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A tribute to Ismail Kadare, a writer who really deserved a Nobel Prize
Apart from Bob Dylan and Kazuo Ishiguro, it’s a fair bet that most people’s reaction to the Nobel prizewinners for…
There is no quick fix for Britain’s overcrowded prisons
Imagine the scene. It’s Friday morning and the new Secretary of State for Justice, Shabanna Mahmood, has just slipped into…
Do the Lib Dems have an intolerance problem?
Is the Liberal Democrat party really all that liberal? Mr S isn’t quite so sure – after speaking to an…
Labour heading for landslide, say Tories
Labour is ‘highly likely’ to win a landslide majority tomorrow of historic proportions, according to Rishi Sunak’s own candidates. During…
JK Rowling slams David Lammy over women’s rights
The Harry Potter author strikes again. After blasting Sir Keir in a recent Times column, this time prominent women’s rights…
What Labour gets wrong about inheritance tax
What is the primary purpose of a tax: to raise revenue to fund public services or as a tool to…
Israel can no longer avoid a clash with its ultra-Orthodox citizens
In the imagination of the world, there could be nobody more Jewish than the ultra-Orthodox. With their black hats, sidecurls…
Keir Starmer will be the perfect part-time PM
It is perhaps unsurprising that Sir Keir Starmer’s admission that he may soon be our first part-time prime minister has been seized…
The British Museum shouldn’t make foreigners pay
The interim director of the British Museum, Mark Jones, has broached the idea that our national museums should charge foreign…
The Tory candidate system is broken: I should know
A few weeks ago, if you’d asked me how I expected to spend my time on Thursday, I’d have answered…
Macron has himself to thank for the rise of Jordan Bardella
The mood has taken a dark and intolerant turn in France since the National Rally’s (NR) victory in the first round…
Kamala prepares for power… with wince-inducing BET Awards skit
If you thought the Democrats couldn’t humiliate themselves any more, well, think again. In a cringeworthy pre-recorded skit played during…
Trump campaign lead blasts Labour meetings as ‘fake news’
Oh dear. As election campaigns draw to a close, Sir Keir Starmer has found himself under scrutiny at the eleventh…
Your guide for general election night 2024
After six weeks of campaigning, we are finally here. The bongs of Big Ben at 10 p.m. tomorrow mark the…
Boris and Gove give the perfect Tory requiem
The high point of the Tory rally last night were the superb speeches from Michael Gove and Boris Johnson. ‘Is…
Will the Tories manage to hold on to rural Scotland?
South of the border, a Labour majority is a foregone conclusion. Yet in Scotland, in almost all 57 seats, contests…
The Liberal Democrats should be more liberal
The Lib Dems have had a much more enjoyable campaign than their rivals. Sir Ed Davey has been splishing and splashing…
Why the Tories can’t count on the Hong Kong vote
On a high street in suburban London, a curious message appeared recently. Written on a stand-up whiteboard in traditional Chinese,…
How Trump and Starmer could form an unlikely alliance against Iran
The incoming Labour government has pledged a more robust Iran policy than the Conservative party has had over the last…
Boris swoops in late to help out Tories
Boris Johnson has tonight made a surprise appearance at a ‘stop the supermajority’ Conservative rally to warn of the dangers…
Slowly, then suddenly: the sad story of Joe Biden’s decline
“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” Those were Hemingway’s words in…
The Democratic lawmakers who are recognizing Biden’s decline
When it comes to President Joe Biden’s decline, some Democrats are in denial, or are at least pretending to be.…
How will Starmer handle reshuffles?
Will Keir Starmer keep David Lammy on as foreign secretary? That sort of question would not normally be at all…
Deepfake porn site targets female politicians
Just when you think the election campaign can’t get any madder, it does. Now it transpires that a ‘deepfake’ porn…
Will the IDF ever leave Gaza?
Israel has started another round of strikes in Khan Younis, having left the Gazan city in April. This isn’t the…
