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Why Davos only makes the world’s ‘polycrisis’ worse
‘Polycrisis’. If you haven’t heard of the word, it’s likely that you soon will, courtesy of the World Economic Forum, which is meeting this week…
The great Tory delusion
Spare us from feeble, timid Tories. At times, the party’s MPs are so afraid of what the Guardian or their…
Mike Gallagher’s China challenge
Twenty-five years ago, bipartisan American consensus about China was built on hope, spin and money. Despite the trauma of Tiananmen…
Why the government will block the SNP gender bill
The UK government has this evening confirmed that ministers will move to prevent the Scottish government’s gender recognition legislation from…
The markets have put the Truss mini-Budget behind them
What is the lasting impact of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget? According to Andrew Bailey, the governor of the…
Do we truly know the cost of net zero?
Just why is Chris Skidmore’s review into the government’s target to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 called an…
Is Sunak heading for trouble on the Protocol?
There has been excited chatter in recent days that a breakthrough on the Northern Ireland Protocol could be imminent. Last…
Germany’s missteps in Ukraine have left Scholz fighting for his political life
Difficult though it may be to believe, there is chaos at the top of the German government over its mishandling…
Russia’s wives and mothers are mobilising against Putin
On a Russian Telegram channel, Svetlana from Samara is making a public plea. She has not heard from her brother…
The looming challenge on police protest powers
MPs and peers are going to spend the next few weeks in an almighty fight about strikes and protests. Today…
Shock as the New York Times praises Britain
Ah, the New York Times. For years now, the world’s worst newspaper has painted a grim picture of Britain as…
Did the Church of England let Prince Harry down?
Prince Harry is not a Christian believer, he tells us in his book Spare. Fair enough. Every British person is…
The real problem with Davos and the World Economic Forum
The political and financial elite are gathered in Davos in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting, which…
Goldman Sachs and the culling of the surplus elites
Goldman Sachs laid off 3,200 employees with as little as half an hour’s notice. It will probably please the petty, pinched,…
Ukraine needs more than tanks
What weapons will Ukraine get next? It’s a crucial question that matters perhaps more than anything else for understanding how…
Why Putin won’t take Hitler’s way out
The last time Europe fought a major war, there was no shortage of planning. We knew what peace meant. Winston…
Who will dare stand against Jeremy Corbyn in Islington?
Labour has announced whether its sitting MPs will step down or fight again at the next election in nearly every…
The problem with the BBC’s reporting on excess deaths
I recall the newsroom conversations during the dark days of the pandemic only too well. They were upsetting at the…
Why has president Xi got my book about the Mediterranean?
A few days ago, an email arrived from someone I know in China: my book The Great Sea had been…
The tragedy of selective abortion in Britain
Late last year, Heidi Crowter, a 27-year-old woman with Down syndrome, lost her court of appeal challenge over late-term abortions on grounds of serious foetal abnormalities. Abnormalities such as…
Is this the end of Lori Lightfoot?
As President Biden’s team tried to put out fires regarding the Curious Case of the Corvette and the FAA fiasco,…
Alireza Akbar’s execution is a tragedy
UK officials from the Prime Minister downwards have condemned the execution of Iran’s former deputy defence minister, a dual British-Iranian…
Is the Princess of Wales right about talking therapy?
The Princess of Wales is in hot water for some remarks she made while visiting the Open Door charity in…
Britain’s Ukraine strategy could reap dividends for Brexit
Ever since at least the French revolution it has been in Britain’s strategic interest to ensure no single power or…
Can America rediscover what made it great?
What happens when progress stops? That’s an important question in a country whose self-understanding is deeply tied to the idea…
