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Cop27: Sunak’s first overseas trip as PM
Rishi Sunak is back from his first overseas trip as Prime Minister. Despite Downing Street having initially said he wouldn’t…
Raising inheritance tax is fair and right
Here’s a thought experiment about tax and fairness. Imagine two people, Janet and John. They’re both 30 years old. Janet…
Boris’s babes to join the Lords
They were the dynamic, priapic premiers who guided their country through a pandemic – and the comparisons between Boris Johnson…
Eco-loonyism is an upper-middle-class rite of passage
Greta Thunberg, the Shirley Temple of the apocalypse, let the cat out of the bag last week. She told the audience at her book launch that…
Rishi Sunak should consider levelling down HS2
If you’re after a lesson in how to lose friends and alienate people, look no further than the government’s cack-handed…
The Biden elephant in the room
Let us face an unpleasant fact that many seem curiously reluctant to report or discuss. President Joe Biden appears to…
Blake Masters grows up
In the clusters of billboards at intersections in Phoenix, positioned to grab the attention of drivers waiting for the lights…
How Stacey Abrams blew it
Atlanta, Georgia “Ms. Abrams, public opinion polls in our state show support for the right to abortion, Medicaid expansion and…
Scoop: FBI warns local parties of election interference from foreign actor
Shortly before Tuesday’s midterm elections, the FBI warned multiple US state political parties of possible foreign election interference, sources tell…
Braverman chooses Jenrick to be her shield
Suella Braverman didn’t come to the Commons to answer the Urgent Question that her Conservative colleague Sir Roger Gale had…
Why Trump jumping in early would be a mistake
Donald Trump is expected to announce that he is running for president again next week on November 14, according to…
Matt Hancock’s taxpayer-serviced Aga
For the first time since Covid, it’s the question all of Westminster is asking: where is Matt Hancock? Within the…
The debt ceiling battle lurking after the elections
Though many pundits may not be able to see past Tuesday’s midterm elections, as soon as the voters decide which…
How worried are the Democrats about the US midterms?
‘There are two things that are important in politics,’ said the 19th century senator Mark Hanna. ‘The first is money…
Bright green: the case for eco-optimism
Of all the world leaders at the Cop27 summit today, I suspect Rishi Sunak will be one of the least…
Would a lower foreign aid target be so bad?
Whatever happened to David Cameron’s promise to spend 0.7 per cent of GDP on foreign aid? Amid much criticism, it…
Is it too much to expect the Home Secretary to obey the law?
As Home Secretary, on the whole, you’ll want to stay on the right side of the law, right? I mean, you’re in charge of the…
Republican support for Ukraine is fading
There is much that is uncertain about Tuesday’s elections, but it seems all but certain that the GOP will take…
How many Russians have fled?
Ever since the war in Ukraine started there have been reports about Russians emigrating, either fleeing conscription or simply dismayed…
Risk aversion and the failure of our emergency services
The litany of errors in the emergency services’ response to the Manchester Arena attack has been widely detailed this week,…
The FBI will face a reckoning after the midterms
It is said that towards the end his life as he sank into dementia, Maurice Ravel was tormented by the…
Will this election finally be the end of Betoism?
Democrats across the country should be grateful for what Republicans are about to do: rid them of a nagging disease…
Football’s problems run far beyond the Qatar World Cup
Are there any redeeming features of the Qatar World Cup? Perhaps one: the tournament has a sane and logical format.…
How Matt Hancock turned a failure into success
Eating kangaroo penis on live TV will not be the first gut wrenching challenge of Matt Hancock’s career. At the…
Why Turkey and Ukraine called Putin’s grain deal bluff
Earlier this week, Vladimir Putin declared an end to the deal allowing Ukraine to export its grain to the world.…
