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Revealed: the BBC guide for covering climate change
Climate change is once again dominating the news agenda. A report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that even if…
Scoop: young libertarians are still really cringe!
Kissimmee, Florida On Thursday morning as I boarded my plane at Reagan National Airport to fly to Orlando, I managed…
Has David Cameron any shame?
$10million, or £7million. That’s what David Cameron is now reported to have made from Greensill Capital, the company he helped…
Sinn Fein's troubling veneration of terrorists
Sinn Fein is not a normal party. It sometimes feels impolite to point it out in the era of the…
What will the next reshuffle look like?
Following reports over the weekend that Boris Johnson has threatened to demote Rishi Sunak to health secretary, Downing Street has today…
Why Russia’s Olympic punishment backfired
The Tokyo Olympics are over and fifth place in the medals table went to the ‘ROC’, the Russian Olympic Committee.…
Should California Republicans unite behind Larry Elder in the recall election?
California Republicans are not falling in line behind a single candidate in the recall against Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The…
Was the Tokyo Olympics a success?
Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s Prime Minister, is a hard man to read. He has a sum total of one facial expression…
Will Covid turn into the common cold?
Many experts and modellers thought that the 19 July reopening would be a disaster. So far, that has not been…
Belarusians in exile aren't safe from the iron grip of Lukashenko
This week has laid bare the terrifying situation faced by Belarusians in their home country and abroad. From Tokyo’s Olympic…
Cult of Mao: Will the Olympics punish China?
As one of the embassy drivers I met in Beijing saw it, ferrying diplomats to meetings was secondary to his responsibility…
Should Henry Morton Stanley's statue be pulled down?
Should Stanley fall? Debate is raging over whether a statue of the Victorian explorer Henry Morton Stanley, which was erected…
Biden’s eviction comments create a constitutional pickle
At first, the White House insisted it did not have legal authority to extend a national eviction moratorium. After all,…
Talk tough and do nothing: The abject failure of Patel's migrant strategy
It is somehow fitting that during an Olympic Games a department of Her Majesty’s government is busy smashing records. In…
Do we really need lectures from Unesco on our heritage?
You could describe the UK planning system as a giant whispering gallery where landowners, pressure groups and developers all seek to bend…
The China challenge has no precedent
The US has never been more worried by the rise of China than it is today. In my Times column…
Britney is Catholic — but you shouldn’t be shocked
Pop sensation and slave-4-her-father Britney Spears sent papists into a frenzy on Thursday night by mentioning her Catholic faith to…
Boris's miners joke reveals his contempt for the working class
In March this year, 35 years to the month since the end of the miners’ strike, environmentalists were caught dressing…
Hillary’s coven wants you to like Kamala Harris
Americans are not fans of Vice President Kamala Harris, but Democratic strategists are convinced it’s just a messaging problem. If…
No, Boris didn't 'snub' Sturgeon
One of the reasons the SNP has dominated Scottish politics for so long is that it is extremely adept at…
Can Iran's 'butcher' president make peace with the Saudis?
It’s official: after eight years of a relatively pragmatic administration, Iran is now under new management. Ebrahim Raisi, a disciple…
Are you now or have you ever been a Trump supporter?
Are you now or have you ever been a supporter of Donald Trump? I am wondering when we are going…
The Democrats' left and the price of progressivism
In victory or defeat, the progressives are consistently hurting the Democratic party. Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri, who lay on…
The futility of Meghan's mentoring scheme
What, do you reckon you’d get from Princess Eugenie in 40 minutes, always supposing you were a woman trying to…
Guy Verhofstadt claims Olympic gold for the EU
Who is on top of the gold medal table at the Tokyo Olympics? China? The United States? According to former European…
