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How Russia lost Kazakhstan
Prior to Russia’s invasion in February 2022, few westerners knew much about Ukraine, and even less about Kazakhstan. We all…
Britain is stuck in a fertility trap
Pope Francis wants you to have sex. Or at least he wants Italians to have more sex. The country, he says,…
The Black Sea is Nato’s new front line against Russia
Earlier this month, an unarmed Polish aircraft monitoring potential human smuggling and illegal fishing on the Black Sea almost ditched…
How a small Welsh village became embroiled in a slave trade controversy
You’ve probably never heard of Abergynolwyn, which sits in the Dysynni valley in Merioneth in Wales. The village, established in…
The UN is wrong about Britain’s treatment of trans people
Is Britain a hostile environment for trans people? The United Nations’ independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity has delivered…
British universities are beyond redemption
There’s no doubt that the government has the best of intentions when it comes to clearing up the Augean stables…
Putin’s acolytes can smell blood
Yevgeny Prigozhin, standing in the darkness next to a row of bloodied dead bodies, was shouting obscenities. With his yellowish,…
Trudeau’s ‘coronation gift’ is just lip service to the monarchy
Cynically dressed up as a coronation-related gift to the Canadian nation, just days after the coronation, the country’s leader Justin Trudeau has…
Why trophy hunting could be key to saving Africa’s wildlife
The lion or elephant in the photo should be stone-cold dead. The hunter posing with it should be ugly, fat…
How Elon Musk turned Twitter into the post-TV Fox News
Elon Musk has decided it’s too much work for him to be the chief executive of Twitter, a fraying social…
How prisons teach inmates that crime pays
John Major is wrong when he suggests only violent offenders should be automatically locked up – and as a non-violent…
Prince Harry’s phone hacking muddle
Prince Harry is no stranger to demanding that everyone, everywhere should mind their own business and give him privacy –…
Shrinking GDP shows how stagnant the economy has become
The UK economy shrank by 0.3 per cent in March, as ongoing strike action continued to take its toll. But the fall…
Unrest is growing in Macron’s febrile France
Across Europe the numbers are soaring. In Britain, net migration figures are expected to near one million when the figures…
Forget the EU: Britain’s own red tape is strangling the economy
Ministers are considering scrapping the EU Working Time Directive. The news has been met with predictable howls from the usual…
CNN plays with fire again
CNN’s decision to host a Donald Trump town hall turned out exactly as you might have expected: a horror show that…
Why interest rates continue to rise
The Bank of England has hiked interest rates again, taking the base rate from 4.25 per cent to 4.5 per…
What’s eating John Major?
Eighty-year old Sir John Major does not appear to be enjoying a peaceful retirement. Judging by his frequent tetchy interventions…
‘You are a nasty person’: Trump turns on moderator
Well, that was eventful. Fresh from being found guilty of sexual abuse, Donald Trump rocked up last night at a…
Russians live in fear of Putin’s dreaded draft
On 9 May, Russia’s wet squib this year of a Victory Day, president Putin addressed his beleaguered troops in Ukraine…
It would be foolish to rule out an Erdogan victory
With only a few days to go until Turkey’s election, the opposition continues to lead in most polls. But there…
Hunter Biden is running out of time
We’ve come a long way in the two and a half years since the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop were…
No, John Major: Britain doesn’t lock up too many prisoners
While most of the country thinks we should be cracking down on crime, former prime minister Sir John Major has…
Justin Welby’s climate confusion
It is widely expected that Justin Welby, having now screwed the crown on Charles III’s head, will shortly retire as…
Liz Cheney’s anti-Trump ad helps Trump
There are two categories of people who most desperately want Donald Trump to be the Republican Party’s nominee in 2024:…
