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SNP’s ‘urgent plea’ to house campaigning Westminster staffers
Oh dear. No one party appears to be enjoying an especially slick campaign at present, but north of the border…
Labour’s law and order plans are pure vibes
Most observers would agree that Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, is a serious person. One newspaper profile last year spoke of…
Starmer’s safety-first campaign is backfiring
The problem with spending an election campaign saying as little new as possible is that it does leave a big…
How does Sunak solve a problem like Farage?
In the classic comedy Blackadder II the late, great Rik Mayall was responsible for one of the most memorable cameo…
Will South Africa reject the ANC?
After many years in power, a corrupt and inept government is finally close to being removed. There is no great…
Starmer purges the Corbynites
One of the first thing Keir Starmer and his team decided to focus on after winning the Labour leadership was…
The sad decline of the Evening Standard
It’s always a sad day for journalists when a newspaper goes to the great printing room in the sky. But for…
Fewer kids should go to university
Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday what many of us have quietly suspected for some time. As a nation, we have…
Pressure is piling on Netanyahu over Rafah
On Sunday, 45 Palestinians were killed after an Israeli airstrike on two Hamas commanders in the Rafah area set off…
Now Labour blocks Lloyd Russell-Moyle from standing
It is a bad time to be a member of the Socialist Campaign Group. Hours after Mr S revealed that…
A solo summer sojourn in the Algarve’s Pine Cliffs resort
Strong, old pine tree branches cutting through a cloudless cerulean sky — a sight I find hard to beat. Throwing…
Why are French politicians obsessed with world war two?
War talk is all the rage in France. The conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza are often cited, but the war…
Diane Abbott has been treated abysmally
Diane Abbott should be allowed to stand as a Labour MP at this election. It is a relief that she…
Labour can’t avoid questions about Diane Abbott forever
The Labour leadership has only itself to blame for becoming embroiled in a bitter and divisive row over the future…
John Swinney’s wounds are self-inflicted
John Swinney has said that he will make sure the public sees enough of him over the election campaign. But…
A stand-off between Labour and the BMA is coming
Junior doctors will be staging yet another walkout in the week running up to the election: five days in total,…
The tragedy of Diane Abbott
Here’s the tragedy of Diane Abbott. She entered British politics as a trailblazer for black Britons and now she leaves…
Why are white men being shamed as transport polluters?
Black women are the worst for carbon-intensive travelling habits, according to the Guardian, citing research by the Institute for Public Policy…
Daniel Kretinsky may come to regret buying Royal Mail
Foreigners are stripping the UK of its assets. Vulture capitalists are swooping down on our historic companies. We need a…
Could the election be closer than you think?
Yesterday, the firm I work for, J.L. Partners, released a poll showing a 12-point lead for Labour over the Conservatives. This gap…
The Pope doesn’t just have a vulgar language problem
The Pope is only infallible when he speaks ‘ex cathedra’ – i.e. when pronouncing on doctrinal matters of faith as…
Woman’s Hour has a diversity problem
On the bright side, Nuala McGovern isn’t Emma Barnett, she of the combative approach to broadcasting. The new presenter of Woman’s…
Victoria’s absurd new minister for men’s behaviour
Australian states like to advertise themselves on car number plates with a catchy slogan capturing what they see as their…
Iain Dale quits LBC to run as Tory candidate
It’s the end of an era for over 70 Tory MPs who will quit their seats at the next election…
Netanyahu’s strategy in Rafah isn’t working
On 7 April, six months after the October massacres in southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the public that…
