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No, the Downing Street party probably didn't break the law
Was the law broken at the Downing Street Christmas party last year? A video has now been leaked showing a No.…
Boris Johnson is eating reality
It is neither fair nor correct to say it was obvious from the moment Boris Johnson became Prime Minister that…
Will the public take Plan B seriously?
After holding strong for two weeks, fears over the Omicron variant look set to change the government’s course on Covid…
Boris throws his staff under the bus
What possible lines of defence could the Prime Minister come up with after the leaking of footage showing his Downing…
The decay at the heart of the civil service
That Britain no longer has the capability to maintain peace in Afghanistan other than as an appendage of the United…
'Partygate' is Boris's biggest crisis yet
In politics some rows gain potency from blowing up at a bad time. Some because of their symbolic power. Some because…
No. 10 in crisis over leaked Christmas party video
Downing Street is in crisis mode this morning following the publication of a leaked video showing senior No. 10 staff…
What Functional America wants
The United States is still rich enough to meet higher-order needs and call them entitlements. The decades-long response to race,…
The hidden victims of the South African shutdown
I sit in a National Park in South Africa, looking at an empty restaurant in which a robust staff, hired…
Watch: No. 10 staff joking about Downing Street Christmas party
Downing Street have spent the week trying to play down reports of a secret No. 10 party last Christmas when the rest of…
The Foreign Office isn’t fit for purpose
Now that the dust from the choppers has settled, we are left with two abiding images of the West’s adventure…
Parliament, not judges, should decide our laws
The British commentariat has not covered itself in glory in its reaction to Dominic Raab’s proposed reforms to judicial review.…
Gender is contentious. The BBC is pretending it isn't
The BBC has produced its annual 100 Women list, a showcase for women who have done interesting, important things. There’s…
Has Christine Lagarde just let slip the truth about the euro?
Ursula von der Leyen dispensing vaccines, with a halo over her head perhaps? Emmanuel Macron riding a tank to symbolise…
Durham University to probe Rod Liddle speech
The masters of Durham University have reacted with Olympian swiftness to the hysteria which greeted Rod Liddle’s dinner speech at…
Afghanistan: five shocking claims made by the Foreign Office whistleblower
Dominic Raab faced the media round from hell this morning. The former Foreign Secretary faced a series of questions about…
Pope blasts 'Nazi dictatorship' EU
With England and France feuding, Russia mobilising and Brussels incurring the wrath of Rome, it all feels a bit 1530 in…
Lords blows six figures on correcting its peers
While much ink has been spilled over the Covid Commons, far less has been written about the Lords. Overlooked and…
Rees-Mogg's No. 10 party jibe
It’s a difficult time for liberty lovers in the cabinet. The country is £400 billion in debt, the risk of…
Bob Dole, defender of America
The usualness, you might say, of the late Bob Dole is what would render him highly, and commendably, unusual in…
A war on drugs? I do hope so
I’m not going to lie, I let out a little chuckle — maybe even a murmur of approval — when I read…
Six highlights from Mark Francois's memoirs
Certain dates will go down in the annals of Brexit: 23 June 2016, 12 December 2019 and 31 January 2021. To…
Why the No. 10 Christmas 'party' story matters
It’s crime week for the government — with Boris Johnson and his ministers set to unveil a range of measures…
Omicron: cause for hope?
It will be weeks before we know just how worried we should be about Omicron — but the first indications seem…
What's the point of vaccine passports?
What is the purpose of vaccine passports: to keep down infection or to try to persuade more people to get…
