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Kemi Badenoch should stop being woke

19 October 2024 5:45 pm

The Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch has long argued against the Labour party and the left’s ‘divisive agenda of identity…

Is it time for feminists to turn to the Tories?

19 October 2024 5:00 pm

Should feminists like me hold their nose and team up with the Tories? It’s a dilemma many of those concerned…

Why should Putin negotiate?

19 October 2024 4:30 pm

In just a few months we will mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The war has resulted…

The unspectacular joy of quiz shows

19 October 2024 4:00 pm

Quiz shows on TV – the kind you can join in with at home by shouting the answer at the…

How Elon Musk changed the world

19 October 2024 7:11 am

Technological revolutions can only change the world when the new technology becomes cheap enough for it to be widely applied.…

Is North Korea joining the war in Ukraine?

19 October 2024 4:39 am

In Russia’s far east, North Korean soldiers are reportedly being trained to fight in the war against Ukraine. Kyrylo Budanov,…

London academic pines for Hamas leader

19 October 2024 4:07 am

Well, well, well. On Thursday it emerged that Israeli forces had killed Hamas’s leader Yahya Sinwar in a ‘chance’ hit,…

Israel must finish Hamas off

19 October 2024 12:57 am

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a clash with Israeli troops could help transform Israel’s war efforts against…

How far will Lammy go to rebuild ties with China?

19 October 2024 12:06 am

David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary, is touching down in Beijing for a two-day visit. The visit is the second by…

Farage attacks Labour activists canvassing for Kamala

18 October 2024 11:58 pm

Another day, another drama. Nigel Farage has lashed out at the Labour lot today after it transpired that a number…

Murray Foote’s departure is yet another blow to the SNP

18 October 2024 11:52 pm

The SNP just can’t catch a break. The party is still reeling from a catastrophic general election result, a backlash…

How Yahya Sinwar rose and fell

18 October 2024 11:47 pm

The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is a key milestone for Israel in its ongoing, grinding effort to destroy…

Labour’s attitude to China looks just as confused as the Tories’

18 October 2024 11:46 pm

David Lammy is in China on a mission to reset relations with Beijing. But the Foreign Secretary has also pledged…

Brits seem curiously untroubled by Labour’s Budget – at least for now

18 October 2024 11:20 pm

If the public is worried about what lies in store in Rachel Reeves’ first Budget, there are few signs of…

What Robert Jenrick gets wrong about the ECHR

18 October 2024 11:18 pm

Last night, during his first debate with Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick was keen to highlight his flagship policy on exiting the ECHR,…

SNP chief executive resigns

18 October 2024 9:10 pm

The Scottish National party has had a high turnover of leaders lately – and it appears to be facing the…

How Iran will respond to Sinwar’s death

18 October 2024 8:56 pm

The death of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar on Thursday is an incredible achievement for Israel. It is also a blow…

Robert Jenrick must do more

18 October 2024 8:36 pm

When Kemi Badenoch took to the floor during GB News’s TV Q&A on Thursday evening, the atmosphere in the room…

The Iranian diplomat trying to stop Armageddon

18 October 2024 8:24 pm

‘The embassy is being invaded. The ambassador has had to lock himself in his office upstairs, and there are people…

Iran, you have been warned

18 October 2024 6:55 pm

Bombs send messages. Yesterday it was announced that the United States sent B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to hit underground Houthi…

Marine Le Pen has a new, right-wing rival

18 October 2024 6:34 pm

It was only a few months ago that the bogeyman of the Paris elite was Jordan Bardella. Now it’s Bruno…

Who will lead Hamas now?

18 October 2024 5:34 pm

It took more than a year of waging war, but Israel has finally succeeded in killing its top target in…

Benjamin Netanyahu has been vindicated

18 October 2024 5:31 pm

The death of Yahya Sinwar, the top military commander of Hamas, is an important and symbolic moment in Israel’s ongoing…

The horror – and glory – of Sandbanks

18 October 2024 4:34 pm

In the showy harbourside enclave of Sandbanks, in Dorset, properties regularly go for upward of £7 million; one bungalow there…

Robert Jenrick can change the Tories’ fortunes

18 October 2024 4:00 pm

If you speak to anybody unfortunate enough to have spent time canvassing for the Conservatives during the general election, they…