World
Jair Bolsonaro and Brazil's football fight
Brazil’s football strip is one of the most recognisable garments in sport, perhaps the most potent symbol of Brazil’s sizeable…
Zemmour is his own worst enemy
Eric Zemmour is back. The bogeyman of French politics spent the summer licking his wounds after his far-right Reconquest party…
The sorry state of republicanism
As republican protestors seek to disrupt the handing on of the title of head of state from one royal to…
Norway says 'no' to a gas price cap
One implication of the Russian gas shut-off is that Norway has now become the EU’s largest single supplier of natural…
President Biden still can’t get a grip on inflation
Oil prices have been falling steeply, reducing prices at the pumps. Wheat prices have dropped as supplies from Ukraine start…
New York Times in civil war over WFH
It’s a grim old time in Westminster at the moment. The Queen is dead, prices are up, inflation is rampant…
Can we trust the official employment figures?
In this week of mourning, much of the news which would normally get covered has sunk without trace. Even so,…
Will New Zealand ever become a republic?
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that her government will not be pursuing any moves toward changing…
Has war broken out again between Armenia and Azerbaijan?
Overnight, it seems as if a new war might have broken out in Europe. Armenian authorities claim that at least…
David Bowie was not authentic
The death of the Queen has led to a host of peculiar postponements. Perhaps the strangest was the announcement that…
Who's afraid of firing Trevor Sinclair?
Trevor Sinclair is in trouble again. The former England footballer, who is now a pundit for TalkSport, has been taken…
Why conservatives are happier than liberals
Ross Pomeroy, editor of RealClearScience, calls it “one of the most surefire findings in all of social psychology, repeatedly replicated…
Would Putin take an 'off ramp' out of Ukraine?
Over the past few days, the Ukrainians have upended assumptions about the war with Russia. They have shown it was…
Putin is cornered
On the evening of Sunday 11 September, a general alert was announced in nearly all the regions of Ukraine. A…
Why are some French mayors refusing to honour the Queen?
Why, asked a French mayor at the weekend, has he been ordered to fly his town’s flag at half-mast for…
Police should leave anti-monarchist protesters alone
No one should ever be arrested for what they think or say. It is remarkable – and depressing – that…
The Brit-bashing fetish of American broadcasters
Comparing the Russian and American royal coverage of the last few days, you’d never guess which was on the UK’s…
Britain is teetering on the edge of recession
One of Liz Truss’s suggestions on the leadership campaign trail was that her economic agenda could avoid recession. But one…
How the Queen helped to fix Germany
The Brandenburg Gate has often reflected the state of the German nation. Throughout the centuries, Berlin’s iconic landmark has been…
I’ve become a war addict
It is an almost unquestioned orthodoxy that war is hell, and that every needless death in a needless war diminishes…
Why is a ‘special master’ reviewing Trump’s documents?
The appointment of a special master is usually a case of much ado about nothing. Except with Donald Trump and…
How will Putin respond to his latest defeat?
Russia is retreating at speed along the Kharkiv front, leaving behind burnt-out tanks and, even more tellingly, undamaged ones, too.…
Ukraine defeats Russia in Kharkiv
What began as a probing attack by Ukrainian mechanised forces towards the occupied town of Balakliia on 7 September has, with…
How Kenya viewed the Queen
As the Union Jack was run down the flagpole at Kenya’s independence in December 1963, Prince Philip said to Jomo…
The Queen's final journey should have been by train
The Queen loved the royal train. The Royal yacht was a luxury that was more for show than convenience but…
