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Rishi Sunak’s energy bill dilemma
This morning’s revelation that the UK economy grew 0.8 per cent in January, the fastest growth since April last year, is…
Why is the EU attacking Poland and Hungary in a crisis?
With Russian bombs harassing Kiev and Kharkiv, the two unsung heroes of Europe have been Poland and Hungary. With very…
Putin’s neo-communism is doomed to fail
It is responsible for inequality. For financial instability. And probably for poverty, racism and global warming as well. We have…
The double standards of Facebook's 'death to Russians' policy
So, Facebook and Instagram users are now allowed to call for people to be killed. But only if the people…
Life as an Englishman in Putin's Russia gets harder by the day
One of the most difficult things about being in Russia at the moment is seeing people with whom you never…
Did the end of the Cold War make conflict in Ukraine inevitable?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows, once again, that seismic shifts in the international order are inexorably followed by war. The adjustment…
Chernobyl Two?
The electricity supply to the ruined nuclear plant at Chernobyl in Ukraine has been cut off. According to one knowledgeable…
War in Ukraine is tearing the world of ballet apart
Throughout the Cold War, ballet was the gilded bridge that connected the USSR to the West. World leaders visiting Moscow…
Kamala invades Poland
You can tell that the Biden administration is getting serious. They have unleashed their ultimate weapon, cackle diplomacy. The warhead is…
Dostovesky and Putin’s useful idiots
When I was 17 I heard the name Dostovesky, and was enthralled. Just the name felt so glamorously intellectual, so…
What's behind Russia's new Z symbol?
National symbols are usually proudly emblazoned for all to see. That’s the point of them. One, though, seems rather to have…
Sanctioning Roman Abramovich will change football forever
With refugees fleeing Ukraine, shells raining down on civilians, and threats of chemical weapons being used on the battlefields of…
Abramovich sanctioned for ‘destabilising Ukraine’
Following criticism in recent weeks that the UK government has lagged behind both the US and the EU when it…
Can Chris Licht turn CNN into a serious news operation?
CNN’s new president Chris Licht, who replaced Jeff Zucker, is reportedly shifting the network’s direction away from partisan sniping at…
This is what liberal war fever looks like
In a private letter written in 1918, the recently deposed German chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg admitted that in the run-up…
Is the government in denial about the looming economic crisis?
The priority for the UK and other rich democracies is to protect the people of Ukraine from the depredations of…
Democrats double down on wasteful foreign aid
The latest version of the Democrats’ $1.5 trillion spending bill being pushed through Congress includes funding for questionable foreign projects,…
Why would the Saudis bail out Biden?
Is Saudi Arabia shunning Washington? Mohammed bin Salman has reportedly been refusing to phone Joe Biden, who wants the kingdom to…
Can Nato help Ukraine without provoking Putin?
Nato is trying to walk a tightrope in Ukraine. It wants the Russian invasion to be defeated, as the US joint…
Ukraine should think twice before joining the EU
Volodymyr Zelensky certainly made big waves when he addressed the European parliament. In the ensuing debate last week, many MEPs made…
Mail man changes his 'Russian-sounding' name
Sanctions, boycotts, bans, penalties of all kind: there’s no end to the punishments being slapped on Moscow. But amid the…
In defence of mutually assured destruction
The slow return of the 1980s has reached its logical conclusion. The prospect of nuclear annihilation is haunting our nightmares once…
Engels mustn't fall
Should a 3.5 metre high Soviet statue of Karl Marx’s collaborator and patron Friedrich Engels – brought over from Ukraine…
Why is Britain so useless at helping Ukrainian refugees?
Some MPs were in tears yesterday when President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the House of Commons, and understandably so, given the…
British fighters in Ukraine are brave but misguided
The first British volunteers have arrived in Ukraine to ‘do their bit’ in thwarting the Russian invasion. According to reports…
