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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…
Why was the West so slow to see Putin’s true colours?
Cast your mind back just over a decade, to a charity benefit gig in St. Petersburg in 2010. Sharon Stone,…
Congress flattens TikTok CEO. So why won’t Biden ban his app?
Thursday was a sickening day for TikTok. Its CEO Shou Zi Chew came to Congress flanked by low-energy and likely…
Liz puts the Trussketers in the Lords
Even out of office, she’s still causing chaos. Details of Liz Truss’s resignation honours list have been leaked to the…
Why Russian priests are being expelled from a monastery in Kyiv
In my hometown we have three Orthodox churches, two of which are formally aligned with the Moscow patriarchate. They mostly…
Deutsche Bank’s collapse would be a threat to the whole eurozone
It could be next month. It might be next week. Or it might well happen over the weekend. But today’s…
Why Haiti’s problems are America’s problems
Haiti tends to not get much attention in the American press, but it should. The country has descended into a…
Why did it take Seb Coe so long to see sense over transgender athletes?
World Athletics has decided to protect women’s sport by restricting it to females. From 31 March, transwomen will not be…
Dmitry Medvedev and the weakness of Putin’s Kremlin
It’s a long time since Dmitry Medvedev was last considered a potential liberal hope for Russia. Most recently, after all,…
Did Scotland’s minimum alcohol pricing work? A look at the data
As Nicola Sturgeon prepares to exit stage right, she’s been reeling off her greatest hits. Things she thinks she’s done…
France is on a knife edge
Thursday was a day of anarchy in France. In Lorient a police station was attacked, in Bordeaux a town hall…
Could the markets force Macron to back down on pension reforms?
Is Emmanuel Macron reaching his Liz Truss moment when financial markets finally determine his future? On 20 March Moody’s ratings…
Why Boris Johnson might escape a partygate punishment
After several months of anticipation, two contentious legal submissions from Lord Pannick KC and a bumper 52-page witness statement, Boris…
TikTok’s powerful friends in DC
TikTok’s CEO is gearing up for a grilling in Congress, but he’s got some new, powerful allies in his corner:…
Will the interest rate hike be enough to tame inflation?
There was no easy option for the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) this week. Raising interest rates, even…
Tory MP: Boris’s hearing like OJ Simpson’s trial
Whether it was No. 10 parties or Chris Pincher’s misconduct claims, Tory MPs grew used to having defend Boris Johnson…
