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Whitehall left counting the cost of Covid
Speaking at last year’s Tory conference, Liz Truss mocked those ‘portents of doom’, the ‘people who say that it is…
Herschel Walker’s loss shows Trump’s fortunes have gone south
Have Donald Trump’s presidential aspirations gone south? The failure of Herschel Walker to become the next senator from Georgia has…
China’s battle with Omicron is just beginning
Zero Covid seems to be ending in China. After three years of pushing this policy, the message from the state…
Why Germany’s far-right coup was doomed from the start
Twenty-five people have been arrested by German authorities on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. A failed coup attempt…
Let’s kick penalties out of football
Spain crashed out of the World Cup on penalties last night, despite dominating possession against Morocco for two solid hours.…
The Twitter Files just got a lot more interesting
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
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?
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
The news that Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel is planning on conducting an “autopsy” of the 2022 election…
Japan’s defense revolution
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?
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?
“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
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
President Joe Biden warned Americans before the midterms that democratic self-government was “under assault” by candidates who refused to accept…
