Why is Australia burying helicopters that Ukraine wants?
What do you do if you have dozens of combat helicopters you don’t want? If you’re the Australian government, you…
Are Indian agents targeting British Sikhs?
How worried should British Sikhs be about the threat to their lives from forces acting on behalf of the Indian…
Why Rwanda isn’t safe for migrants
Kigali is, for now, one of Africa’s safest cities. Walk down a street in the Rwandan capital after dark and…
Can anti-Trump conservatives slink back to MAGA?
Former president Donald Trump delivered a resounding 30-point victory in the Iowa Caucuses Monday night and, according to polls, seems…
Full list: Tory MPs prepared to vote against Rwanda Bill
The Rwanda Bill tomorrow gets its Third Reading in the House of Commons. But before that comes the committee stage,…
Tory rebels defy No. 10 over the Rwanda Bill
It’s always a mistake for Downing Street to pretend it knows backbenchers’ minds better than they do It turns out…
Lee Anderson’s resignation spells trouble for Rishi Sunak
The fallout from the return of the Safety of Rwanda Bill has begun – before a single vote has been…
What I told Ron DeSantis and his team about their campaign
Over the last few weeks, about half a dozen reporters told me they were getting ready to write the obituary…
The question of identity
One of the key reasons Australia voted 60/40 against the Indigenous Voice to Parliament is because it was divisive. Instead…
Loophole Bill makes Pocock and Lambie the most powerful players in Parliament
‘Blindsided’ is the best word for it. On December 7 last year in the Senate, two independents – Senator David…
Are kids starting to see through the climate cult?
Should it really be any surprise that not all teenagers are on the same page as Greta Thunberg? According to…
How Ecuador descended into chaos
Ecuador was once spared the worst of the narco-warfare and insurgencies that have plagued Latin America. No longer. The storming…
Labor are the masters of their own demise
Labor’s energy policy has recast Labor from the ‘catch-all’ party of Keating to the ‘upset-all’ party of Albanese
Do Scotland’s politicians deserve their bumper pay rise?
Bumping up politicians’ pay seldom goes down well, especially in times of economic hardship. But the news that members of…
What would Trump’s return mean for relations with China?
Over the past few days it has become clear that Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency has gone from…
Why the Children’s Word of the Year makes me feel sad
Along with the Oxford University Press Word of the Year – usually something you’d never say yourself – and the…
The shoplifting scandal engulfing New Zealand’s Green MP
New Zealand has just lost one of its most stylish politicians after shoplifting allegations were made against her by two…
Jose Mourinho is no longer the ‘Special One’
Jose Mourinho, who has just been sacked by the Italian club AS Roma, is a once great manager on his…
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.…
