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Gary Lineker doubles down on his Tory attacks
No red card for Gary Lineker, it seems. The Sun reports this afternoon that the outspoken TV presenter is staying…
The rationale for Putin’s latest attack on Ukraine
It has long been suspected that Russia was going to mount a renewed military offensive in Ukraine as spring approached.…
Is Congress finally getting serious about investigating Covid’s origins?
Wednesday’s hearing on the origin of Covid-19 by the select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic was long overdue. It has…
What Sunak needs from Macron
Is a new bromance about to blossom? That’s the hope in government when Rishi Sunak meets Emmanuel Macron in Paris…
Why is Whitehall intent on burying the Covid lab leak theory?
Why does our government have so much trouble criticising China? It doesn’t seem to have had a problem calling out Vladimir…
Do we still need the Women’s Prize for Fiction?
Nine debut books were among the 16 novels to make the cut in this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction long…
Harry and Meghan want it both ways with royal titles
For all of Harry and Meghan’s near-constant talk about needing their privacy, it is an unfortunate running theme that their…
The GOP’s new debt ceiling fusionism
Congressional Republicans are gearing up for their four millionth attempt to rein in government spending, and surely this time will…
Why South Africa is cozying up to Russia and China
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine opened the most dramatic divide between East and West since the Cold War. Most of…
Thousands protest against ‘Russian-style’ laws in Georgia
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi for a second day. Riot police have used…
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s leftward turn
In the ’80s and early ’90s, there was perhaps no greater cinematic hate figure for liberals than Arnold Schwarzenegger. Since…
Mexico has become a failed narco-state
Over the past week, a security policy conversation that’s been taking place behind the scenes has emerged into the open.…
Gary Lineker’s virtue signalling has finally gone too far
The worst thing about Gary Lineker’s intervention in the small boats discussion is not whether he broke BBC rules on…
Who will salvage China’s spiralling relationship with the US?
When China’s ambassador to Washington, the bookish-looking old hand Qin Gang, was appointed to be China’s next foreign minister in…
The most insulting International Women’s Day campaign
Happy International Women’s Day! A few years ago, this jaunty greeting would have left me snorting with derision. I pooh-poohed…
Did the Ukrainians bomb the Nord Stream pipeline?
There’s an uncomfortable fact about covert operations in the information-saturated modern world. Like personal WhatsApp messages, they always leak –…
It’s time to end the City of Culture charade
It is something of a mystery why being named UK City of Culture is seen in some quarters as a…
A schism in Ulster is inevitable
The fate of the Stormont Assembly, and a Brexit resolution of a kind, now rests on the uncharismatic shoulders of…
Gary Lineker’s offensive Nazi Germany comparison
When a prominent left-wing celebrity wants to attack a conservative person or policy they very often make a comparison with…
Does Sunak have enough time to stop the boats?
Rishi Sunak has just finished a press conference on his flagship legislation to curb illegal crossings in the Channel. The…
The Illegal Migration Bill will define the next election
The government’s Illegal Migration Bill is finally here. Speaking in the House of Commons this lunchtime, the Home Secretary unveiled…
A Cold War mindset is thriving in Beijing
China’s new foreign minister Qin Gang has come out growling, using his first media appearance to accuse the US of…
Did Belarusian rebels blow up one of Putin’s planes?
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has some awkward explaining to do to Vladimir Putin after a Russian military plane, being stored…
Will Rishi Sunak admit the truth about net zero?
When Boris Johnson nailed the Tories’ environmental colours to the mast a few years ago, he probably gained votes from…
Rishi Sunak seems serious about stopping the Channel boats
So long as the extensive pre-briefing of the Illegal Migration Bill turns out to be a reasonably accurate reflection of…
