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Bibi’s plan for a post-war Gaza
Sharp differences within Israel’s governing coalition have emerged into the open in recent days. On the face of it, the…
The brutal philosophy of Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury, the towering British behemoth with the quick wit and even quicker fists, is ready to fight Oleksandr Usyk.…
There’s nothing racist about Anglo-Saxons
One of the aims of progressives in higher education ought to be to use their privileged position to spread knowledge…
Britain’s diplomacy with Russia needs a rethink
A week after the UK expelled the Russian defence attaché, Colonel Maxim Yelovik, for being ‘an undeclared intelligence officer’, Russia…
A crackdown on bad cyclists can’t come soon enough
Doesn’t it sound wonderful? The police are eyeing a device that could immobilise electric bikes and electric scooters in a split second…
How the SNP broke Holyrood
Twenty-five years have passed since the opening of the Scottish parliament and the issue of just how well devolution is…
Are we heading for a new Cold War in Antarctica?
Russia’s reported discovery of 510 billion barrels of oil in Antarctica has led to warnings of a new ‘Cold War’…
Could the Koreans save Anglesey’s nuclear power project?
The funny thing about nuclear power stations is that few places actively want one, but almost anywhere that’s lost one…
Why students at historically black colleges aren’t protesting
Earlier this week, the New York Times asked an intriguing and surprisingly overlooked question: why aren’t black students on historically black college…
It’s already going wrong for Vaughan Gething
Plaid Cymru’s sudden decision to end its co-operation deal with Labour in Wales piles even more pressure on the First…
What we won’t learn from the Hartlepool terrorist attack
Just a week after Hamas’ deadly raid into Israel on 7 October, the conflict in the Middle East inspired a…
Labour and Unite go to war over oil
There is nothing new about battles between the unions and a Labour government. But could a Starmer government be upset…
The Biden-Trump debates won’t measure up to the past
It’s happening. Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump will debate. Of course, the Biden team is making sure the debates…
Welsh government in crisis after Plaid pull the plug
Throughout the last 25 years of devolution in the UK, one thing has remained consistent: Welsh Labour’s stranglehold on Cardiff…
Why Geert Wilders won’t be the next leader of the Netherlands
‘A new wind will blow through our country,’ said Geert Wilders, as he declared that his anti-Islam, anti-immigration Party for…
Stay-at-home parents don’t need free nursery places
Except for households blessed with rather generous incomes, most mothers these days have to work to keep a family decently…
Is Jeremy Hunt telling the truth?
A stern-looking Jeremy Hunt gave a speech in a rented office opposite the Treasury today saying he had come to…
Hunt’s tax attack on Labour is sure to backfire
It should come as no surprise that Jeremy Hunt has signalled in a speech this morning that he will try…
Putin and Xi’s anti-West alliance is strengthening
The visit by Russian president Vladimir Putin to the north-eastern Chinese city of Harbin today was no doubt designed as…
Is Putin causing trouble for Macron in New Caledonia?
Five people have now been killed and scores wounded in the New Caledonia insurgency as Emmanuel Macron struggles to restore…
The Tories have no right talking about ‘common sense’
Esther McVey is minister without portfolio in the current cabinet, but has been dubbed the ‘minister for common sense’. In…
Why schools must teach kids about gender identity
Schools in England will no longer be allowed to tell children about gender identity. There will be two sexes: male…
Georgia’s ‘foreign agent’ law protestors won’t go down quietly
Following the introduction this Tuesday of Georgia’s notorious ‘foreign agent’ law by the ruling party Georgian Dream, there has been…
Tony Blair paper warns against net zero dogma
Is Tony Blair, like Margaret Thatcher before him, about to become the voice from beyond the political grave that makes…
The truth about the ‘ban’ on sex education
Increasingly, it feels like the Tories want to distract from their looming defeat by doing everything they can to keep…
