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Putin’s feminist crackdown won’t crush the spirit of Russia’s women
In the wake of draconian laws against ‘LGBT Propaganda’ introduced in Russia at the end of last year – namely,…
Putin only has himself to blame for the end of Finlandisation
Joseph Stalin knew better than Vladimir Putin. After world war two, as the Cold War began, the Soviet dictator took…
We don’t need Westminster: An interview with Wales’s ‘radical’ Archbishop
Andrew John is a ‘radical’, not a politician – or so he claims. The Archbishop of Wales stated his mission…
Why does the census say there are more trans people in Newham than Brighton?
Did you realise that one in every 67 Muslims is transgender? That adults with no educational qualifications are almost twice…
Test cricket is being sabotaged
Test cricket should be in its prime. England is the most aggressive team in history, India and Australia are uncommonly…
A Sixth Republic in France is unlikely
France is confronted by a serious social crisis, morphing into a grave political crisis, which could become a regime crisis.…
Does the Church of England need evangelicals?
The Church of England is in for an explosive summer. In February, Synod decided to allow the blessing of gay…
Children need to be protected from TikTok
TikTok is perpetuating significant harm to the welfare and wellbeing of young children. This week, it was announced by the…
Independence is no longer the SNP’s chief concern
Humza Yousaf’s government will be defined by two legacies, Nicola Sturgeon’s and his own as health secretary. The Sturgeon legacy…
What Putin could learn from Stalin
On 29 August 1942, as German tanks reached the Volga river near Stalingrad, Josef Stalin consulted his most senior General,…
Macron tries to be the Xi whisperer
God bless Emmanuel Macron for his perseverance and self-confidence. The French president seeks to lead Europe and turn the continent…
Riley Gaines and the misogyny of the trans-activist mob
The misogynist mob strikes again. Its target this time was the American swimmer Riley Gaines. What was her offence? What…
Macron has made a fool of himself in China
At least there was no six metre-long table in Beijing separating Emmanuel Macron from Xi Jinping. But their meeting was…
Kyiv wants to make it untenable for Russia to hold Crimea
Crimea matters to Russians – whether they adore or abhor Vladimir Putin – in a way none of the other…
The French left is in thrall to violence
Since the middle of March in France, 1,247 Gendarmes, police and fire fighters have been injured in the line of…
Are Germany’s Greens on borrowed time?
Have cracks started to show in Germany’s traffic light government? Less than 18 months after chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic…
The Good Friday Agreement and the amnesia over the Troubles
It was an overcast Sunday morning in January 1983 and two IRA gunmen were waiting outside Belfast’s St Brigid’s church.…
Melania Trump never stood a chance
Where is Melania? This is the question on everyone’s minds after the former first lady was absent from the afterparty…
Is Elon Musk really a ‘free speech absolutist’?
Elon Musk, the Twitter owner, is in his own words a ‘free speech absolutist’. He promised to combat censorship and allow…
Will the EU finally see sense over its Common Agricultural Policy?
What should be done about Ukraine’s grain exports? Ongoing controversy in Poland over the country’s imports into the EU, which…
Does King Charles’ Green Man make him a pagan?
On 4 April the Royal Household revealed the design for invitations to the Coronation, the work of heraldic artist Andrew…
Can we brainwash our enemies?
Disinformation is on the rise, and Britain’s spies are on the back foot. Our intelligence leaders warn about election meddling,…
The indictment that broke the country
It was a bright blue-skied July day in 1861, so the Washington elite decided to have a picnic and take…
When will Prince Harry break his Coronation silence?
Two thousand among the great and the good from around the world will soon receive a letter from King Charles…
The Democrats will come to rue this Trump indictment
So, everyone was even more right than they thought: Alvin Bragg’s breathlessly awaited arraignment of former president Donald Trump really…
