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It could soon be game over for Nicola Sturgeon
The idea that a referendum on Scottish independence could be held without it having any bearing on the constitution of…
Nicola Sturgeon is running out of road
Nicola Sturgeon gave a predictable response to the Supreme Court’s ruling that the Scottish government does not have the power…
Boris takes a pop at Macron
He’s back! Denied power at home, Boris Johnson grabs headlines abroad. The Etonian elephant is currently marauding around Europe, firing…
How Formula One took America by storm
Even for Texas the scale of the Austin Grand Prix is overwhelming. The Circuit of the Americas, as the track is…
Scottish independence was never a matter for the courts
It is testament to the SNP’s tactics that today’s Supreme Court judgment on a Scottish referendum happened at all. Of…
What the Tory planning row means for Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak is facing his first Tory Commons rebellion since entering 10 Downing Street. After 47 Tory MPs threatened to…
Baddielphobia and the ugly truth about anti-Semitism
David Baddiel could not have asked for better evidence for his thesis that ‘Jews don’t count’ than the online reaction…
Why Ukraine raided a Kyiv monastery
Perhaps it should not have been a surprise to see the camouflaged special forces of the SBU, the Ukrainian Security…
Why we should still be optimistic about America
“There is a lot of ruin in a nation.” So said Adam Smith over two centuries ago. He reminds us…
Why is Milo Yiannopoulos working for Kanye’s 2024 campaign?
Just eighteen days after Kanye West vowed that he was taking a thirty-day cleanse from talking, drinking alcohol, watching porn…
Is providing air defence equipment enough to help Ukraine?
During his first visit to Kyiv last Saturday, Rishi Sunak pledged a new tranche of British military aid to Ukraine.…
The outrage fever over Critical Race Theory
On October 10 Mississippi Today ran an article that nicely captures how America’s debate over Critical Race Theory has been…
Why are MPs able to claim Christmas parties on expenses?
What was Ipsa thinking? That’s the question MPs are asking today after it emerged that the parliamentary spending regulator has…
Will the UK’s economy shrink next year?
The OECD has marked Britain down as the only G7 country (and the only major country bar Russia) expected to…
What is Keir Starmer’s plan for growth?
A few vague promises about upgrading skills. And something or other about promoting innovation and raising productivity. Sir Keir Starmer…
Has Keir Starmer found the sweet spot in British politics?
Are the final obstacles in the way of a comfortable Labour victory at the next election being swept away? The…
What trans activists can learn from Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Manning, who leaked hundreds of thousands of military and diplomatic records about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to…
Emmanuel Macron shies away from confronting the migrant crisis
On the Sunday that Britain honoured its war dead, France remembered its fallen from the terrible evening of 13 November,…
How did contemporary culture become so dismal?
Watching the Christmas John Lewis ad, over and over, I’m struck by how much British life has changed – and…
How Marks & Spencer spoiled Christmas
Working in a charity shop, where the Christmas cards go out in July, means I’m more aware than most how…
Rishi Sunak’s real Brexit problem
Are we heading for a return to Brexit wars? It’s been the theme of the week so far after the…
Kari Lake isn’t about to go away
Typically, when media outlets project election winners, the loser comes out soon afterward to officially concede the race. Yet when…
Meet the Navajo who wants Native Americans to vote Republican
How well Republicans fared this time around with Native American voters is hazy. Brookings reports that Native Americans “remained solidly Democratic in…
In defence of the One Love armband
Wales’ football manager Rob Page was clear about why his team’s captain Gareth Bale would wear the ‘One Love’ armband…
Fifa 1 – England 0
England have backed down in the ludicrous standoff with Fifa over the plan for captain Harry Kane to wear a…
