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Palestinians blew their best chance for peace
Every time the Palestinians rebuff a peace proposal, commentators reach for an observation by the Israeli diplomat Abba Eban: ‘The…
Russia is the big winner in Germany’s election
The real winners of Germany’s election are sitting in Moscow. Despite Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU) technically claiming victory with…
Gary Lineker defends Gaza documentary pulled by the BBC
It’s a day ending in a ‘y’ which can only mean one thing – noted geopolitics expert Gary Lineker inflicting his…
How to fix Germany’s broken army
On 27 February 2022, three days after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz…
Britain’s air defences have been neglected for too long
Keir Starmer has now been shamed into increasing the defence budget to 2.5 percent by 2027, a welcome move but…
How to fight back against the nanny state
Have you ever noticed that there is no pressure group for people who want the government to leave them alone?…
Ukraine wants its nuclear weapons back
Kyiv Had America and the Soviet Union ever fought the battle of Armageddon, it would have started from beneath a…
Why Macron is offering France’s nukes to Europe
President Emmanuel Macron has raised the nuclear card. He has offered to provide nuclear cover for Europe as fears intensify…
Labour deserve credit for its Grenfell response
Angela Rayner’s lunchtime announcement to the House of Commons, giving details of the government’s response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s…
We saw the real Keir Starmer at PMQs – and it was ugly
Strange atmosphere at PMQs. Our MPs seemed to believe that the Commons debate was a vital briefing session for Sir…
From the archives: Rupert Lowe’s first fight for freedom
These days, it’s rare to find an MP who is consistent in his politics. So Mr S was delighted to…
There is reason behind Trump’s AI Gaza video
Donald Trump really knows how to wind up his political opponents. That has to be the only rational explanation behind…
Britain must learn from the Netherlands’s mistakes on assisted dying
As a former member of a euthanasia review board in the Netherlands, I have closely followed the debate surrounding Kim…
How will the Chagos deal be funded?
To the Commons, where Prime Minister’s Questions has this afternoon taken place. Sir Keir Starmer was asked a ranged of…
The BBC’s Gaza farce takes another sinister turn
So the moral rot at the BBC appears to run even deeper than we thought. The storm over its Gaza…
Trump won’t find a minerals bonanza in Ukraine
US President Donald Trump has announced that Ukraine is ready to sign a deal that gives US investors a share…
Badenoch accuses Starmer of ‘patronising’ her
It is getting rather repetitive writing that Kemi Badenoch had an uncomfortable Prime Minister’s Questions, so how about this: today’s…
Keir Starmer is right to cut foreign aid
It was inevitable that the announced cut to Britain’s international aid budget would cause a stir. The curtailment earlier this…
How independent are Britain’s nukes?
Keir Starmer has sought to get into Donald Trump’s good books by boosting defence expenditure – and doing it in…
Chagos judge also supported slavery reparations
Well, well, well. It turns out that an international judge who ruled against Britain on the Chagos Islands has also,…
Trump reveals glamorous Gaza vision
To Donald Trump. The US president has shared a rather interesting video on his Truth Social platform, depicting an AI-generated…
What does Trump’s minerals deal mean for Ukraine?
Has Donald Trump’s heavy-handed negotiation style scored a win, or have the Ukrainians managed to wrench a victory of sorts…
Will Trump’s ‘golden visas’ threaten Rachel Reeves’s tax plans?
Fed up with Rachel Reeves’s tax rises, with the calls for wealth and mansion taxes, and the loss of non-dom…
Ukrainians are keeping calm and carrying on in defiance of Trump
In 2023, I had coffee with the celebrated Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov, on Yaroslaviv Val Street in the ancient heart…
How North Korea will use its $1.5 billion of stolen crypto
For a country that is notorious for its lack of connection to the outside world, North Korea is one of…
