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A worrying lesson from the Polish missile tragedy
When what seems to have been a Ukrainian S-300 air defence missile accidentally hit the village of Przewodów in Poland,…
How Russia responded to the Polish missile incident
Yesterday, during the largest wave of missile strikes conducted by Russia since February, a shell flew six kilometres over the…
The problem with Ronaldo’s betrayal narrative
Cristiano Ronaldo has almost certainly played his last game for Manchester United after an ‘explosive’ interview which ‘the whole world’s…
Just Stop Oil aren’t like the suffragettes
What do Just Stop Oil protesters have in common with the suffragettes? Their antics of blocking motorways and chucking tomato…
Nato to meet amid uncertainty over missile that hit Poland
Uncertainty still surrounds what happened with the missile that struck the village of Przewodów in Poland, around four miles from…
Sam Bankman-Fried and the twilight of the ‘Effective Altruists’
Crypto whizzkid Sam Bankman-Fried has come a cropper. His $16 billion (£13 billion) fortune vanished overnight last week after FTX, the crypto exchange he…
The decline and fall of Sergei Lavrov
First came the claims that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was admitted to hospital in Bali on arriving for the…
Inflation hits 11.1 per cent
There had been quiet but growing optimism from some economists that inflation in Britain was nearing its peak as the…
Trump’s pox upon his party
Donald Trump has some well-proven abilities – the ability to cost Republicans winnable elections for the House and Senate, the…
Trump announces 2024 bid
Former US president Donald Trump last night announced his candidacy for the 2024 election at his Florida resort in Mar-a-Lago…
The troubling rise of the Israeli far-right
Something troubling has happened in Israel. The previous government, before it collapsed earlier this month, had been remarkable for its…
Why Murdoch dumped Trump
“He’s done.” That was the general consensus when I asked around about Donald Trump’s future in politics this week. And…
The missile strike on Poland will be a test for Nato
Since the start of the war, there has been a risk of Ukraine’s neighbours being caught in crossfire – especially…
The midterm results are good for Republicans, if not great
The dust is still settling around the congressional midterms, but it looks like Republicans will retake the House by a…
Third wave of Russian shelling blitz begins in Ukraine
A third wave of Russian missile attacks consisting of approximately 100 shells was launched against Ukraine today. Kyiv has taken…
Russia receives the cold shoulder at Bali’s G20 summit
In the warmth of the Balinese sunshine, Russia has received an unsurprisingly frosty reception from fellow participants at the G20…
Harry and Andrew are out in the cold
King Charles has announced, to mark his 74th birthday, that he will be asking Parliament to amend the Regency Act…
Is Rishi backsliding on China already?
It used to be said that political parties were Eurosceptic in opposition, but Europhile in government. The same perhaps could now…
Iran’s protests are coming to a head
Iran’s protest movement appears to be coming to a head. It’s been going on for two months, since the country’s…
UK workforce falls, vacancies at 1.23 million
The workforce has not sprung back. According to the latest labour market figures, released by the Office for National Statistics…
Who is Boy George to look down on Matt Hancock?
Matt Hancock’s ongoing humiliation in the I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! jungle is bad news for lots…
This election was no loss for Trump
If conservatives interpreted Barry Goldwater’s defeat in 1964 the way Trump supporters are being told to interpret the 2022 midterms,…
The Republican circular firing squad
The saying used to go that “Democrats fall in love while Republicans fall in line,” though lately Republicans seem mostly…
The Biden-Xi meeting was long overdue
The bilateral relationship between the United States and China is arguably the most important in the world today. The two…
Our leaders will learn nothing from these elections
Elections are an opportunity for us to deliver messages to political leaders most of us will never meet. We can’t…
