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The Twitter Files just got a lot more interesting

7 December 2022 9:37 pm

As I wrote earlier, last week Matt Taibbi, the journalist chosen by Elon Musk to reveal what really happened behind-the-app…

The Tories need to get tough on the strikes

7 December 2022 5:58 pm

This Christmas, Britain is facing what is not far short of a general strike. Rail workers, ambulance drivers, nurses, postal…

When will Harry and Meghan leave us alone?

7 December 2022 5:00 pm

Is anyone else starting to feel harassed by Harry and Meghan? There’s no escaping them. Open Spotify and there they…

How abortion falsehoods put lives at risk

7 December 2022 2:37 pm

Margaret (not her real name) is a board certified OB-GYN practicing in a Catholic, pro-life hospital system in Michigan. Ever…

This wind U-turn proves Sunak is a risk management PM

7 December 2022 5:59 am

Another day, another U-turn: this time on onshore wind. To the surprise of no-one, the government has given in to…

Is lockdown to blame for the Strep A spike?

7 December 2022 3:10 am

As of today, nine children have died in the UK after falling ill with Strep A. Now, more children under…

How New Yorkers took over the Democratic Party

7 December 2022 3:00 am

Start spreading the news. As party leadership for the upcoming 118th Congress shapes up, we now know that Democrats will…

Gordon Brown is deluding himself about the SNP

7 December 2022 12:26 am

Gordon Brown needs a hobby. Golf, perhaps, or jazzercise. Anything but meddling in the constitution. He means well but his…

Starmer is more brutal than he is boring

6 December 2022 11:35 pm

On the day he unveiled Gordon Brown’s 153-page report into renewing Britain’s democracy Keir Starmer showed his steely side and…

Striking railway workers can’t avoid reality for ever

6 December 2022 11:06 pm

Rail strikes on a couple of days when no trains would be running anyway might not seem the biggest inconvenience…

Gordon Brown doesn’t understand what Scottish voters want

6 December 2022 7:10 pm

Only Gordon Brown could come up with a 40-point plan for constitutional renewal. ‘Less is more’ is not a principle…

Did US officials suppress political speech on Twitter?

6 December 2022 6:31 pm

The ‘Twitter files’ Elon Musk released to two journalists have produced a cloud of confusion. So far, we have not…

Unlike Britain, France is far from finished with Covid

6 December 2022 6:16 pm

Twelve months ago Britain rebelled against Covid hysteria. As Boris Johnson and his Sage modelling committee prepared to lockdown the…

King Charles should ignore Ngozi Fulani

6 December 2022 5:30 pm

If a visitor to my house suggested they had been abused and verbally attacked when they came to tea, I…

One failed Republican autopsy was enough

6 December 2022 2:20 pm

The news that Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel is planning on conducting an “autopsy” of the 2022 election…

Japan’s defense revolution

6 December 2022 2:20 pm

You don’t need to be an Asia specialist to recognize that China is undergoing a significant military modernization campaign. China’s…

Why is the mainstream media ignoring the Twitter Files?

6 December 2022 4:56 am

The most telling thing about Matt Taibbi’s Twitter Files release at Elon Musk’s behest was not so much what was or…

Is the Biden administration’s ‘non-binary’ hero a thief?

6 December 2022 4:30 am

“Everyone deserves to live their life as their full an authentic self.” So tweeted the Department of Energy on November…

The SNP’s colonialism myth

6 December 2022 3:05 am

There have been strange goings on in Scotland. A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court clarified that the Scottish parliament…

Why the lame-duck Congress is a threat to democracy

6 December 2022 2:50 am

President Joe Biden warned Americans before the midterms that democratic self-government was “under assault” by candidates who refused to accept…

Watch: Harry and Meghan’s latest cringe-fest

6 December 2022 1:02 am

Quick, nurse, pass the sick bag! The wokest couple in all the West is at it again. Harry and Meghan…

Might next year’s economic pain be less than forecast?

6 December 2022 12:37 am

This morning’s economic update from the Confederation of British Industry doesn’t make for cheery reading – but it could be…

Three reasons Labour wants to talk about Lords reform

5 December 2022 9:48 pm

There are reasons why Labour wants to talk about constitutional reform despite all the other challenges facing the country. First,…

Will Braverman turn on Sunak over the Channel crisis?

5 December 2022 9:34 pm

Finally the Tory government appears to have realised that its serial mishandling of the Channel boats issue is the top…

Does Starmer have the stomach to scrap the House of Lords?

5 December 2022 8:45 pm

It’s Labour’s turn to take centre stage today as Keir Starmer attempts to seize the agenda with the launch of…