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Can Meghan reinvent herself as a ‘lifestyle queen’?
It is a known, and lamented, fact that the rivalry between the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Sussex…
Ukraine has brought the war back to Russian soil
Ukraine can’t stop Vladimir Putin’s re-election as Russian President on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean it can’t shatter the perfect…
Is this the beginning of the end for Humza Yousaf?
Humza Yousaf might have hoped for a better week. On Wednesday, the First Minister gave a speech at the European…
Meghan launches new lifestyle brand
Never able to keep herself from the spotlight for long, Meghan is back on Instagram. After her Archetypes podcast series…
Emmanuel Macron and the reason being a parent in politics matters
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to the French press this week and passed on a message to the people. ‘Your…
The enduring lesson of Julius Caesar’s assassination
In Rome today a group of ancient history enthusiasts will drape themselves in togas and re-enact that most infamous act of…
Could Starmer really become the UK’s ‘most unpopular leader’?
The Tory party hasn’t had the best week, what with one of their MPs defecting and their biggest donor embroiled in…
London to Amsterdam via Brussels: taking the long way
Brexit, the gift that keeps on giving: from June 14, 2024 to January 2025, a reduced Eurostar service will run…
Meet the vibrant rehabilitated crack dealer threatening to shut down the Washington Wizards
One of the leading opponents of the Washington Wizards leaving the District of Columbia is a colorful former crack cocaine…
Have the Tories finally woken up to the extremism problem?
Michael Gove has a reliable track record for sounding the alarm on ideological hatred, so are his latest proposals on…
The scandal of Scotland’s illiberal hate crime law
From next month in Scotland you’ll be able to drop into a sex shop, make an anonymous accusation of hate crime…
Tory MPs worry Michael Gove’s extremism crackdown could backfire
Michael Gove’s extremism crackdown has been the talk of the Tory party for weeks now, with three former Conservative home…
How WFH engineers caused an air traffic control meltdown
How lovely that engineers working for National Air Traffic Services (Nats) can work from home rather than having to slog…
Is our ageing society good or bad news?
A remarkable transformation is underway across the world. Falling fertility rates and rising life expectancy mean there are fewer young…
Humza Yousaf fails to make the economic case for independence
Try to start a speech with a joke to warm up your audience. That’s always good advice. And so Scotland’s…
Can private schools survive Labour’s VAT raid?
As Labour edges closer to power, any hindrance to that goal is being ruthlessly removed. The £28 billion pledge in…
TikTok bill makes strange bedfellows
Congress struck a major blow against TikTok’s Chinese ownership Thursday morning, by passing the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled…
Parliament has protected press freedom
In a landmark ruling for press freedom in Britain, the government has today moved to outlaw ownership of national newspapers…
The undoing of Professor Jason Leitch
Jason Leitch was a calm, reassuring presence in his almost daily TV appearances during the pandemic. But after an unedifying…
What the royals must learn from Kate’s photo blunder
As an object lesson in how to feed conspiracy theorists while trying to see them off, the Princess of Wales’s…
Britain’s recession looks like it’s over
Is the UK already out of recession? It’s a question that won’t be confirmed for months, but this morning’s update…
Why can’t Ukraine trademark the phrase: ‘Russian warship, go f**k yourself’?
Ukraine’s bravery and daring in the face of Russian aggression marks a stark contrast with European – or at least…
Biden and Trump heading for US election rematch
The United States is heading for a Donald Trump vs Joe Biden rematch in this year’s presidential election. US leader…
The NHS puberty blocker ban for children is long overdue
Children in England will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at NHS gender identity clinics. This is good news: it…
Robert Jenrick: The Tories have a young person problem
Is ex-immigration minister Robert Jenrick on manoeuvres? He certainly looked the part as he waxed lyrical to a crowd of…
