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The powerlessness of Priti Patel
It is hard not to feel sorry for Priti Patel. She would surely have been a Tory conference darling at the…
How the Tories can 'level up' without annoying Nimbys
Have the Conservatives lost their nerve on planning reform? Not quite, but a couple of small interventions at the Conservative…
The contradictory Tory home working jibes
Why have ministers become so obsessed with where people are doing their work? The war on working from home has…
Dave Eggers cancels Amazon
Selling books through Amazon is now part and parcel of a working author’s life. It would be a brave writer…
Why the fringes are taking centre stage at Tory conference
Tory conference is so stage-managed these days that the main hall has long felt like a bit of a sideshow…
Why Boris is losing his fight against Sturgeon
Gavin Barwell has made a good point, albeit inadvertently. Theresa May’s former chief of staff has a book out, imaginatively…
Joe Biden and Terry McAuliffe’s ‘conservative’ friends
Former Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe, in the recent Virginia gubernatorial debate against Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin, touted an odd endorsement:…
WhatsApp collapse throws Tory plots into chaos
The world’s oldest democratic party has had a few problems with technology in recent years. Famously it was the 2018…
Kyrsten Sinema’s harassers shouldn’t get a pass from Biden
Ever wonder why President Biden doesn’t take questions very often? Or more accurately, why his staff doesn’t allow him to…
Is Russia ready for a Romanov restoration?
Hail the tsar! Georgy Romanov, great-grandson of Grand Duke Kirill, cousin to Nicholas II, the ill-fated final Emperor of Russia,…
Xi threatens Taiwan because he's weak
Over the weekend, China sent waves of warplanes racing towards Taiwan in numbers not seen before, forcing the democratic self-ruled…
Red Wall Tories hit out at cost of net zero
One of the government’s flagship priorities this parliament has been its pledge for Britain to reach ‘net zero’ carbon emissions…
Macron's selective defence of free speech
In the early years of his presidency, Emmanuel Macron became known as Monsieur ‘En Meme Temps’. The president of France…
Kamala Harris panders to antisemitism
Kamala Harris’s pandering to antisemitism in a photo-op at George Mason University on Wednesday confirms that when it comes to…
Boris's tetchy Marr interview showed the risks he is taking
Boris Johnson’s rather testy interview with Andrew Marr this morning revealed the political gamble that he is taking. Johnson is calculating…
Shortages may last until Christmas, Boris admits
The Conservative party conference is just beginning in Manchester and, as is tradition, the Prime Minister sat down with Andrew…
Blue-collar Toryism comes to Scotland
Like all good fables, Douglas Ross’s speech at Tory conference had a beginning, middle and end. Act One detailed the…
Czexit could be closer than we think
Is Czexit closer than we think? Ahead of the Czech general elections in October, the rise of an anti-EU party…
Getting down to levelling up
It is often assumed that Britain’s Conservatives are on the same journey as the US Republicans, shifting their voter base…
The rise and rise of hate hoaxing
Last week, some racist graffiti was found at Parkway North and Parkway Central schools in the Midwest American state of…
Will Starmer move against the Socialist Campaign Group?
The Conservative party conference begins tomorrow in Manchester. Coming at a time of fuel shortages, tax rises and post-Covid drift,…
The next real estate crisis could come from China
Debt is as much a part of the real estate business as bricks and mortar. And as the great New…
Who’s afraid of the Florever Purge?
October is upon us, which means it’s horror movie season. And a new release promises ‘a dark dystopian story’ that depicts ‘terrifyingly evil’ behavior.…
Democrat powerbroker's faith in the experts
Terry McAuliffe, Virginia’s former governor and Democratic power broker, is seeking to return to his old job in 2021. Polls…
Boris Johnson and the Tory identity crisis
The Tory conference in Manchester will be a relatively muted affair. In part, this is because — as I say…
