Starmer can’t afford to lose the argument on slavery reparations
The Commonwealth – whose 56 nations are meeting in the Pacific island nation of Samoa – looks set to defy…
The mystery of the missing Sue Gray
What has become of Sue Gray, the Prime Minister’s former Downing Street chief of staff, who was rather unceremoniously removed…
What is the point of the Commonwealth?
The Commonwealth is outdated, pointless and increasingly irrelevant. What better time to point this out than on the day when…
Labour’s crackdown on hereditary privilege is hard to stomach
Do our new Labour rulers ever pause to think about how something they say or do might look to others?…
Thomas Tuchel would be a divisive choice for England manager
Thomas Tuchel, the former Chelsea and Bayern Munich manager, has emerged as the favourite to succeed Gareth Southgate as England…
India’s ‘murder’ spat with Canada has come at the worst time
The alleged involvement of agents of a foreign government in the murder of a citizen is a crime that violates…
Why India’s super-rich are snapping up Rolexes
Here’s a question: what do crazy rich Indians want more than anything? The answer appears to be luxury watches, and…
Hamish Falconer and the trouble with Labour’s ‘Red Princes’
The appearance on our television screens of one Hamish Falconer, the newly-elected Labour MP for Lincoln, tells us much more…
Is Morgan McSweeney the answer to Keir Starmer’s troubles?
It might be best described as the war for Keir Starmer’s ear in Downing Street, a battle to the bitter…
Simon Case’s departure is an opportunity for Starmer
Simon Case, the Cabinet Secretary, has finally put an end to Whitehall’s worst-kept secret by formally announcing that he will…
Starmer needs to make peace with Elon Musk
It is tantrums at dawn between Elon Musk and Keir Starmer’s Labour government. The Tesla billionaire and owner of Twitter…
Why is Sadiq Khan trying to restart his fight with Donald Trump?
London mayor Sadiq Khan, whose official day job is running the capital, is in New York this week, where he has…
Gary Neville’s tin-eared defence of Keir Starmer
Gary Neville, the Sky Sports pundit and former Manchester United footballer, can’t help himself when it comes to tedious political rants.…
When will the families of Lucy Letby’s victims be allowed to move on?
When Lucy Letby was convicted last year of murdering seven infants and attempting to kill seven others it seemed that…
How fake news thrived in the aftermath of the Southport stabbings
It has fallen to Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of state threat legislation, to say the obvious in pointing…
When will the Channel migrant horror end?
Twelve migrants, including six children and a pregnant woman, have died after their overcrowded dinghy capsized while they were trying…
How Emma Raducanu lost her way
It is back to the drawing board for Emma Raducanu after her embarrassing first-round defeat at the US Open. Raducanu…
Is Columbia’s loss the UK Foreign Office’s gain?
Few will shed a tear at the news that Columbia University president Minouche Shafik is stepping down after months of…
Why is David Lammy hiring Columbia’s disastrous president?
Few will shed a tear at the news that Columbia University president Minouche Shafik is stepping down after months of…
Liz Truss needs to learn to take a joke
It is hard to know what Liz Truss hoped to achieve by storming off stage during an event in Suffolk…
Hong Kong’s justice system is an insult to democracy
Lord David Neuberger of Abbotsbury, the British lawyer who sits on Hong Kong’s highest court, needs to take a long…
The good, the bad and the ugly of the Paris Olympics
After more than two weeks showcasing a series of extraordinary sporting feats, Paris brought the curtain down on the 2024…
Starmer’s riot troubles aren’t over yet
Sir Keir Starmer is turning out to be something of a lucky general. The Prime Minister appears to have passed…
Vigilante justice won’t stop the riots
There were ugly scenes in Birmingham last night after hundreds of men, some wearing masks, gathered in the Alum Rock…
Starmer has to act tough over riots chaos
Hundreds of angry protestors have attacked a hotel in South Yorkshire that has been used to house migrants and asylum…
