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America is back — and still bombing Syria
Presidents come, presidents go — but they all end up launching military airstrikes on the Middle East. Last night Joe…
Denying Shamima Begum a return to Britain could backfire
Today’s decision by the Supreme Court to prevent Shamima Begum from returning to the UK and mounting a legal challenge…
Why do old people have fewer antibodies after the vaccine?
The UK policy of delaying second doses of the Pfizer vaccine has been criticised by some as risky, with Pfizer…
The EU is stepping up its raid on the city of London
It is not usual for the Governor of the Bank of England to ask permission to make a statement about…
Inside the American Moment launch party
What will the conservative movement look like post-Trump? Establishment Republicans seem eager to shake former President Donald Trump’s influence on…
Is Black Lives Matter a voice for black Brits?
Does Black Lives Matter speak for black Brits? The organisation’s objectives are certainly radical: it has professed public support for direct…
Biden’s vaccine drive is too slow
I’m hooked on vaccine data. Barely an hour at my desk goes by without hitting refresh on a website telling…
Are lie detector tests for terrorists really a good idea?
You might have assumed that the polygraph (or ‘lie detector’ as it is commonly known) was something used only for…
Ian Blackford and the hounding of Charles Kennedy
BBC Alba, Scotland’s Gaelic language channel, is not normally required viewing for the political classes. This week, however, Lib Dems…
Face masks in schools: a note on the evidence
Secondary-school children returning to school from 8 March will be required to wear masks in classrooms, at least for several…
Amnesty International has undermined Navalny's fight for freedom
In his fight against Putin, Alexei Navalny needs all the help he can get. The might of the Russian state…
Germany is regretting its criticism of the Oxford Covid jab
Germany’s fridges are filled with Oxford jabs. But there’s a problem: 80 per cent of the 735,000 doses delivered to Germany…
In defence of Keir Starmer
Now that we’ve finally heard Boris Johnson’s ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown, a key question remains: when will we see a…
The problem with renaming London's streets
In Taksim Square, the busy central hub of Istanbul, a large, viril monument stands. In the centre is Mustafa Kemal…
Biden goes back to school with Dr Fauci
We’ve all had to learn more than enough about pathogens in recent months — how contagion spreads, how our immune…
The shameful targeting of black police officers
I’m severely disabled, coffee-coloured, a migrant, a refugee and a woman. I was born to a Muslim family and I chose atheism…
Watch: Boris on the problem with journalists
What’s the phrase? Poacher turned gamekeeper? Boris Johnson was once the arch poacher — a journalist at the Telegraph before taking on the editorship…
We could all pay the price for the EU's foolish vaccine nationalism
I’m a card carrying, Europe-loving, wishy-washy centre-left liberal. It therefore pains me to point this out: the EU in general,…
The remarkable rise of the Czech Pirate party
A new party is riding high in the Czech Republic, with the wind of change in its sails. Polls now…
The SNP's transphobia muddle
For a party so devoted to trans rights, it seems strange that the SNP is less than forthcoming over its…
What 'Britain's wokest headteacher' gets wrong
Ah, a story for our times. And I think you know how it’s going to go. There was this junior…
Spain's anarchists are rioting
Michael Bakunin, the 19th century revolutionary Russian anarchist, identified Spain as the place where his creed was most likely to…
Biden’s twisted immigration policy
Immigration, a top issue before and during the Trump presidency, has become much less of a concern for Americans over…
Boris hints at a 'no jab, no job' policy
The most striking moment of Monday night’s press conference was Chris Whitty’s declaration that it was the ‘professional responsibility’ on…
Kamalamania: prepare for President Harris
Kamala Harris was always going to be a most prominent Vice President. When Joe Biden’s campaign called a midmorning ‘lid’…
