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Why the West must back Syria’s Bashar al-Assad
I had a nasty shock when I switched on my TV on Sunday. It was clearly a propaganda film with…
Sir Chris Wormald is the new cabinet secretary
Keir Starmer has today resolved one of his longstanding headaches: who to appoint to lead the civil service. The man…
Why did the state let Kneecap win?
There was something predictable in the government’s agreement last week to accept defeat in the Belfast High Court. The overtly…
The Oxford Union has disgraced itself
The chamber of the Oxford Union, that once-proud institution, has been breached by the forces of bigotry, hatred, and mob…
Hunter’s pardon is the legacy of Joe Biden’s weakness
So Joe Biden decided to go out by doing the thing. And why not? For all the people who praised…
How does the NHS tackle eight million missed appointments?
One of the perennial scapegoats of the NHS is the patient who doesn’t turn up for their GP appointment. The…
Tony Blair is wrong to love nuclear energy
Towards the end of his time in office, Tony Blair came over all nuclear. A new generation of atomic energy…
Joe Biden was always going to pardon Hunter
Joe Biden’s whole presidency has been built on untruths. We were led to believe, for instance, that since 2021 the…
Is this the end for the luxury believers?
I’m not the biggest Donald Trump fan, so I surprised myself by being pleased when he won the American election…
Is Keir Starmer turning into Rishi Sunak?
Keir Starmer is only 150 days into his premiership and his team are already planning a reset. Officially, no one…
Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter
There are less than 50 days until Donald Trump takes back the White House – so the Democrats are now…
How parliament has fallen
Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed its Second Reading in the Commons on Friday, which means…
The National’s latest journalistic triumph
Oh dear. It seems that Scotland’s self-identifying ‘newspaper’ is at it again. On Saturday, the great and the good of…
Why Gail’s triumphs
The bakery chain Gail’s, which opened its first branch in Hampstead less than 20 years ago, is reportedly touted for…
Is Marine Le Pen ready to bring down Macron?
There is a deadline today in France. It was set by Marine Le Pen last week for Michel Barnier. Show…
What’s the best film about US politics?
After Donald Trump’s election-win, many junkies of US politics will be needing another fix. But if you’ve already overdosed on…
Sunday shows round-up: Tories dodge migration questions
Louise Haigh resigned as transport secretary this week after it emerged she had committed a fraud offence in 2013, falsely…
A pause between wars
‘What is to stop it happening again?’ was the pertinent question put to me by a Lebanese friend this week…
The Tory Flood has changed Britain forever
Some political disasters take a very long time to live down, as the Tories will discover over the coming years.…
Why does Rachel Reeves want to destroy our family farm?
Living and working as a dairy farmer in Shropshire, I’ve witnessed firsthand the fallout from Rachel Reeves’ recent Budget. It…
Make Schooner Scorer prime minister
The Schooner Scorer is a young man in a gilet with good bone structure, who glugs 2/3rd pints (schooners) in…
South Korea’s balloon barrage has hit a nerve in the North
Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has long been confined to her brother’s…
Irish politics is stuck on a loop
It’s Green bin day! That was the general refrain of many Irish political wags as the country continues to tally…
Ireland’s voters have chosen to stick with the devil they know
At first glance, Ireland’s general election has bucked global trends: the centre has held. If the exit polls are borne…
The corruption scandal gripping Xi Jinping’s army
In an effort to create a cutting edge force, the Chinese Communist party (CCP) has spent billions of dollars expanding…
