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New No. 10 press chief: Boris is 'not a complete clown'
If Boris Johnson thought his new No. 10 hires would be less high-profile than their predecessors, he might want to…
Politics isn’t a branch of the entertainment industry
Rudy Giuliani has had quite the trajectory in public life. Those of us who remember the days after 9/11 will…
Glenn Youngkin’s brass-knuckled conservatism
How is the mood in Virginia these days? It appears to be a bit litigious. Last month, seven school boards…
Has Rishi Sunak blocked Boris's NHS recovery plan?
The Treasury on Saturday prevented an announcement pencilled in for tomorrow of the so-called ‘elective recovery plan’, the multi-billion pound…
Putin is unpicking the frayed bonds of Nato and the EU
Vladimir Putin doesn’t need to send troops into Ukraine. He has already achieved his strategic goals — for now. The…
Kirstie Allsopp is wrong about house prices
They could cancel their Netflix subscriptions, stop drinking chai tea or go a little easier on the avocados and the smoothies.…
Make capitalism real again
The emergence of Covid provoked a worldwide economic crash. That lasted a mere four weeks. By the time western countries…
Britain's unethical Covid messaging must never be repeated
Over the last two years – under the guise of a Covid-19 communications strategy – the British people have faced…
Could an uprising succeed against the Taliban?
The social media accounts of the new so-called ‘National Resistance Front’ (NRF) in Afghanistan give the impression of a raging…
The Cabinet Office's transgender toilet muddle
Transgender people need to be treated with dignity and respect at work. But our rights should not be allowed to…
The conservative case for reparations?
Clubhouse may be dead, but Cockburn hears from his niece that Twitter Spaces is the hot news tool for social…
Democrats flunk basic history
Many of our political leaders are historically illiterate. This is especially concerning given that some of these politicians have been…
How Camilla came in from the cold
Queen Camilla. Once a far-fetched prospect, now a reality – when the day comes – thanks to this extraordinary intervention…
Boris announces a new look No. 10 team
Boris Johnson has this evening unveiled the second stage of his Downing Street shake-up. After the Prime Minister rushed forward…
GoFundMe betrays the Canadian truckers
Under pressure from the Canadian government, GoFundMe has decided to withhold $9 million of the funds raised by the truckers’ Freedom Convoy ($1…
Putin and Xi’s Potemkin alliance
Vladimir Putin very rarely travels abroad these days – and Xi Jinping has not met a foreign leader in person…
Could Viktor Orbán be a peacemaker in Ukraine?
For a politician whose calling card is the struggle for Hungarian national sovereignty, Viktor Orbán and Vladimir Putin’s press conference…
How the media helped drive the Ukraine crisis
Western warnings of an ‘imminent’ Russian invasion of Ukraine have grown more insistent in recent weeks with different voices, from…
Are Tory MPs too 'frit' to bin Boris?
Boris Johnson is in the midst of the bleakest period of his premiership, but he can at least nibble on a…
Nancy takes a knee for Beijing at the Winter Olympics
Nancy Pelosi, stock-trader extraordinaire, doubles as an adviser to America’s Olympic athletes. And her wise, nuanced advice to them is…
Pelosi to Winter Olympians: shut up and dribble
Apologies to woke athletes — Nancy Pelosi doesn’t want you to “use your platform” in Beijing. On Thursday, the House…
The banality of Prince Harry
When Prince Harry was unveiled as ‘chief impact officer’ at a tech start-up in California, many people were baffled. What…
Who would join Boris's No. 10?
Munira Mirza’s resignation over Boris Johnson’s refusal to withdraw his Savile barb at Keir Starmer led to Downing Street bringing…
Boris’s staffing dilemma
How much trouble is Boris Johnson now in? The Prime Minister suffered one of his most tumultuous days in office…
The great Tory Red Wall betrayal
Boris Johnson may well have to go. His own proximity to a party in his private flat in Downing Street…
