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Keir Starmer is borrowing from Nick Clegg’s playbook
Keir Starmer has given up trying to define what a ‘working person’ is after last week’s debacle, announcing at the…
Will Labour return the Elgin Marbles?
They’ve handed over the Chagos Islands and are up for talking reparations. So what else of Britain’s heritage is Labour…
Does Rachel Reeves have to hike taxes?
Could Rachel Reeves’s ‘black hole’ be filled not through tax rises or even spending cuts but rather through getting an…
When will Sally Rooney boycott Britain?
I have a question for Sally Rooney. Why are you perfectly happy to engage with cultural institutions in the UK,…
Georgia’s elections didn’t have to pan out this way
The news that came out of Georgia late on Saturday was as saddening as it was predictable. For weeks, the…
Keir Starmer’s Budget reality check
It’s Budget week in Westminster. Over three months after Keir Starmer triumphed in the general election, his Chancellor Rachel Reeves…
I fear for Georgia’s future
Following this weekend’s fraughtly awaited election ‘results’ in Georgia – as important for the country’s direction as any since the…
Regime change in Iran is a bad idea
In 2012, as the Islamic Republic showed signs of buckling under the weight of US and EU sanctions, Senator John…
Keir Starmer, Karl Marx and the cant of ‘working people’
Labour has promised that, come what may, they will not be increasing taxes on ‘working people’. Well, jolly good. Those…
The long roots of Iran’s hatred for the Jewish state
As the dust settles on the latest confrontation between Israel and Iran in the Middle East, the nature of the…
Contrasting the candidates’ closing arguments
It’s easy to summarize the two sides’ closing arguments. For Kamala Harris, the closing argument is “Trump is really, really…
Labour MP suspended after CCTV punch
After a miserable few days involving a diplomatic row about reparations at the Commonwealth summit in Samoa, Keir Starmer will…
The humiliation of Iran
Tel Aviv In attacking Iranian military sites this weekend, Israel broke through its fear barrier. For years, the Israel Defence…
Tory candidates trade blows on final weekend
The Tory leadership contest looks set to end next week without a single ‘yellow card’ being awarded. But the two…
The BBC’s troubling coverage of the Kaba case
Coverage of the death of Chris Kaba – and the acquittal of the police officer Martyn Blake tried for his murder…
The baby trafficking scandal that has horrified Turkey
Turkey has been rocked by the disturbing news of the arrest of a so-called ‘newborn gang’ which is accused of being…
How did Keir Starmer end up in this reparations bind?
Ahead of the Commonwealth summit in Samoa, Keir Starmer told the travelling press pack that he wanted to look forward…
Why Israel didn’t hit Iran where it would really hurt
In Christian countries, it’s typical to put things off until ‘after Christmas’ when the new year begins. In Israel, the…
Women’s Equality party to abolish itself
So. Farewell then the Women’s Equality party. Founded to much fanfare by Sandi Toksvig and Catherine Mayer in 2015, the…
Why Spaniards keep being killed by bulls
A 57-year-old man was gored and killed during the bull running through the streets of Vall d’Uixo (population 31,000) in Spain…
Israel has exposed America’s cowardice towards Iran
On Saturday, Israel launched a retaliatory strike against Iran which targeted around 20 military sites across the country, using over…
Can Russia really ban smoking?
The UK isn’t the only place which has been toying with the idea of introducing a ‘generational’ tobacco ban. Rishi…
Is this the end for the Philippines’ Duterte family?
For the last decade, the Duterte family has been known throughout the Philippines as almost untouchable – respected, feared, and…
The endless allure of the Shipping Forecast
The Shipping Forecast on Radio 4, 100 years old this October, seems to have achieved the impossible. Few people know the places…
Tiger Tiger burnt so bright
For those who never really took an interest, Tiger Tiger will be best remembered for its bomb. In a foiled…
