Can Robert Jenrick really do it?
Robert Jenrick will soon submit his nomination papers to the 1922 chairman for the Tory leadership contest. When he does…
Has Tom Tugendhat blown up his leadership campaign at launch?
We shouldn’t be surprised by Tom Tugendhat saying he is willing to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)…
Tom Tugendhat enters the Tory leadership race
Tom Tugendhat last night became the second Tory candidate to declare in the Conservative leadership contest. Just like his former…
John Healey’s ‘joint declaration’ with Germany is pure waffle
The new cabinet cannot be accused of laziness. John Healey, secretary of state for defence, has just been on a…
Joe Biden delivers his own eulogy
Joe Biden delivered a eulogy for his presidency and his political career from the Oval Office Wednesday evening. It was…
Netanyahu’s speech to Congress won’t achieve much
Nearly ten months after Israel’s worst day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made history far away in Washington DC when he…
Jordan Peterson isn’t what he was
What on earth has happened to Jordan Peterson’s interviewing style? His latest video, which features Elon Musk, lasts for two…
We should be grateful that Biden is going nowhere… for now
The question going into Joe Biden’s address to the national from the Oval Office tonight was: will he, having announced…
Who’s backing whom? Tory leadership race begins
Nominations are now open for candidates to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader. To qualify for the first round of…
Lammy under fire for flight ‘hypocrisy’
Another day under a Labour government and – you guessed it – another U-turn. Now ministers are in the spotlight…
America’s forever war, with Nick Bryant
The American experiment is failing. Division, mistrust and misinformation are now the country’s defining characteristics. The storming of the Capitol,…
Yellow cake road – why Dutton’s nuclear plan is an ‘okay’ idea
‘The future of our country is incredibly important, we need to have a plan…’ Peter Dutton, June 19, 2024 And…
Minor parties can save the West
‘Blame Farage for the Tory wipe-out!’ Or so went the rather limp voices in the UK, grasping for excuses following…
Come on boys, be flexible
To be a working parent with pre-schoolers is a challenge. I write this as the mother of two girls –…
Keir Starmer will never have it so good at PMQs
Are we going to war? The first PMQs since the election was like a military briefing between the Tory chief…
The West must prepare for world war three
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is demonstrating in no uncertain terms that world war three is possible. Ukraine’s ambassador to…
Why is theft so high?
Figures out today show a country with levels of surveyed crime still at historic lows (just a quarter of the…
There’s nothing ‘offensive’ about Prince Albert’s Memorial
The Prince Albert Memorial is the latest target of activists seeking to denigrate our past. The Memorial has stood in…
James Cleverly rules out Reform merger
James Cleverly, the first official Tory leadership contender, has today ruled out a merger with Reform if he becomes Tory…
Sunak gives Starmer an easy ride at first PMQs
Another week, another Prime Minister’s Questions featuring Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak arguing across the Commons. Except, of course, the…
The Charlotte Dujardin whipping video is a disaster for equestrian sports
With just three days to go until the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the equestrian world…
Why Xi is anxious about Biden stepping down
The Chinese Communist party is rarely shy about highlighting America’s chaotic politics. State media and the CCP’s growing army of…
Liz Truss: Kamala Harris is not up to the job
She’s back! It was less than three weeks ago that Liz Truss lost her seat after suffering the biggest ever…
Has Keir Starmer just empowered the Labour rebels?
Keir Starmer has laid down a marker by suspending seven Labour MPs from the whip. The question is: What sort…
Nandy changes her tune on the culture wars
Labour won the election on a campaign of change and its politicians certainly have a knack for, um, changing their…
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