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Tony Blair is a post-democratic product
Why was it that when I read a big interview with Tony Blair over the weekend – the ostensible premise…
Sunak’s Rwanda Bill finally passes parliament
After eight hours of debate on the Rwanda Bill, peers finally threw in the towel shortly after midnight. The two…
Could Europe send troops to Ukraine?
It is 2026, and in a downbeat speech at the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin finally announces a withdrawal from Ukraine. Russian…
Why are the English embarrassed about St George’s Day?
How should the English celebrate St George’s Day? England is a country with plenty to boast about, but doing so…
Shylock and the Nazis: the truth about Shakespeare’s most infamous character
None of William Shakespeare’s characters are more controversial than Shylock. The moneylender from The Merchant of Venice may be the…
On the ground at the People’s University for Palestine (formerly Columbia)
New York I’m on Columbia’s campus today. Sorry, I mean, “The People’s University for Palestine.” I graduated from the university…
Who would want to buy Selfridges?
A stake in Selfridges – the most iconic department store in the vast retail emporium of Oxford Street – is…
Lessons from the foreign aid votes
The past week has presented a fascinating object lesson in the continued tension over the direction of foreign policy and…
Sunak’s bungled Rwanda scheme won’t save him
Like a cowboy builder sucking his teeth about unanticipated complications on the job, Rishi Sunak has just pushed back another…
How NPR became a national laughing stock
The smug world of public radio in the United States received a smart slap in the face last week. It…
Dear Britain, please take Prince Harry back
In the annals of recent royal history, few narratives have unfolded with as much drama and tumult as the saga…
Jon Sopel’s Rwanda Bill blunder
It’s hard these days being a teller of truths. So many of the leading lights in British broadcasting have found…
Why Biden’s plan to sanction an IDF battalion could backfire
The Biden administration is planning to announce sanctions against a part of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). On the one…
Parliamentary researcher charged with spying for China
Chris Cash, the parliamentary aide accused of spying for China, is to be charged with espionage offences, the Crown Prosecution…
Desperate manufacturers are struggling to shift electric cars
By 2024, UBS confidently predicted in a October 2020 report, the cost of manufacturing an electric car would have fallen…
Suella Braverman is wrong to call for Mark Rowley to go
Why did Gideon Falter cross the road? Or try to? That is a question that went viral this weekend. A…
Why is Russia jamming plane signals across Europe?
The ‘Baltic Beast’ is at it again. Mysterious – or not so mysterious – GPS signal disruption has become a…
Sunak insists Rwanda scheme is ‘ready’
The Rwanda Bill should become law today – and the government is ready for when it does. That was Rishi…
How Sweden fell again for transgender madness
When it comes to the transgender issue, Sweden sobered up earlier than many other countries. Paediatricians have pleaded with politicians…
Will there be a summer election?
It’s less than a fortnight till the local elections where Rishi Sunak will face his last major electoral test before…
Why won’t the Scottish Greens accept the Cass report?
There are many words to describe Patrick Harvie but ‘clinician’ certainly isn’t one of them. Yet his trademark arrogance was…
Is there any way back for the Met Police?
‘You are quite openly Jewish, this is a pro-Palestinian march, I’m not accusing you of anything but I’m worried about…
After TikTok, there’s another app we should ban
The American House of Representatives has passed a bill ordering Bytedance, a Chinese company, to divest from TikTok or stop…
The underrated charm of minor-league hockey
I live outside Pittsburgh, home to fans who bleed the black and gold of the Steelers, Penguins and Pirates (OK,…
USC’s suppression of the anti-Israel valedictorian is unacceptable
University of Southern California’s 2024 valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, will not be allowed to deliver a speech at the university’s commencement…
