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Is Farage already sick of being an MP?
Nigel Farage was elected as MP for Clacton by a solid margin of 8,405. Four other Reform UK candidates were…
Watch: ITV snubs Truss at races
To West Sussex, where spectators are enjoying the sun at the Goodwood Racecourse. But it hasn’t necessarily been the most…
Scottish Tory leadership race ramps up
Back to Scotland, where the third official candidate in the Scottish Tory leadership contest has been announced. Meghan Gallacher, the…
Of course whole-life prisoners should be banned from marrying
Is there any point in rehabilitating prisoners sentenced to ‘whole life’ tariffs, who will die in custody? Today’s announcement banning…
Could the Russia prisoner swap help bring peace to Ukraine?
I can well understand that joy and relief experienced by the supporters and families of the hostages released yesterday by…
Macron’s lavish spending is jeopardising French finances
In the last years of Louis XVI’s reign, French finances were in a parlous state. State debt had ballooned, its…
Starmer’s response to the riots raises several questions
It goes without saying that the riots in Southport, Hartlepool and London are a mindless reaction to the killing of…
Influencers take over the DNC
The Democratic National Convention Committee announced last month that it has issued the same credentials as traditional news outlets to…
Trump’s digs at Kamala’s racial identity could prove damaging
While Donald Trump’s outlandish behavior usually garners free publicity for him in the news, this time, there is a lot…
Boxing mismatch shows Olympic officials need to get a grip
The hugely controversial Olympic boxing bout between Italian Angela Carini and her opponent Imane Khelif from Algeria lasted just 46…
Will Starmer’s thug crackdown get results?
When Sir Keir Starmer arrived in Southport on Tuesday to pay his respects for the victims of the stabbing tragedy,…
How independent is the Bank of England?
As Kate Andrews argues here, the Bank of England were never going to cut interest rates during an election campaign…
Russia and the West agree largest prisoner swap since the Cold War
The Kremlin has released Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former marine Paul Whelan and British-Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza from captivity. This is…
JK Rowling hits out at Olympic bosses over boxing controversy
To the Olympics, where a rather contentious boxing match has come to an abrupt end. The sport came under the…
The Bank of England finally cuts interest rates
The Bank of England has just announced a rate cut of 0.25 percentage points, reducing the base rate from 5.25…
Beeb faces questions after Huw Edwards’ guilty plea
After Wednesday’s news that BBC veteran Huw Edwards pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children, the Beeb is facing…
The simple way to protect women’s sport at the Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) needs to find some far better answers to the transgender question if it is to…
Why is Hollywood funding Just Stop Oil?
It will surprise no-one to learn that there is a trail of money which leads from climate protesters and their…
The pros and cons of a Trump-Harris debate
Will Donald Trump and Kamala Harris face each other in a debate? Three months ago, Trump and his team agreed…
How many stars got the Huw Edwards case wrong?
Dear oh dear. The news that ex-BBC presenter Huw Edwards has pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children has…
Condemning the Southport riot is not enough
Will Southport’s suffering never end? First, the Merseyside town was rocked by the barbarism of a frenzied knife attack that…
Listen: BBC say Haniyeh considered a ‘moderate’ Hamas leader
Uh oh. The BBC has come under fire once again after listeners took umbrage with Radio 4’s news reporting this…
The inconvenient truth about ‘rewilding’
Angela Rayner has announced that the government will aim to build 370,000 new homes, up from the 300,000 a year…
Huw Edwards pleads guilty to making indecent images of children
Ex-BBC presenter Huw Edwards has pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children. The former TV star…
Does it matter if Kemi Badenoch was mean to civil servants?
Kemi Badenoch has been accused of being an unpleasant bully who targeted civil servants for unconscionable treatment. The allegations –…
