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Tony Blair was a victim of his own success
Napoleon is said to have placed a high value on lucky generals, though no one has succeeded in identifying the…
Why terror groups are targeting Chinese nationals in Pakistan
A female suicide bomber killed three Chinese teachers and a local driver at Karachi University in Pakistan this week. The…
Xi has made his choice: he is sticking with Vladimir Putin
Xi Jinping has made his choice. He is sticking with his ‘best friend’ Vladimir Putin, and no end of Russian…
Why are midwives being told that biological men can give birth?
Edinburgh Napier University claims to be one of the largest providers of nursing and midwifery education in Scotland. It now…
Is this the last gasp of the Covid state?
In the week ending 15 April, there were 644 deaths registered in England and Wales involving Covid-19 as the underlying…
The truth about Biden’s new disinformation tsar
The Biden team is following in Barack Obama’s footsteps by launching a Disinformation Governance Board. And the current administration is…
Why is Canada euthanising the poor?
There is an endlessly repeated witticism by the poet Anatole France that, ‘the law, in its majestic equality, forbids the…
Why the Vikings are winning the culture war
The young woman’s screams were drowned out by the sound of drums. No older than her teens, she had been…
Pestminster's return spells trouble for Boris
Some male MPs behave ‘like animals’. In the wake of the recent spate of bad behaviour among our lords and masters, Attorney…
The hole at the heart of Boris Johnson's premiership
No. 10 will be waiting nervously at 10pm on Thursday. Will the end of voting in the local elections bring…
Britain is accepting of trans people – but sceptical of the ideology
Two things all journalists and all politicians should always remember. Britain is not Twitter. Britain is not America. The nasty…
The electric scooter ban doesn’t make sense
Is there anything we use in everyday life which was not, at some point on its journey to acceptance, denounced…
Miss Brexit? Another bust-up is looming
In the past few months, relations between the UK and the EU have been the best they have been since…
The Biden Bust is here
A wave of government spending would reboot the economy. Fairer taxes would pay for restored infrastructure. Skills would be improved,…
This is how to save the Union
Devolution has failed in Scotland. Nothing that follows will be of use to you if you remain in denial of…
Putin's war is uniting eastern Europe
When president Zelensky spoke to us in the Romanian parliament, it was his first international address after the horrors of…
The EU is trying to bring Hungary to heel
If there was a word in Euro-speak for ‘Move on, nothing to see here,’ the EU would undoubtedly have used…
Why Brussels fears Elon Musk
Thierry Breton, the European Commission for the internal market, lost no time in rattling his sabre at Twitter as soon…
Will Ron DeSantis run against Donald Trump?
Last week, Florida governor Ron DeSantis took two big steps to solidify his popularity with the Republican base, not only…
Why Russian sanctions won't topple Putin
Are sanctions against Russia working? Two months on from the first targeting of Russian banks and oligarchs, Putin’s grip on power…
How Russia is splitting the EU
Russia is turning off the gas to Poland; the country’s state-owned gas supplier has refused to pay Gazprom in roubles.…
Is Putin about to invade Moldova?
‘If you don’t like how the table is set, turn over the table,’ said Frank Underwood, the Machiavellian character played…
Striking a deal with Putin might be the least bad option
As horror mounts over Russia’s war crimes, the clamour for Vladimir Putin to be held to account is growing. Joe…
How North Korea's crypto hackers are funding Kim's missile habit
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed last night to ramp up his country’s nuclear arsenal. Such weapons don’t come cheap,…
Is Slovakia a mafia state?
As soul searching in Britain continues over Boris Johnson’s alleged proximity to a slice of cake, a different sort of…
