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Inflation is the real lockdown scandal
No. 10 was an endless series of parties. The Chancellor was more interested in socializing than sorting out the economy. And…
Tory MPs have a point about not removing Boris now
According to the Metropolitan police, Boris Johnson broke his own lockdown rules during the Covid crisis and, according to almost…
Putin is devouring his children
Like the Greek titan Cronos devouring his own children, Vladimir Putin seems determined to turn against those he was once…
Zelensky has snubbed Germany’s President
When Volodymyr Zelensky told the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier yesterday that he did not want to see him in Kyiv,…
Boris’s real failure wasn’t breaking lockdown
Boris Johnson made a big error, alright. But it wasn’t walking into a room where his wife had prepared him…
The French elite are playing into Le Pen’s hands
The cry of ‘aux barricades’ is reverberating around France as the country’s political elite rush to form a Republican Front.…
Russia's failure to communicate
‘So you’ve got one, right, Chris?’ Lev Lvovich leaned in closer, and his beery breath was warm and damp on…
The battle for zero-Covid is being fought in Shanghai
Confusion infected Shanghai on Tuesday, as the authorities dithered over a promised easing of severe lockdown rules and Covid-19 continued…
Even if he wins Macron could be facing disaster
Unaccustomed as political scientists are to florid language, they have nevertheless come up with the ‘theory of the dyke’, to…
Biden cracks down even on green energy
We know that government’s knack for finding something wrong with everything rivals even the most stereotypical mother-in-law. But the relentless…
Boris's crazy defence
‘I was very busy. The party was crap. I’m sorry you’re angry. Now leave me alone.’ That was the gist…
Rishi Sunak breaks his silence
After Boris Johnson issued an apology (along with a pool clip) over the fixed penalty notice he received for attending a…
Boris thinks he can ride this scandal out
Boris Johnson has now apologised for receiving a fixed penalty notice for attending a lockdown-busting party. In a clearly very…
Partygate is shameful – but Boris shouldn’t resign
I feel torn on partygate. Like most other people, I have flashes of rage over the vision of government ministers…
Six times Boris and Rishi denied breaking the law
Well, that’s that then. This afternoon the Metropolitan Police fined the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of Exchequer for breaking…
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak fined over partygate
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are both to receive fixed penalty notices for attending lockdown parties, it has just emerged.…
What next for Imran Khan, Pakistan's ousted leader?
On Sunday, Imran Khan became the first prime minister in Pakistan’s history to be ousted by a no-confidence vote. Followers…
Is Putin using chemical weapons in Ukraine?
In 1942, as Hitler’s forces swept through the Soviet Union, the Red Army went underground. Outside the city of Kerch…
Why are councils blocking homes for Ukrainian refugees?
Over the course of three days in September 1939, 1.5 million evacuees were sent to rural locations across Britain considered…
Will Hunter Biden finally bring down his father?
It was meant to be a kumbaya moment for the Democrats. Barack Obama, the still revered 44th President, would make…
It's time to clamp down on militant protesters
The right to protest against the policies of the government of the day, the system in general or even just…
Fighting the culture war will make us poorer
Record-high inflation and soaring gas prices are boons for the Republican Party. Nothing sours the electorate on the party in…
Trump endorses his clone, MAGAland freaks out
Cockburn started his day yesterday afternoon scratching his head, and the confusion wasn’t due to a hangover (this time). “Trumpworld…
Why is Durham trying to ‘decolonise’ maths?
Is maths racist? That’s the question apparently troubling the department of mathematical sciences at Durham University at the moment. As…
Could we be heading for a second Covid recession?
The political story for the moment is the cost of living crisis. But by the end of the year could…
