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Is Humza Yousaf up to the task?
As expected, Humza Yousaf has won the SNP leadership election and, barring something extraordinary, will become the next First Minister…
Humza Yousaf wins the SNP leadership election
Humza Yousaf has won the race to become the next leader of the Scottish National party. Yousaf defeated his rival…
Ten yardsticks to judge Humza Yousaf by as first minister
Humza Yousaf is the new leader of the SNP and in the coming days will be sworn in at the…
Netanyahu’s war on lawyers has thrown Israel into turmoil
Chaos reigns in Israel, a country in the throes of an ad hoc general strike called by trade unions, university…
The Posie Parker mob has embarassed New Zealand
New Zealand has, until recently, dwelt in splendid isolation during the culture wars. Kiwis have typically been reluctant to discuss…
The Tory rebellions brewing on small boats
When No. 10 first devised the Illegal Migration Bill, the hope was that Rishi Sunak’s crackdown on asylum claims would…
The BBC has ruined Great Expectations
The insanely irritating advertisements for BBC Sounds – 30 seconds to make the spirits sink – have recently included one…
Prince Harry relaunches his anti-press crusade
The renegade royal is back. Having spent the past few years endlessly invading the privacy of others for financial gain,…
What happens after the SNP leadership results are announced?
Shortly after 2 p.m., the results of the SNP leadership election will be announced at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium. Three candidates…
Is it time to ban second jobs for MPs?
There are some genres of newspaper story that never die. Among them are sightings of Lord Lucan, public moralists discovered…
What does the SNP leadership election mean for Scottish Labour?
Unionist politicians are warming up for what they hope will be one of the biggest opportunities of the past two…
How real is America’s discontent?
Homer goes right at it: “Sing Goddess, the Rage of Achilles.” Adapted to our times: “Sing, Bragg, your rage against…
Scotland is better off without the Greens in government
Just who do the Scottish Greens think they are? They provide a mere seven seats to the SNP’s 64 and…
Ernest Hemingway’s Idaho playground
In Ketchum, Idaho, heart of the skiing mecca of Sun Valley, my wife and I found ourselves on Picabo Street…
Facts, not fear, should shape our view of Europe’s banks
After the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse drama, some investors are understandably asking if we’re on the…
What the conviction of Rahul Gandhi means for India
The conviction of Rahul Gandhi – an opposition politician and dynastic heir to three of India’s past prime ministers –…
Sending uranium ammo to Ukraine isn’t an escalation
It didn’t take long for the Kremlin to exploit the news that Britain will be supplying depleted uranium armour-piercing anti-tank…
The Great Caucasian Game
Stroll around the elegant capitals of Georgia and Armenia and you could be almost anywhere in Europe. The grand boulevards, familiar…
Frankie Boyle isn’t a victim of cancel culture
Has comedian Frankie Boyle become the latest victim of the BBC’s ‘right-wing purge’? Frankie Boyle seems to think so. Following…
Paris: the place to be as a royal in exile
When rulers are thrown out of their countries, they cannot expect all that much. Think of Napoleon, first cooling his…
The shameful persecution of Posie Parker in New Zealand
This is what it must have been like when women were marched to the stake. Yesterday in Auckland the British…
Eco-cultist lawyers are undermining the rule of law
A group of 120 ‘top lawyers’ have signed a ‘declaration of conscience‘ stating they will not prosecute ‘peaceful climate change…
What is Nicola Sturgeon’s legacy?
Whatever your thoughts on the SNP, the Union or indeed Scotland, it cannot be denied that Nicola Sturgeon will leave…
Why Macron cancelled the King
Many on the French left were in buoyant mood on Friday after the success of the previous day. They claimed…
What’s wrong with the BBC?
Being a senior BBC executive has never been a guaranteed route to national affection, but the past few weeks have…
