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How the Republican party survives Trump
Since I had written speeches for Trump and his family in 2016, I was asked to provide an inauguration address…
A Trump comeback? Don't bet on it
He did it. Donald Trump made it through four years, not an accomplishment many of his detractors thought he would…
Welcome to the Harris presidency!
Congratulations, President Harris (pronouns: she/her)! At last, the United States of Mutual Loathing will lead the world by having a…
Good luck to Joe Biden. He'll need it
It’s official: the inauguration is over, the speeches have been given, and political power in the United States has been…
America last: Biden’s first day in office
After months of speculation, we finally know what a Joe Biden presidency will look like. The newly inaugurated 46th President…
When will Britain take a stand against Pakistan?
Well, now that we’re all fired up about Britain’s moral role in the world courtesy of Theresa May, who is…
James Corden and the problem with post-Trump comedy
With admirable and determined positivity, James Corden and the Late, Late Show released a Les Mis-themed video last night, bidding…
Tavistock gender clinic whistleblowers have been vindicated
The Care Quality Commission has released its reports on the gender identity services offered by the Tavistock and Portman NHS…
Joe Biden’s plan to keep the Democrats in power
Today the Trump administration ends. The first time a President has failed to win re-election since 1992. The first time…
Will Navalny's gamble backfire?
For years, Alexei Navalny had been – barely – tolerated by a Kremlin that was willing to permit very limited…
Ed Davey is leading the Lib Dems to extinction
Ed Davey became leader of the Liberal Democrats almost five months ago. Since then, his party has achieved nothing. The…
Trump's exit is an opportunity to ditch the nuclear 'football'
Among the most alarming episodes during Donald J. Trump’s tumultuous final weeks in the White House was an announcement by…
Of course Boris Johnson should take an afternoon nap
Does Boris Johnson take an afternoon nap? Yes, according to a Downing Street insider who told the Times today that…
The truth about the new BBC chairman? He won't make much difference
The ‘pre-appointment hearings’ system overseen by parliament’s select committees doesn’t exactly set the heart racing; a pale imitation of the…
The difficult vaccine debate we've shied away from
The Prime Minister only has himself to blame for the public outcry over 70-year-olds being vaccinated when there are still…
What will Joe Biden do about North Korea?
Kim Jong-un marked the new year by treating North Koreans to several days of lengthy speeches followed by a display…
Britain's prisons are a breeding ground for Islamist terror
Was Reading terrorist Khairi Saadallah radicalised behind bars? What we do know is that locking Saadallah in HMP Bullingdon to develop…
Madam Vice President: who's who in the Harris clan
Nearly three months since the US election, Kamala Harris will soon make history as the first woman to be sworn…
Why attempts to cut red tape almost always fail
Rishi Sunak has been appointed to chair a new committee that will be tasked with cutting red tape, particularly anything…
Statue wars: what should we do with controversial monuments?
Secretary of State for Communities Robert Jenrick’s pledge to protect monuments and statues from mob iconoclasm with new laws and…
The toxic side-effect of the Trump Twitter ban
Almost two weeks on from the storming of the US Capitol it’s becoming plainer that the most substantive changes to…
Alexei Navalny: a profile in courage
Vladimir Putin likes his opponents in exile: it makes them easier to portray as defectors who have turned their back…
Who is Merkel's successor, Armin Laschet?
Armin Laschet is the new chairman of Germany’s Christian Democrats – the party that was led by Angela Merkel for…
The case for liberal pessimism
Liberalism hasn’t had its sorrows to seek of late but its misfortunes show no sign of abating. The confluence of…
Al Qaeda and Iran’s dangerous partnership
What does the world’s foremost Shia power and the most notorious Sunni terror group have in common? Given that the…
