Starmer’s plan to deal with Labour’s hard left
There was a ripple of shock across the House of Commons on Tuesday night after Keir Starmer withdrew the whip…
A football chant is causing problems for Javier Milei
When the final whistle blew and Argentina’s players celebrated another Copa America triumph – the icing on the cake of…
Here’s how Israel can win
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was photographed on his flight to the US earlier this week next to a hat…
What Elon Musk gets right about the plight of trans kids
Elon Musk is the richest person in the world but it’s clear that money can’t always buy happiness. The X/…
Letting the worst universities collapse would be an act of kindness
Nobody said much about it before the election, but the new government inherits a ghastly financial problem with the higher…
The Democrats do not care a whit about democracy
The events of the last few days have made incontrovertible something that candid observers have known for some time now:…
James Cleverly becomes the first candidate to declare
James Cleverly has become the first candidate to declare in the Conservative leadership contest. Announcing the news tonight in an…
Seven Labour MPs lose the whip
In the end, the great two-child benefit cap revolt proved to be somewhat underwhelming. The measure was always likely to…
Search for answers on Trump assassination attempt ramps up
In a rare moment of unity, both Democrats and Republicans are coming together to uncover the security failures which led…
Farage in diversity stand-off with Commons bosses
It’s a red letter day for Nigel Farage. The former Ukip leader entered parliament this month at the eighth attempt…
After ditching their senior, Democrats now think Trump is too old
After being gaslit into believing President Joe Biden’s cognitive abilities were up to par, some are licking their wounds by…
Watch: Farage makes maiden speech in Commons
To the House of Commons, where today Reform’s Nigel Farage made his maiden speech after returning from Milwaukee’s RNC. Attempting…
Streeting hammers Tories on NHS
We know that the NHS is broken: Wes Streeting announced that it was now the official policy of this government…
Cringe white women flock to the KHive
The only thing more cringe than Kamala Harris is the legion of white women who have suddenly rediscovered their obsession…
Huw Edwards got £40,000 pay rise despite suspension
Back to the BBC, which these days is better at being in the news than making it. The six-figure salary…
Secret Service director resigns after admitting agency ‘fell short’ during Trump assassination attempt
US Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle, the person charged with ensuring Donald Trump’s safety and that of everyone at the…
Can Elon Musk solve world hunger?
When Elon Musk made his multi-billion dollar bid for Twitter (now known as ‘X’), some rather silly things were said.…
Will president Biden pardon Hunter?
After President Biden announced he would be standing down on Sunday evening, it’s been all go in the White House.…
Biden’s legacy is in Harris’s hands
Joe Biden did the honourable thing. It took dire polls and home truths from donors and allies, but the President…
Mark Kelly is Kamala’s best choice — and it’s not close
Kamala Harris’s ascension to the Democratic nomination has been rapid and energizing for a demoralized party that had, in some…
Liz Kendall promises a game-changer on welfare
Seven Labour MPs had the whip suspended after voting against the two-child benefit cap, but this is a small taste…
Labour will struggle with its plan to get Britain back to work
Liz Kendall wants Britain to get back to work. The Work and Pensions Secretary has unveiled a target for the country…
How Australia began democracy
Nothing bad happened before Australian colonisation in 1788, or good after it. Apart from a modern first-world economy and democracy,…
After Biden, the deluge
Remember that $230 million ‘humanitarian pier’ that the Americans moored off the coast of Gaza? It was announced with great…
Miliband will need natural gas to hit net zero
Three weeks into the new Labour government and it is already becoming clear where some of its weaknesses lie –…
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