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Will Nicola Sturgeon’s mask restrictions have any effect?
As England axes the last of its Covid regulations, Nicola Sturgeon is extending Scotland’s – saying that mask wearing in…
Will Westminster ever fix the Northern Ireland protocol?
Last night’s spat between the Foreign Office and the Treasury was hardly reassuring for Unionists. If you missed it, a…
China’s zero Covid strategy is a threat to the global economy
Aside from deterring a few tourists, and people filming fantasy epics, closing down New Zealand during the Covid pandemic didn’t…
Is Putin nuts?
As Russian forces level Ukrainian cities with artillery, missiles and airstrikes, there’s a concerted effort to get inside the mind…
Turkish drones are transforming the war in Ukraine
Istanbul, Turkey A cheer rings out in a secret command centre. On the screen, another Russian missile launcher has vanished…
Can Britain afford to spend more on defence?
With rumours swirling that the Ministry of Defence will see its budget boosted in next week’s spring statement it’s hard…
Could France's 'forgotten' voters hand Le Pen victory?
A short war in Ukraine would not suit Emmanuel Macron. The longer it lasts the longer the president of France…
Is this Putin's 'Suez moment'?
Suez is long remembered as a critical moment in Britain’s imperial decline. Might future historians say something similar about Russia’s…
Ukraine's language is a vital weapon in our fight against Russia
Vladimir Putin believes that Ukraine is essentially a Potemkin country. We are, he claims, a nation ‘entirely created by Russia’.…
Searching for a conservative Obama
A few months ago, I saw an intelligent and fairly prominent conservative writer lionizing Marjorie Taylor Greene on Twitter. My…
Macron, the reverse Zelensky
Which Western leader has been the most shameless when it comes to Ukraine? America’s Vice President ‘Calamity’ Kamala Harris is another…
What happens if Russia defaults?
Well down the list of things to worry about as the ghastly Ukrainian tragedy unfolds is the high probability that the…
Stop enabling the crisis junkies
Did you make good use of the neatly palindromic 2/22/22? To refresh your memory, it was a day that turned…
Care about the trans debate? Ask yourself this question
J.K. Rowling is talking about sex and gender again, which means a lot of people are getting angry. It’s striking…
Should we prepare for an oil price crash?
I almost felt a sense of perverse celebration as the meter clocked round to £100 – the first time I…
Spare a thought for the Russian squaddie
Britain’s greatest war poet Siegfried Sassoon was well aware of the idiocy of those who cheered the deaths of soldiers. ‘O German…
Will China come to Putin's rescue?
Joe Biden appears to be trying to force China’s hand over Ukraine. This follows days during which Beijing has tied…
Russian cities are returning to their Cold War state
In Russia, the lights are going out one by one. Everything one expects from an up-to-date country – cashpoints that…
Britain's shameful response to the Ukraine crisis
Perhaps you’re of the opinion that Ukrainian refugees aren’t our problem, that the world has always been full of foreigners…
Biden’s science advisor falls to the woke
Last month, President Biden tapped Dr. Eric Lander to be his science advisor and lead a new “war on cancer”…
Russia’s war is a global cancer
One thing I have always found fascinating about Russia is that when they tell us they are going to do…
The uncertain future of the Equality Act
Sir Keir Starmer’s interpretation of the Equality Act has caused something of a stir. The Labour leader cited the Brown-era…
Iran and Russia are probing Biden’s weaknesses
The world seems to have got a lot more dangerous since Joe Biden took office last January. It wasn’t long…
Keir Starmer’s gender identity muddle
If you needed any sign that the Labour party is still deeply confused about gender identity and sex, look no…
The West needs to prepare for guerrilla war in Ukraine
Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov warned this week that convoys of weapons being sent to Ukraine would be considered…
