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American politics has a history of violence
When there are acts of violence on a campaign trail, we often hear about how this is a commentary on…
A brief history of presidential assassinations
That image of Donald Trump, blood streaming down his face, fist raised in front of the banner of the republic,…
Sunday shows round-up: politicians condemn Trump shooting
Today’s British news is dominated by Donald Trump narrowly escaped with his life after an attempted assassination at his rally…
Biden’s assassination statement is tepid
Trump displayed great presence of mind in raising his fist in defiance and shouting ‘fight’ as secret service agents sought…
What I saw at the Trump shooting
Butler, Pennsylvania The crowd had waited for hours in the heat for Trump to show up. When he did arrive,…
Today, we’re all MAGA
When Ronald Reagan was shot on 30 March 1981, his wound was not immediately noticed. It wasn’t until he started…
France doesn’t have much to celebrate this Bastille Day
England play Spain tonight in Berlin in the final of the European Championships. Emmanuel Macron is a football fan so…
How the Greens conquered the countryside
Nearly a year ago, I wrote about the rise of the Greens in rural constituencies. Now, after standing as the…
Spain isn’t afraid of England at all
England play Spain this evening in the final of the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship. On Wednesday evening England’s last-minute…
Biden’s response to the Trump assassination attempt rings hollow
The iconic images are already dominating the airwaves. Trump, blood running down his face from a bullet that hit his…
The Trump shooting is an indictment of the national mood
It was a long, hot, steamy day in Butler, Pennsylvania when someone crawled onto a rooftop that had baked in…
Two dead in Trump assassination attempt
Donald Trump was rushed off stage by Secret Service agents on Saturday afternoon after shots rang out at his rally…
Has Israel managed to kill the mastermind of October 7?
When an opportunity came today for Israel to take out the leading Hamas member and head of the Al-Qassam Brigades,…
What makes George Osborne think he’s a centrist?
Don’t bother going after the Reform UK vote – the next Conservative leader should target voters lost to the Lib…
Ireland’s ridiculous racism tsar
The Republic of Ireland has always prided itself on its lack of racism. Take the fact that two of the…
What should the Tory party do about Suella Braverman?
How do you solve a problem like Suella? Rishi Sunak is facing calls to expel Braverman from the Conservative party…
Why is anti-Semitism such a problem at elite universities?
Whether it’s Harvard, Pennsylvania, Oxford or Cambridge, if there are large endowments and manicured lawns then, it seems, anti-Semitism is…
England’s football success is an easy win for Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer, a lifelong Arsenal fan, will be in Berlin to watch England take on Spain this Sunday in the Euro…
Labour’s Yimby plan could lock the Tories out of power for good
As opposition leader, Sir Keir Starmer long struggled to define what ‘Starmerism’ is, other than ‘not Corbynism’ and ‘not Toryism’.…
The Democrats should remove Joe Biden from office
In a sense, Democrats ought to be relieved. After his calamitous presidential debate, Joe Biden delivered one of his most…
Labour’s prison plan will fix one problem – but could cause plenty of others
Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has bowed to the inevitable: acknowledging that ‘our prisons are on the point of collapse’, Mahmood…
The trouble with Ed Miliband’s North Sea oil plan
Just Stop Oil continued its campaign by spreading orange paint over road junctions in Westminster this week, but why bother…
Britain is still the world’s most successful multi-faith democracy
The swearing-in ceremonies in parliament this week have been rare in that more of them are filmed, posted on social…
Is this Westminster’s coolest MP?
Parliamentary oath-taking rarely causes excitement. MPs swearing the oath of allegiance to the Crown after an election is an archaic…
What does it mean to have a more secular House of Commons?
The House of Commons has a more secular character than ever before. Roughly 40 per cent of MPs have chosen…
