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Boris scraps daily White House-style briefings
Boris Johnson has axed plans for televised White House-style press conferences. The announcement came six months after Allegra Stratton was unveiled…
Why we need a new Act of Union — and what to put in it
For the last century the United Kingdom has regarded itself as a voluntary union of four home nations. Consent, rather…
India’s selective Covid crackdown
India’s Covid crisis is raging out of control. Over the past two months, the country has witnessed a staggering ten-fold increase in infections.…
What Walter Mondale meant
Walter Mondale, who has died aged 93, is destined to be a trivia question: ‘which die-hard liberal did Reagan beat…
Why Sikhs are worried about the Indianapolis mass shooting
Last week, the New York Times mapped the location and number of casualties of mass shootings that have occurred on US…
Has the shine come off Saint Jacinda?
For a short time it seemed as if Jacinda Ardern, the popular premier of New Zealand, could do no wrong…
Now even Richard Dawkins is cancelled by the humanists
For years, the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins enjoyed the acclaim and approval heaped upon him by universities and institutes across the…
The race to riot
Americans now know to expect riots. Minnesota has been dreading more carnage for weeks as the Derek Chauvin trial approaches…
Why a 'Unionist alliance' will never work in Scotland
When a commentator first referred to the ‘Ulsterisation’ of Scottish politics, he was jumped on by people keen to take…
Sinn Fein's hollow 'apology' for Mountbatten's murder
Prince Philip’s death presented Sinn Fein with a particular challenge, given that the IRA murdered his beloved uncle. ‘I am…
Why Boris was so reluctant to cancel his India trip
Just a few hours after Boris Johnson confirmed that his trip to India had been postponed, the country has been placed…
China's belt and road to nowhere
Sinoscepticism is on the rise in Parliament, with China’s controversial ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ increasingly being the subject of attention…
Two spies, an explosion, and the new Czech rift with Russia
‘Putin is a murderer,’ read the signs carried by protestors outside the Russian Embassy in Prague on Sunday. On Saturday…
Why Scotland loves Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon has two houses and they could hardly be more different. Her official residence, Bute House, in the heart…
Why are politicians picking on the football Super League?
The collective gasp of outrage – led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson – at the decision of a few wealthy…
Why Sinn Fein can't really apologise for the IRA's atrocities
What are we to make of Sinn Fein’s latest experiment with the language of regret when it comes to the…
What the withdrawal from Afghanistan says about us
When the Secretary General of Nato announced last week that all alliance troops were to be withdrawn from Afghanistan, it…
British pubs have been pushed to the brink
A long time ago, a seasoned old hack gave me some wise words of advice: never to trust anyone who…
The notorious MTG
As I walk toward Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s office, I notice a large flag and sign opposing one another across the…
Need we fear a third wave after lockdown ends?
When Boris Johnson revealed his roadmap out of lockdown at the end of February he promised a ‘one way road…
What Yoshihide Suga wants from Joe Biden
Age matters in Japan, so when Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (73) sat down for talks with President Biden (78), deference…
The music at the heart of the Duke's funeral
Every detail of today’s funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is likely to be pored over in the days…
Scottish Greens are Sturgeon’s solar-powered sock puppets
When Scottish Green Party co-leader Lorna Slater urges people to vote as if ‘their future depends on it’, she’s not…
A stripped-down tribute to a century of service
It was a stripped-down service, pared back to its essentials by a prince and by a pandemic. Covid-19 shrunk the…
An open letter from Christian leaders concerning vaccine passports
Dear Prime Minister, As Christian leaders across a range of denominations, we continue to pray at this time for your…
