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Russian spies are intent on wreaking havoc in Germany
If ever the West needed confirmation that we have become firmly entrenched in a new Cold War with Russia, this…
Trump’s Chicago interview was magnificently weird
Kamala Harris has been criticising Donald Trump for ducking interviews. Today, however, she avoided a sit-down with the Economic Club…
Sir Keir faces scrutiny over Taylor Swift policing fiasco
Dear oh dear. The Home Secretary, the London mayor and even Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff have all…
Should the UK copy Europe on standardised chargers?
You probably know the frustration: you are sitting there trying to stuff a charging cable into your phone before realising…
Working people will pay for Reeves’s NI hike
Who would pay for Rachel Reeves’s increase in employers’ National Insurance contributions? Well yes, in the first instance it is…
Tesla is in trouble if Kamala Harris wins
In the third century BC the city of Rhodes, in celebration of the defeat of Demetrius I of Macedonia, built…
Alex Ferguson was brilliant, but did he deserve £2m a year?
Manchester United have axed Sir Alex Ferguson’s contract as an ‘ambassador’ for the club, and it is not clear whether…
The New York Times guide to ignoring Kamala’s plagiarism
Conservative activist Christopher Rufo found five instances of plagiarism in Kamala Harris’s book Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor’s Plan…
Science can’t afford barring Russians
Something extraordinary has happened. It wasn’t just the docking of a SpaceX capsule at the International Space Station, some 250…
Thomas Tuchel would be a divisive choice for England manager
Thomas Tuchel, the former Chelsea and Bayern Munich manager, has emerged as the favourite to succeed Gareth Southgate as England…
Watch: Farage blasts Labour over Elon Musk snub
Sir Keir Starmer’s investment summit may have concluded, but the row over its invite list certainly has not. Now Nigel…
Britain doesn’t know how to remember the Holocaust
On 27 January next year, the world will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. ‘The commemoration will…
Can Reeves get away with a national insurance hike?
The Budget is not due for a fortnight, yet with every day that passes its contents seem to become clearer.…
Could Ozempic actually boost Britain’s labour market?
Is Ozempic the miracle fix for Britain’s labour market woes? This morning Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced a £280…
Why Sweden is cracking down on cousin marriages
In Sweden, marrying your first cousin has long been legal, though as in the UK it is widely frowned upon.…
Is Kemi Badenoch right about autistic people being advantaged?
Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch has been criticised for endorsing ‘Conservatism in crisis’, a pamphlet put out by her campaign…
Iran has the most to lose if it closes the Strait of Hormuz
Following the mass ballistic missile attack on Israel at the beginning of the month, speculation is rife once again that…
Sue Gray under fire over Taylor Swift security fiasco
Despite all the free concert tickets the Labour lot received to her gigs, Taylor Swift seems to be causing Sir…
Is class rather than race a bigger barrier to success in Britain?
Is Britain racist? At times, you’d be forgiven for thinking so. In recent years, our country has experienced considerable turbulence…
The Novichok inquiry raises some big questions for MI5
The inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess as an innocent victim of the attempt to murder Russian double-agent Sergei…
Guardian apologises for controversial 7 October review
Back to the Grauniad, the bastion of journalistic integrity. Last week Mr S spotted that the newspaper had first uploaded…
Macron is in office, but is he in power?
Emmanuel Macron is said to be appalled by his new right-wing government. A confidant of the French president conveyed to…
India’s ‘murder’ spat with Canada has come at the worst time
The alleged involvement of agents of a foreign government in the murder of a citizen is a crime that violates…
Australia’s republicans are embarrassing themselves over King Charles’s visit
Australia, where King Charles will return to on Friday, is where the monarch became a man. In 1966, Charles had…
Tim Davie and the death of BBC ‘talent’
Has anyone ever come up with a better put-down for Nick Robinson? It is even better that it came from…
