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Ireland’s troubling response to the Israel attacks
It’s a widely known secret within Israeli diplomatic circles that Ireland is seen as something of a lost cause. While…
Israel’s war with Gaza has exposed China’s impotence
Only last week, China was pushing itself forward to be the regional eminence grise in the Middle East, the powerbroker…
The unstoppable rise of the locum doctor
The career trajectory for doctors used to be relatively simple. After graduating, you would step on the conveyer belt of…
Where did all the boomer bankers go?
There aren’t many Alex types in banking anymore. The popular middle-aged cartoon banker, greyer and greyer since the 1980s, is…
The crushing defeat of Australia’s divisive Voice referendum
Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, urged his fellow Australians to take ‘the opportunity to make history’ today. And they did,…
An Israeli ground assault would be devastating for Gaza
On a patch of scrubland outside the Zikim kibbutz earlier this week, I came across a platoon of Merkava 4…
How the National party toppled Labour in New Zealand
Just three years on from Jacinda Ardern’s phenomenal outright victory, New Zealand’s Labour government has collapsed, slumping to half its…
Why did Australia vote No in the Voice referendum?
I’m in Sydney for the Voice referendum result and was ready to settle in and watch the declarations for each…
Humza Yousaf has irreparably damaged the independence project
As the SNP gathers for its conference in Aberdeen this weekend, Humza Yousaf faces a sea of trouble. But worst…
Israel is a country of lions led by donkeys
Israelis were turning against the country’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu even before Hamas’s invasion. Over the last six months, tens…
Australia’s Voice referendum is tearing the country apart
Almost 250 years after European settlement, many of Australia’s Aborigines still face appalling socio-economic disadvantages compared to fellow Australians: lower…
Sinn Fein’s troubling ‘solidarity’ with Palestinians
Black Mountain, which looms above West Belfast, acts as a blank canvas for Irish republicans to plaster their thoughts across.…
Does the Native American case for reparations add up?
The University of Minnesota is at the centre of a battle for Native American reparations. The university sits on tens…
Is sumo wrestling dying out?
For any young athletes harbouring ambitions of being a sumo wrestler, there was some good news this week. The Japanese…
It can happen at Harvard
How did we get to the point that on numerous American campuses devoted to “social justice,” many student groups openly…
India vs Pakistan is the world’s greatest cricket game
An India-Pakistan cricket match is always about much more than just cricket. It is a sporting rivalry and grudge match…
Could Kevin McCarthy return as speaker?
There’s an easy way out of the chaos in the House, led by a Florida man who’s leaning on lessons…
How Britain can save Israel – and Gaza – from bloodshed
The world changed on Saturday morning with Hamas’s attack on army bases and civilian communities in Israel. What began as a Palestinian…
Hamas is not long for this world
There was long been a swell of sympathy for Hamas in the West. A certain leader of the opposition, you…
‘You are not alone’: A message to the Jewish people
I’m not Jewish myself, but most of my best friends are Jews. The reason I mention this is that, all my adult life,…
Horror in Arras: France comes under attack again
Emmanuel Macron’s appeal for France to unite has not been heeded. Barely 12 hours after the president made his address…
Poland’s history will play a vital role in its election
On 15 October, Poland goes to the polls. The Polish people must choose between two narratives for the country, each…
Russia is trying to break through Ukraine’s front line before winter
Ukraine is on fire. Russian forces have launched an offensive across the entire front line in their final push before…
What is the right punishment for Just Stop Oil’s Cambridge protestor?
As a longstanding supporter of ancient over modern in the architecture stakes, it can only grieve me to see the…
As oil prices rise, the permacrisis continues
It was a year ago this weekend that Liz Truss sacked her chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, over the fallout of their…
