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Macron’s latest adversary might be his most dangerous yet

21 February 2024 5:00 pm

It’s been a terrible start to the year for Emmanuel Macron and his new government. Aside from the well-publicised farmers’…

How Britain helped Robert Mugabe rise to power

21 February 2024 4:30 pm

A century ago today, Robert Mugabe was born. The man who would come to rule over Zimbabwe between 1980 and…

A subdued Donald Trump in South Carolina

21 February 2024 2:58 pm

Greenville, South Carolina I’ve now seen three versions of Donald Trump in the state where I grew up. In 2016,…

Why are the Tories, Labour and the SNP changing their tune on Gaza?

21 February 2024 8:07 am

The government has now tabled its own amendment to the SNP motion calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. This change…

Could Assange be freed?

21 February 2024 5:35 am

What could be the final act in the long-running drama of Julian Assange’s legal battles has opened at the High…

Biden campaign recruiting ‘director of celebrity outreach’

21 February 2024 3:54 am

President Joe Biden is planning to use his upcoming State of the Union address to “reset” his image with voters — and…

Is it wise for Prince William to wade in on the Israel-Gaza war?

21 February 2024 1:08 am

The Prince of Wales’s statement on the Israel-Gaza conflict raises more questions than answers. William has announced that he is…

Why the US is suddenly calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

21 February 2024 12:46 am

In a surprising move, the United States has put forward a draft for a UN Security Council resolution calling for…

Andrew Bailey: Britain’s recession may already be over

20 February 2024 11:19 pm

We’re not cutting interest rates because we think the recession may already be over and we’re not even sure we…

Why does the Met prioritise Palestine marchers over Londoners?

20 February 2024 10:22 pm

If you want an illustration of one of the things that is wrong with the Metropolitan Police, you need only…

How the West can truly avenge Navalny’s death

20 February 2024 7:44 pm

With the Kremlin now claiming that it needs to hold on to the body of opposition leader Alexei Navalny for…

Say no to Labour’s citizens’ assembly

20 February 2024 7:04 pm

A spectre is haunting Westminster – the spectre of the citizens’ assembly. This unkillable bad idea is making the headlines…

The truth about John Lewis’s trans takeover

20 February 2024 4:46 pm

John Lewis is, to most people, a department store that exists to sell toasters, cushions and lamps. But it turns…

It’s stalemate in Ukraine but Putin is defeating the West in Africa

20 February 2024 4:30 pm

In the early hours of Saturday morning, police in Paris shot dead a Sudanese man who had threatened them with…

Is Starmer changing his mind on Gaza?

20 February 2024 7:12 am

Labour has significantly shifted its language on Israel’s conflict with Hamas over the past 24 hours. But has it changed…

Kemi Badenoch is a one-woman attack unit

20 February 2024 4:55 am

Kemi Badenoch has been launching a few more grenades into the Post Office row, with a bullish statement in the…

Defacing Amy Winehouse’s statue is anti-Semitic

20 February 2024 4:21 am

It’s not about Jews, it’s about Zionism. It’s not anti-Semitism, it’s pro-Palestinianism. It’s not racism, it’s social justice. These are…

Why banning phones in schools won’t work

20 February 2024 2:06 am

Breaking news: schools have finally been given guidance on stopping kids from using mobile phones during the school day, three years after…

Why Denmark is sending all its artillery to Ukraine

20 February 2024 1:35 am

The Munich Security Conference has been nicknamed the ‘Davos of defence’. Every year, politicians, security analysts, military leaders and campaigners…

How identity politics infiltrated the judiciary

20 February 2024 1:04 am

The ‘paraglider girls’ ruling last week has thrown long-standing questions about judicial impartiality in Britain into sharp relief. On Tuesday, three…

Michael Gove’s holiday let crackdown could trash the tourist industry

20 February 2024 12:52 am

Just why did Michael Gove campaign for Brexit? I thought he was selling us a future with a more entrepreneurial…

‘Putin killed my husband’: Navalny’s wife vows to fight on

19 February 2024 11:46 pm

Three days on from his death, the widow of Alexei Navalny today vowed to continue the work of her husband…

The welcome demise of the smug shop

19 February 2024 10:52 pm

Though I believe that people who use the phrase ‘retail therapy’ should probably have their voting rights removed, I do like shops…

The key difference between Alexei Navalny and Vladimir Putin

19 February 2024 8:29 pm

Following Alexei Navalny’s suspicious ‘sudden death’ in an Arctic prison camp last Friday, two scenes immediately come to mind featuring…

What did David Cameron expect when he lectured the Americans?

19 February 2024 5:41 pm

Lord Cameron, bless him, is back striding the world stage. He wrote an article last week in Washington’s inside-beltway website…