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What happens after Rupert Murdoch?
Orderly, understated and out of a clear blue sky. From a comms point of view, Rupert Murdoch’s retirement bombshell was…
The danger of politicians trying to demonetise Russell Brand
We must have the most unprincipled, illiberal crop of politicians ever to grace Westminster. Within hours of the House of…
The Rupert Murdoch I knew
I was astonished when Rupert Murdoch announced he was stepping down after 70 year as chairman of News Corp. He…
Why I’m stepping down
The following email was sent to Rupert Murdoch’s staff today Dear Colleagues, I am writing to let you all know…
Trudeau is right to hold India to account
Justin Trudeau was on the receiving end of nonstop media attention last week. There was a slew of difficult meetings, stilted photo-ops…
The problem with Burberry
It was raining on and off, but that was only fitting, as guests waited for the Summer 2024 show of…
Have interest rates finally peaked?
The Bank of England has voted to maintain interest rates at 5.25 per cent, rather than opt for a 15th…
Why don’t we talk more about sexual morality?
The Russell Brand story shows, once again, how sexual morality is only usually debated in relation to allegations of abuse…
Can Rishi Sunak afford a pre-election tax cut?
Will the government have room for tax cuts before an election? Politically, it’s thought to be non-negotiable that they must.…
Poland’s relationship with Ukraine reaches breaking point
Poland is Ukraine’s best friend in Europe. But no alliance can ever be entirely unconditional, and this is as true…
Radio 4’s In Our Time is still the best thing on the BBC
For 25 years, Melvyn Bragg and his guests on Radio 4’s In Our Time have discussed most things from antimatter…
A month in the Baltics
On Joe Biden’s first day in Lithuania, he skipped the opening dinner of world leaders at the NATO summit and…
The woke mob is ruining Oktoberfest
Cockburn wouldn’t be so skeptical of the radical left nearly as much if they didn’t have an insatiable need to…
Sunak’s climate climbdown puts Labour in a pickle
Rishi Sunak hadn’t wanted to announce the first part of his ‘vision’ for government this way. He was bounced into…
Oh, how Emmanuel Macron wishes he was a king!
King Charles arrived in Paris today on the first stage of a three day state visit to France, a country…
The BMA isn’t striking to protect patients or the NHS, just itself
What a fall from grace. Three years ago, the British Medical Association (BMA) could barely put a foot wrong. It…
Boris leads Tory backlash against Rishi’s net zero climbdown
It’s back to the good old days of Tory wars. Rishi Sunak hasn’t even got to the microphone to unveil…
It’s time for President Biden to grant Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Secret Service protection
Presidential candidates don’t normally receive Secret Service protection until the summer before the election. But these are not normal times.…
Italy can’t handle the migrant crisis alone
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to Lampedusa at the weekend – at the invitation of Italy’s right-wing Prime…
‘Associate membership’ of the EU would be a disaster for Britain
The idea of the United Kingdom becoming an ‘associate member’ of the European Union is a non-starter because it would…
Germany’s Ukraine tank blunder is embarrassing for Berlin
Ukraine is reported to have rejected a consignment of Germany’s Leopard 1 tanks – on the grounds that they are…
What if David Cameron had been offered EU ‘associate membership’ in 2016?
It can’t be coincidence that led Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron to unveil their proposals for a new class of…
The flaw in Rishi Sunak’s plan to water down net zero
Rishi Sunak will reportedly make a speech later this week watering down some of the targets the government has set…
Why is France so fascinated by the royals?
As King Charles’ state visit to France begins, it is clear that France is not as republican as it claims.…
Has the NHS forgotten its real purpose?
As doctors down stethoscopes and walk out of hospitals in their ongoing strike for better pay and working conditions, the…
