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The Supreme Court’s oil ruling spells trouble for the SNP
Judges on the Supreme Court appear to have joined Just Stop Oil. In a landmark ruling, with profound implications for the…
Saying ‘no’ to Donald Sutherland was the start of a beautiful friendship
I’d only been working for a few months as a researcher on the Observer’s magazine. One late evening, the deputy editor rushed…
Who are the Russian NHS hackers?
What do you do if you’re a modern state and need extra capacity in a hurry? You outsource. And if…
Britain can’t keep pushing its borrowing limits
Rishi Sunak tends to avoid taking aim at his predecessor. But in last night’s BBC Question Time election special, as he was…
Is Macron considering using France’s emergency powers?
Does Emmanuel Macron have one more joker to play? Perhaps. His petulant decision to dissolve the National Assembly has been…
Economic recovery has come too late for Sunak
Today’s retail sales figures, showing that volumes increased by 2.9 per cent in May after a fall of 1.8 per…
Why are Joe Biden’s poll numbers improving?
After several weeks of almost daily embarrassing senior moments on the campaign trail, Joe Biden is somehow improving in the…
Sunak’s election tour: where has the PM campaigned so far?
Over the first four weeks of the general election campaign, Sunak has so far personally made his way around 37…
Sunak’s best Question Time moment also exposed his weakness
Tonight’s election Question Time programme was probably the best of the campaign in that it gave space for proper discussion…
Why did anyone think England would win the Euros?
Tonight’s England game against Denmark at the Frankfurt Arena should be made compulsory viewing for those who blindly insist that…
The Surrey oil judgment undermines our democracy
The Conservatives are in favour of granting licences for new oil and gas extraction; Labour is against it. But what…
The Supreme Court has put the future of fossil fuel projects in jeopardy
‘Britain is evolving from a democracy towards a kritarchy – the rule of lawyers,’ wrote Ross Clark in today’s Spectator magazine. His…
Why the Bank of England isn’t lowering rates yet
The Bank of England has, unsurprisingly, held interest rates at 5.25 per cent for the seventh time in a row.…
Labour candidates chafe at battleground obsession
Just how much worse can the Tory campaign get? With a fortnight to go until polling day, the party’s field…
Will Christine Lagarde crush Marine Le Pen?
The National Rally is comfortably leading in the polls. The charismatic Jordan Bardella is set to become the next Prime…
Second Tory candidate investigated over election betting
Dear oh dear. Now it transpires that a second Tory election candidate is facing scrutiny over an alleged bet related…
The SNP’s election pitch is a masterclass in inconsistency
The SNP may be in crisis, with police investigating the use of party funds and support from voters sliding, but…
A Danish lesson for Labour in how to revive Britain’s economy
The coincidence of the 2024 general election and the Euro 2024 football tournament is a great lesson in the myopia…
Just Stop Oil’s Stonehenge attack is unforgivable
So now we know: nowhere is safe from the entitled fury of the Just Stop Oil mob. Not even Stonehenge.…
When will Labour get specific about its stance on gender reform?
In a general election campaign that has oftentimes presented scenarios that feel like a fever dream, the surreal headlines keep…
How we should deal with Just Stop Oil
One need not cast around for signs that Britain is no longer a serious country, but the indulgence with which…
Poll puts Tories on lowest seat total in history
How is the Conservative campaign going? Well, according to the latest YouGov poll, things are looking worse for Rishi Sunak…
Sunak on course to lose seat, predicts poll
Good heavens. One of the many polls released today has suggested that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could become the first…
Working from home won’t fix Britain’s productivity
Why is Britain’s productivity so stubbornly low? Output per worker increased just 0.1 per cent in the year to April. Across swathes…
What does Keir Starmer think a ‘working person’ is?
Keir Starmer has promised not to raise taxes on ‘working people’. But who, exactly, is a working person? The definition,…
