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Fear and loathing (and door-knocking) with the SNP
The SNP is having a very normal election: its first really normal one in a long time. It’s just short…
Jill Biden revealed as Vogue magazine cover star
Oh dear. Vogue magazine’s August cover dropped this morning and it transpires that its editorial team has decided on a…
Should voters punish Labour for its lockdown stance?
One perfectly valid reason for voting is to reward past success and punish past failures. We have no guarantees about…
What the markets have wrong about the French election results
The Paris stock market is soaring. French bonds are rising once again, and the banks are suddenly looking a lot…
How Viktor Orbán plans to ‘Make Europe Great Again’
Hungary has just begun its presidency of the Council of the EU, as part of the member states’ six-monthly rotation…
Nigel Farage turns on Marine Le Pen
Ooh la la! After a tricky few weeks for Reform UK, leader Nigel Farage has aimed his sights towards the…
If Joe stays in…
After Thursday’s fiasco in Atlanta, Joe Biden faces two hard choices. The hardest — and grimmest — is whether to…
France’s political upheaval is bad news for Ukraine
It has been a bad few days for Volodymyr Zelensky. The president of Ukraine must have covered his face with…
Why is Putin really trying to interfere in the UK election?
Who says Britain is no longer a Great Power? To those of a declinist cast of mind, it must stand…
The (selfish) case for immigration
The 2024 general election ‘should be the immigration election’, Nigel Farage has said. The Reform leader’s wish has been granted:…
National Rally brings a political earthquake to France
There is one big winner from the first round of the French legislative elections – and several big losers. The…
Can Gareth Southgate’s luck last?
Watching England play in Euro 24 in Germany really is some form of exquisite torture. There is nothing about this…
Harington endorses Labour – after in-law backed Brexit party
With the general election just three days away, the celebrity endorsements have started to roll in. Now Dragon’s Den judge…
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is on course to take power
Emmanuel Macron suffered the biggest humiliation of his presidency on Sunday evening as his Renaissance party was beaten into third…
Reform candidate ditches party over ‘racism and sexism’
Another day, another election campaign drama. Now it’s Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party in the limelight with more candidate controversy.…
Sunday shows round-up: Farage insists racism row canvasser an ‘actor’
Nigel Farage: racism row canvasser is an ‘actor’ It’s been a tricky few days for Reform UK’s leader Nigel Farage…
Will Hezbollah declare war on Israel?
In Israel currently, people are waiting for a possible escalation in the north. The United States, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Russia…
Why is Sunak proud of his defensive campaign?
Rishi Sunak isn’t lacking in energy as he goes into his final few days of election campaigning. He is, though,…
Full list: newspaper election endorsements
They may not command the power that they once did, but newspaper endorsements are still highly-prized by political parties. Labour…
Trudeau must uncover the truth about what happened in Kabul
Barely a week has gone by before Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back in the news again – and…
Will Marine Le Pen finish what her father started?
France votes today. If the opinion polls are correct Marine Le Pen’s National Rally will be the big winner in…
Inside the Lib Dems’ campaign to tear down the Blue Wall
‘We would not put in this effort if we weren’t the challengers, and we clearly are.’ Liberal Democrat candidate Paul…
Paul Johnson: Tory and Labour attacks are ‘broadly fictional’
We’re five weeks into the election campaign – and just days away from polling day – and voters have plenty…
The Tories have much to learn from their 1997 wipeout
If polls are anything to go by, Labour’s historic 1997 election win – 418 seats to the Tories’ 165 –…
How to tell the difference between Slovakia and Slovenia
With England playing Slovakia in the Euros later today, there’s absolutely no excuse this time for Anglophones to confuse this…
