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Wales has a new First Minister. Her honeymoon won’t last long
Eluned Morgan has this morning been voted in as the new Welsh First Minister – the first woman ever to…
Riot police are often scared for their lives
To the rioters, it doesn’t matter that the suspect in the murder of three girls at a holiday dance camp…
John Swinney faces yet another exam result blunder
Dear oh dear. Scotland’s secondary school results are in – and it’s not looking good for John Swinney’s SNP government.…
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…
Why fears of US recession are justified
The bubble in artificial intelligence stocks has started to pop, two decades of easy money in Japan have finally started…
Does Wes Streeting know what he’s doing?
Wes Streeting bounds onto the stage for a conversation with Matthew Stadlen (deputising for Iain Dale) at the Edinburgh festival.…
Jess Phillips accused of ‘making excuses’ for masked mob
Another day, another report of violent disorder. Protests broke out in Labour MP Jess Phillips’ Birmingham constituency on Monday night.…
The courts will struggle to bring the rioters to justice
Violent conflict, not traditionally a feature of life in Britain, arrived with brutal force this weekend. Angry mobs targeted mosques…
Should civil servants be allowed to wear inappropriate clothes to work?
Does His Majesty’s Government have a policy on civil servants wearing fetish clothing in the workplace? It’s not the sort…
Mark Rowley’s mic grab sets a dreadful example to police officers
A Sky News reporter having his microphone grabbed and dropped to the ground might seem like a trifling story right…
Keir Starmer slaps down Elon Musk over ‘civil war’ comment
When Rishi Sunak was prime minister, he welcomed Elon Musk as a guest of honour at the government’s AI summit,…
The terrible error that ended Sheikh Hasina’s rule over Bangladesh
A month ago, no one in Bangladesh could ever have imagined that the country’s authoritarian prime minister Sheikh Hasina could…
It’s not surprising Russia wants to spy on Britain
The British Army’s Field Army Threat Handbook has warned soldiers of potential Russian espionage at UK sites where Ukrainian military…
SNP under fire over handling of sex scandal complaints
To Scotland, where the Nats are facing accusations of not dealing with sex offender complaints properly. Cameron Downing, former SNP…
Watch: Met Police boss grabs mic after ‘two-tier policing’ question
As Britain braces itself for further outbreaks of violence, questions are being asked about the UK’s police response and how…
How will Iran seek to ‘punish’ Israel?
It was never just about Gaza. Since October, the Middle East has been in a regional war that, over the…
Watch: Ed Balls interviews his Home Secretary wife on ITV
Good heavens. Now it’s ITV under fire after the broadcaster was accused of bias for allowing ex-politician-turned-presenter Ed Balls to…
Trump’s son blasts Lammy for ‘clickbait’ comments
Donald Trump’s second son Eric made a visit to Scotland this weekend, for a round of golf and a rather…
Why talk of civil war is overblown
Are we really on the brink of civil war in Britain? Is it ‘inevitable’ in the foreseeable future? So thinks Elon…
How to stop the riots
For five days at the beginning of August 2011, it felt like we were on the brink of anarchy. Over…
The FTSE fall will upset Rachel Reeves’s October Budget
For a while it looked as if Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves were going to be lucky: they had walked…
Can our prisons take these thugs?
The last comparable period of civil disorder in this country happened in 2011. Then as now, the courts acted with…
Even France is surprised by Britain’s riots
The riots that have erupted across Britain in the last week have been reported extensively in France. The centre-right Le Figaro describes…
Kamala’s ABC connection
Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are at odds over where and when the pair will debate,…
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…
