Can Rishi Sunak get Britain to like him again?
When Rishi Sunak stood in the rain in Downing Street to announce a general election on 4 July, he made…
Zelensky’s time as president is up, but he’s right to stay put
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky’s five-year term is up, but he’s staying put. Unsurprisingly, some of Zelensky’s critics – and the…
Why can’t Starmer be honest about reforming the Lords?
Sometimes life comes at you fast. Barely 18 months ago, Sir Keir Starmer, beginning to scent general election victory in…
Sunak’s dire warning will fall on deaf ears
Even on the most optimistic reading, Rishi Sunak is drinking in the last-chance saloon. Today the Prime Minister is delivering…
Does David Lammy really expect Donald Trump to forgive and forget?
David Lammy has never been much of a diplomat. The veteran Labour MP is fond of lashing out at his…
Could Andy Street be a future Tory leader?
Andy Street was a political outsider when he was chosen as the Conservative party’s candidate for mayor of the new…
Labour had a lucky escape in the North East
The election for the first North East of England mayor should have been a gift to the Labour party. Its…
Why did it take Rishi Sunak so long to up defence spending?
Britain is putting its defence industry on a ‘war-footing’, the Prime Minister has said, as he vowed to boost spending…
Why are the English embarrassed about St George’s Day?
How should the English celebrate St George’s Day? England is a country with plenty to boast about, but doing so…
Is there any way back for the Met Police?
‘You are quite openly Jewish, this is a pro-Palestinian march, I’m not accusing you of anything but I’m worried about…
It’s no surprise the SNP’s climate change law has failed
When Nicola Sturgeon unveiled the SNP’s climate change pledge in 2019, the First Minister boasted that Scotland had the ‘most…
Can Starmer be trusted with Trident?
Three weeks after the Prime Minister visited Barrow-in-Furness to pose with models of submarines, the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer…
Has Iran saved Israel’s relationship with the US?
Only a few days ago, President Biden was framing remarks about Israel in tones which were astoundingly critical for an…
Is Whitehall ready for war?
James Heappey, who will soon step down as Conservative MP for Wells after nearly a decade, may have won more…
The recklessness of William Wragg
Everyone makes mistakes, but they are seldom as monumental as William Wragg’s. The Tory MP has admitted handing over the…
Nato’s unhappy birthday
Nato marks its 75th birthday today, but the alliance is in no mood for celebration. At its foundation, and for…
Can Britain afford Trident?
The prime minister is in Cumbria today, visiting Barrow-in-Furness to announce a ‘national endeavour’ to support the defence and civil…
Nike should leave the St George’s Cross alone
England’s football kit has changed dramatically over the years but one feature typically remains unchanged: the cross of St George.…
There’s an important lesson for politicians in the fall of Leo Varadkar
So farewell, then, Leo Varadkar. The Taoiseach says he is stepping down because he is no longer ‘the best person…
Is this the beginning of the end for Humza Yousaf?
Humza Yousaf might have hoped for a better week. On Wednesday, the First Minister gave a speech at the European…
Will Republican leaders apologise over ‘Stakeknife’?
‘Stakeknife’, a double agent who was an informant for the British Army while working within the innermost counsels of the…
Chaos in the Commons benefits the SNP
Wednesday’s chaotic procedures in the House of Commons have handed an enormous soapbox to the SNP’s Stephen Flynn. The MP…
How Britain helped Robert Mugabe rise to power
A century ago today, Robert Mugabe was born. The man who would come to rule over Zimbabwe between 1980 and…
Why Denmark is sending all its artillery to Ukraine
The Munich Security Conference has been nicknamed the ‘Davos of defence’. Every year, politicians, security analysts, military leaders and campaigners…
