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Chris Kaba and the danger of inquests
The firearms officer Martyn Blake was cleared of murdering Chris Kaba this week. Kaba was a serious wrong ‘un: a…
MoJ protestors blast ‘ridiculous’ Labour prison scheme
To Westminster, where outside the Ministry of Justice more than 300 protestors have held a silent vigil this afternoon. Activists…
Sustainable splendor: skiing the Italian Alps
“Wow.” My younger brother stopped still on the runway as we disembarked our plane at Innsbruck. In every direction, snow-capped…
Populism will win the 2024 election
The election is less than two weeks away and early voting has begun, but we already know the winner. It’s…
Tory councillor defects to Reform after Farage plea
Well, well, well. Less than 24 hours after Reform UK leader Nigel Farage wrote to Conservative councillors in a bid…
Why the call for slavery reparations is a scam
It would be a shame if Britain were forced to leave the Commonwealth, given the great work it has done…
Why is this New Zealand airport clamping down on hugs?
‘Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world,’ Hugh Grant famously offered in the heartwarming opening scene of Love,…
Wes Streeting is right – palliative care isn’t good enough
Wes Streeting informed backbenchers this week that he is voting against the assisted dying Bill on 29 November, saying that…
Austria’s far right is shut out of power, again
Austria’s mainstream politicians are combining to ensure that the winners of last month’s general elections, the far right Freedom party…
Farage: ‘Ludicrous’ for Labour to damage Trump relationship
Sir Keir Starmer’s lot have hardly had an easy start in government, what with the cronyism rows, freebie fiasco and…
Farage’s next move: wooing Tory defectors
Which party should be the most worried about next year’s local elections in May? Despite winning a large majority this…
Giorgia Meloni is going to war with Italy’s judges
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has declared war on Italy’s judges who are trying to kybosh at birth her much…
Taxing the gambling industry just won’t work
Ahead of the Budget on 30 October, Rachel Reeves is being bombarded by lobbyists urging her to loot their enemies.…
Leyte Gulf is the greatest naval battle you’ve never heard of
When you think of great naval engagements, the Battle of Leyte Gulf does not immediately spring to mind, despite it…
Angela Rayner’s drama-queen habit at PMQs
‘The battle of the gingers.’ That’s how Angela Rayner described her tussle with Oliver Dowden at deputy prime minister’s questions…
Diana biographer: Meghan has ‘worst judgement in world’
They say all publicity is good publicity – unless you’re Meghan and Harry, that is. Despite their valiant efforts (including…
The Magic 8 Ball election
I was raised Republican the way other kids are raised Catholic or Protestant. My mother is a Rush Limbaugh-loving Southerner…
David Lammy can’t afford to let down South Korea
Labour’s first 100 days in power have been nothing short of a disaster. Whether the beneath contemptible decision to shelve…
Dowden and Rayner do battle for the last time
Angela Rayner and Oliver Dowden shared a tender moment today at Deputy Prime Minister’s Questions as they bade farewell to…
Israel won’t be distracted by ceasefire talks
Two senior US officials are in the Middle East this week, with the joint mission of negotiating an end to…
Lord Alli found in breach of parliamentary rules
Lord Alli never manages to stay out of the spotlight for long. Now the millionaire Labour donor has been found…
Northern Ireland Civil Service’s bizarre language guide
What isn’t deemed offensive these days? The latest version of Northern Ireland’s civil service ‘inclusive language guide’ has been published…
French farmers are on the verge of revolting again
A French MP was apprehended by police in Paris last week as he bought 1.35 grams of the designer drug ‘3-MMC’ from…
Has Robert Jenrick run out of momentum?
There are just ten days to go until the end of the great Tory leadership race. It has been a…
Keir Starmer’s Trump problem is getting worse
Keir Starmer thought he was going to have to spend the flight to Samoa for the Commonwealth summit talking about…
