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Labour’s poll lead ends after 934 days
Happy 100 days of Labour being in power! To mark this auspicious occasion, the British electorate have decided to give…
The complex legacy of Alex Salmond
In reflecting on the life of Alex Salmond, I should begin by paraphrasing his successor as First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon.…
Where does Lebanon go from here?
Israel’s overt ground intervention into Lebanon is now entering its third week. So far, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have…
We will never see the likes of Alex Salmond again
Of all the thousands of tributes paid to Alex Salmond since his untimely and premature death the one that best…
Only Ed Miliband would want to live next to an electricity pylon
Some find happiness through love, some through religion, others through their work or hobbies. But Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has…
Has Britain really entered its ‘first atheist age’?
Some sociology academics have, after a three-year research project called ‘Exploring Atheism’, unveiled a startling discovery: there are a lot…
The Tory leadership contest is Badenoch’s to lose
And then there were two. Either Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will be the next Conservative leader. This is a…
Why India’s super-rich are snapping up Rolexes
Here’s a question: what do crazy rich Indians want more than anything? The answer appears to be luxury watches, and…
Salmond’s critics can’t ignore his lasting legacy
When he lost his Gordon seat in the 2017 general election, Alex Salmond told his count and those watching –…
Hunters laugh off the Harris-Walz campaign effort to win their vote
Avid outdoorsmen are slamming a new political coalition formed by the Harris-Walz campaign aimed at winning their vote in the…
Alex Salmond was an unstoppable force of nature
It is hard to believe that I will no longer wake up on Monday mornings to the sound of Alex…
Starmer’s first 100 days: the commentariat turns
Oh dear. Keir Starmer today marks his first 100 days in 10 Downing Street, but he has little cause for…
Labour will regret its war with P and O
Labour’s Employment Rights Bill promises workers flexible working, is supposed to protect them from unfair dismissal from day one of…
Germany and the fuss over the ‘idiot’s apostrophe’
‘Now it’s official,’ the German press lamented, ‘the idiot’s apostrophe is correct.’ The Council for German Orthography, the body that…
Keir Starmer’s fortunes are about to change
Those of us who voted Labour with pleasure on 4 July could never have imagined the new government’s first 100…
Canada’s DEI doctors
Canada, like other countries, has had a long-standing problem with doctor shortages. Rural and northern communities struggle to find doctors…
How Marseille became France’s Narcoville
France’s Interior Minister is the tough-talking Bruno Retailleau. In his inaugural declaration a fortnight ago, he hammered out his three…
Starmer needs to get serious about China
In the coming days, Foreign Secretary David Lammy will visit China and Chancellor Rachel Reeves is eyeing up a visit…
Why am I popular on TikTok?
The American essayist Fredric Jameson died recently. One of his most famous quips (sometimes wrongly attributed to me) holds today…
The trouble with protest mask chic
We in Britain have become used to the hallmarks of anti-Israeli protests. There are the slogans decrying ‘genocide’. There are…
Campus protesters for Palestine no longer deserve the benefit of the doubt
On Monday afternoon as I sat in class at NYU studying the antisemitic policies of the Third Reich, the “Flood…
Tesla’s Cybercab promises a better future — for Elon Musk
Each year, more than 40,000 people die in car accidents — and most of them are caused by user error.…
Starmer investment summit thrown into disarray
This weekend, Sir Keir Starmer marks his first 100 days in 10 Downing Street – with the hope of better…
Transport Secretary caught in £1bn ferries row
Back to Labourland, where there’s more trouble afoot. It emerged today that some rather careless comments made by a Cabinet…
Labour’s worker’s rights bill is more of a slow burner
Labour’s long-promised Employment Rights Bill may not be quite as immediately game-changing as the trade unions hoped or the business…
