How much longer will Starmer back Reeves?
It’s not been a happy new year for Sir Keir Starmer. The Prime Minister’s Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has been…
The ‘shocking tactics’ of Kemi Badenoch
Whitehall is being swept by moral outrage. Ministers, in full This Is Spinal Tap mode, have turned their pious horror up…
Kemi Badenoch is right to bide her time
Kemi Badenoch has only been Conservative leader for two months. The next general election is likely to be held in…
Keir Starmer could still walk away from the Chagos deal
When Sir Keir Starmer announced in October that he had reached an agreement with Mauritius to transfer sovereignty of the…
Is training troops in Ukraine a risk worth taking?
Defence Secretary John Healey has raised the possibility that British military personnel could be deployed to Ukraine to carry out…
Will Musk’s millions really carry Farage to victory?
We should be wary about the danger of hyper-rich donors obtaining undue influence over political parties. There is none more…
Keir Starmer has dropped the ball on Ukraine
Has Keir Starmer dropped the ball on Ukraine? Dmytro Kuleba, the Ukrainian former foreign minister, certainly thinks so. Kuleba, who…
France’s defence spending debacle will infuriate Donald Trump
Donald Trump is right that some of Nato’s European members are essentially freeloaders. That these countries are holding talks about…
How Britain should navigate the new nuclear age
The dawn of a third nuclear age demands a ‘national and collective sense of purpose… leadership and a willingness to…
Starmer will struggle to keep both the EU and US happy
We do not have to make a choice between our alliance with the United States and closer relations with the…
Will Wormald actually help Starmer change the civil service?
Downing Street has announced that the 14th secretary to the cabinet and head of the civil service will be Sir…
Starmer’s anti-spiking law is a needless stunt
Keir Starmer has announced that he will introduce new legislation to make the spiking of drinks a specific criminal offence.…
Russia’s rumoured ICBM launch is raising the stakes in Ukraine
A Russian attack on the city of Dnipro earlier today included the use of an intercontinental ballistic missile, according to the…
Labour’s cuts are going to hurt our armed forces
Defence Secretary John Healey has announced more changes to the armed forces, detailing several capabilities to be cut to achieve savings of…
What to expect from Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defense pick
As President-elect Donald Trump’s nominations to executive positions gradually emerge, it is difficult to know what to expect next. Elon…
What can we expect from Trump’s defence pick?
As President-elect Donald Trump’s nominations to executive positions gradually emerge, it is difficult to know what to expect next. Elon…
RAF chief puts pressure on Starmer over Storm Shadows
I don’t know what the Ukrainian for ‘Well, duh’ is, but it might well have been heard in Kyiv yesterday.…
Nato should be worried about Donald Trump
When it comes to Donald Trump’s relationship with Nato, there are two principal schools of thought. The first, articulated by…
Labour’s £2.9bn defence boost doesn’t go nearly far enough
Anyone who is serious about the condition of the armed forces and Britain’s defence policy will not look a gift…
What’s the point of the ‘gay ban’ veteran compensation?
Veterans who were dismissed from the armed forces because of their sexuality have criticised the government for the inadequacy of…
Why do Britain and Germany need their own defence pact?
It is a standard feature of modern politics that government announcements are preceded by announcements of announcements. The ground must…
Britain shouldn’t take part in joint EU defence missions
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to ‘reset’ the United Kingdom’s relations with the European Union. But at what cost? The…
Even the BBC’s critics should want to protect the World Service
When Tim Davie, the director-general of the BBC, addresses the Future Resilience Forum in London this afternoon, he has a…
Should the MoD be using AI for our defence strategy?
Eyebrows have been raised, to put it mildly, at the news that the Ministry of Defence is using an artificial intelligence programme…
Labour’s House of Lords peerage reform is just hot air
Labour’s crackdown on the House of Lords continues apace. In an effort to reform the upper house, parties could soon…
