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Why Putin doesn’t want to negotiate
Discussion of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia has until recently, among most Western governments, been considered something of a…
David Cameron’s return is something to celebrate
British politics is a brutal and unsentimental place when it comes to departing prime ministers. After a few valedictory remarks…
Liz Truss lives on: a look at her Growth Commission’s ideas
Liz Truss may be long gone, but one fragment of her premiership still remains: the Growth Commission she set up…
How the Trump-Kardashian team-up came to an end
Kim Kardashian was once cozy with the Trump White House. Together, the former president and the celebrity entrepreneur spearheaded criminal…
Tory Twitter had a great reshuffle
Outside of Westminster, cabinet reshuffles can be stale affairs. The who’s in and who’s out has a predictable rhythm, as…
Unpacking the GOP’s red October
The Florida Man had a plan. It was obvious from the beginning, but this being Washington, despite all the bizarre…
Cigars, steak and (alleged) corruption at Morton’s
While Republicans make a symbolic point of permitting smoking in the Capitol complex whenever they’re in power, no one’s lungs…
In the Eric Adams case, the FBI’s leaks and bias persist
Over the last couple of weeks, the FBI has been ramping up a corruption investigation of New York mayor Eric…
David Cameron? Seriously?
All political careers end in failure but few return to prove it a second time. David Cameron, forced to resign…
In defence of David Cameron’s comeback
David Cameron is back. This will make some people unhappy, because they dislike the man. Common reasons for disliking Dave include…
Is Lord Cameron a ‘useful idiot’ for the CCP?
Let the great kow-tow begin – again. David Cameron, the new Foreign Secretary, is well-known for his attempt to create…
The dying days of Rishi Sunak’s black hole government
In my admittedly sketchy understanding of it, black holes are formed when something becomes so massive that it collapses in on…
Six questions David Cameron can now answer
David Cameron left 10 Downing Street with indecent haste. Britain had voted for Brexit and we were about to discover…
Rishi Sunak will regret bringing back David Cameron
So farewell then to the great realignment: Suella Braverman out of a great office of state and David Cameron back…
Live: David Cameron back as Suella Braverman sacked
David Cameron has been ennobled and made Foreign Secretary. James Cleverly is the new Home Secretary after Suella Braverman’s sacking.…
Celtic’s Remembrance Day shame is the final straw
A portion of the crowd at Celtic’s Parkhead stadium booed the minute’s silence for Remembrance Sunday. It was abandoned after…
How Sunak can use Braverman’s biggest weakness against her
So Suella Braverman is going to get whacked then. One discerns this from the behaviour of senior ministers sent out…
Donald Trump is UFC royalty
Donald Trump’s ninety-one felony charges can’t keep him down, nor the thunderous applause of his fans. The former president and…
The real far-right threat
There was a horrendous far-right gathering in London yesterday. Racist cries cut through the air like a knife. One attendee…
What BLM and the Remembrance Day protests had in common
Back in June 2020, I attended a quasi-legal Black Lives Matter protest in London, and a widely reviled counter protest,…
Farage to seek millions in damages from NatWest
It’s a busy old time if you’re Nigel Farage. The Brexiteer is expected to shortly become the latest politician to…
Can Remembrance survive?
This week the BBC interviewed the last of the Few. Group Captain John Hemingway, 104, is apparently the only remaining…
How North Korea is supporting Hamas
First, it was Russia’s war with Ukraine. Then, it was Hamas’s terrorist attacks against Israel. Both of these events, in…
For Israel, the real battle is only just beginning
Israel must steel itself over the coming weeks for more national trauma as the fighting against Hamas in Gaza intensifies…
Remembrance Day protests through the ages
It’s not the first time that protesters have intruded on Remembrance Day. But this time feels different. In the 20s,…
