the potential…
What’s wrong with trillionaires?
Why is Oxfam so concerned about the coming possibility of the world’s first trillionaire? The charity has this week released…
The thankless life of a Post Office mistress
One of the fascinating aspects of the Horizon Post Office scandal is the way that the sub-post masters and mistresses…
The terrifying truth about the Horizon scandal
While everyone is rightly calling for the Post Office Horizon postmasters’ convictions to be overturned and for them to be…
The damning poll that could inspire Tories to move against Sunak
The debate about whether Rishi Sunak’s Tories are heading for a 1992-style against-the-odds narrow election win or a 1997-style landslide…
Why the West should target Iran as well as the Houthis
Peace cannot always be won by peaceful means. This is a truth that is as tragic as it is perennial.…
