Nadine Dorries takes aim at Emily Maitlis’s ‘cosy “centrist” podcast’
Another day, another drama – only this time it’s not MPs in the spotlight. Now politician-turned-pundit Nadine Dorries has taken…
What will Labour do about Iran?
Labour isn’t typically known for offering a more hawkish foreign policy platform than the Conservatives, but at the last election…
Restoring the presumption of innocence
For a nation that used to pride itself on hosting festivals of ‘dangerous ideas’, there has certainly been a ridiculous…
Why Labour should avoid Gordon Brown’s stealth taxes
During the election campaign, Chancellor Rachel Reeves made bold promises – no increases to Income Tax, National Insurance, or VAT.…
President Kamala could spell trouble for Israel – but good news for Ukraine
In the two days since Joe Biden dropped his re-election bid and endorsed vice president Kamala Harris as the Democratic…
What the Harehills riots said about Britain
The Harehills disorders, which started last Thursday in Leeds after social services removed five children from a Romani family, is…
Who should Kamala Harris make her running mate?
It’s Kamala. The result of the last 48 hours, capping off one of the most eventful weeks in American political…
A pilot plant for Net Zero
Let’s use Canberra as the test case for green insanity
Don’t let Ukraine’s culture be erased
Ukraine’s cultural autonomy is again under assault by Russia. Vladimir Putin appears to believe that ‘Ukraine and Ukrainian culture independent…
Macron’s scheming could have disastrous consequences for France
French voters are looking on aghast at the state of their country’s democracy. Faced with stalemate in the French National…
Kamala becomes presumptive nominee… over Zoom
Tonight on a series of Zoom calls, a majority of DNC delegates endorsed Kamala Harris, helping her secure the required…
Green feels chop over Labor deals
For New South Wales Labor, green morality trumps forestry
It’s Kamala Harris’s brat summer!
Endorsements for Kamala Harris have been rolling quickly since Joe Biden announced his withdrawal — chief among that of British…
The new plan for the Tory leadership contest
At last there is white smoke in the negotiations over the rules for the Tory leadership contest. On Monday, the…
Did Kamala Harris just snub Barack Obama?
Kamala Harris just delivered her first public remarks since the Democratic ticket fell apart over the weekend. But this was…
How has Yvette Cooper started as home secretary?
Labour are now making daily pronouncements on the latest policy area where the last government left things in a worse…
Keir Starmer has just made his first misstep as Prime Minister
In dodging calls from his party to remove the two-child cap, Sir Keir Starmer is making one of his first…
Biden and Nixon: presidential history is repeating itself
One of the advantages of not having been born yesterday is the ability to recognize certain trends of the news…
Trump will change the (energy) world
The film VICE traces the rise of Dick Cheney to the position of US Vice President under the administration of…
Green leader’s embarrassing U-turn over Biden remarks
Dear oh dear. With all that’s happening in the US Democratic party just now, one might have thought it would…
Kamala expresses gratitude for Biden in first speech since he dropped out
The Democratic Party’s dynamic new favorite for president, Vice President Kamala Harris, told the nation she was “deeply grateful” for…
Hate speech or censorship? Queensland to give more power to activists
What began as a worthy goal to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace has been hijacked by activists seeking to…
How much trouble will the benefit cap row cause Starmer?
If you wanted an idea of where the noisiest opposition to Keir Starmer’s government will come, the list of amendments…
Starmer needs more than money to solve his Northern Ireland problem
Keir Starmer has been in office for less than three weeks, but his government has spent an unusually large amount…
Can Labour afford inflation-busting pay rises for teachers and NHS staff?
Well, that didn’t last long. Having preached to us about fiscal responsibility and ‘securonomics’, Chancellor Rachel Reeves appears to be…
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