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The time is ripe for a Boris comeback
‘The thing about the greased piglet is that he manages to slip through other people’s hands where mere mortals fail.’…
A warning from history for Keir Starmer
It is nearly a year since one of the Labour party’s worst ever election defeats; and just over six months…
Don't silence the anti-vaxxers
Pfizer has come up trumps. Now that a vaccine for Covid-19 is more than just a possibility, we can breathe…
Washington State is a worrisome window into the future
Seattle I have seen the future, and it looks much like Washington State. But let’s get there by steps. The…
Can you really blame Trump supporters for refusing to accept the election result?
It’s been a week and a half since Election Day and the results are still not certified — some votes…
Dominic Cummings leaves the building
After a week of infighting in Downing Street which saw the resignation of Director of Communications Lee Cain and senior aide Dominic…
Why would Biden grant the press access now?
Joe Biden had barely finished his acceptance speech on Saturday when journalists, tired and weary of four years of mean…
Dominic Cummings's departure is dangerous timing for Boris
Dominic Cummings didn’t angle for this job: Boris Johnson begged him to take it. The Tories faced extinction after the…
The next American empire
Americans have never been sure of their standing in the world, and the world has never been sure of Americans’…
Why No. 10 is cautious about the Covid vaccine
The news about the Pfizer vaccine has persuaded Tory MPs that there is now a route out of this crisis,…
Britain's economy has been bouncing back – but there's a major caveat
Britain’s economy rebounded by a record 15.5 per cent between July and September, reflecting the relaxation of lockdown measures and increased consumer…
The Trumpist agenda going forward
While Donald Trump appears to have lost the 2020 presidential election, Trump’s agenda of populism focused on the working class…
China has taken control of Hong Kong's legislature
Hong Kong’s legislature has today moved one step closer to becoming a local branch of the Chinese Communist Party, after…
A third of Muslim voters backed Trump. Why?
Donald Trump’s defeat in the election was widely predicted. What was less anticipated was the level of support Trump received…
Did Brexit boost Britain’s vaccine deal?
The government’s successful deal to secure 40 million shots of Pfizer’s vaccine is a political coup in more ways than…
Keir Starmer should welcome a Labour party split
‘A split party will be doomed to defeat,’ says Len McCluskey, with a hint of threat. The left of Labour…
Three key questions on the Pfizer Covid vaccine
News that the Pfizer vaccine is 90 per cent effective has sparked a number of questions about the prospect of…
Make America Great Again Again: Prepare for Trump 2024
Imagine Donald Trump acknowledging that he lost the election and placing a formal concession call to Joe Biden. Now imagine…
The wars go on
America’s longest war has just entered its 20th year. The US invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 to overthrow the Taliban…
Biden’s NeverTrump transition
Former Vice President Joe Biden hasn’t yet been officially certified as the winner of the 2020 presidential election and the…
The unbearable niceness of Canadians is driving us to destruction
While Americans spent last week panicking about the state of their democracy, north of the border we were having a…
Pfizer's Covid vaccine is a victory for the free market
There are still safety trials to be completed. Data has to be collected, checked, double-checked, and then peer-reviewed. And we…
The need to concede
The political and emotional climax of US presidential elections comes when the losing candidate, accompanied by a teary spouse, tersely…
In praise of Big Pharma
In the last decade, the mega corporation has taken a lot of stick from just about everyone. But hold on.…
Pfizer U-turns at warp speed
Pfizer announced Monday that a coronavirus vaccine the company was working on had proven to be 90 percent effective at…
