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Joe Biden’s plan to keep the Democrats in power
Today the Trump administration ends. The first time a President has failed to win re-election since 1992. The first time…
Will Navalny's gamble backfire?
For years, Alexei Navalny had been – barely – tolerated by a Kremlin that was willing to permit very limited…
Ed Davey is leading the Lib Dems to extinction
Ed Davey became leader of the Liberal Democrats almost five months ago. Since then, his party has achieved nothing. The…
Trump's exit is an opportunity to ditch the nuclear 'football'
Among the most alarming episodes during Donald J. Trump’s tumultuous final weeks in the White House was an announcement by…
Of course Boris Johnson should take an afternoon nap
Does Boris Johnson take an afternoon nap? Yes, according to a Downing Street insider who told the Times today that…
The truth about the new BBC chairman? He won't make much difference
The ‘pre-appointment hearings’ system overseen by parliament’s select committees doesn’t exactly set the heart racing; a pale imitation of the…
The difficult vaccine debate we've shied away from
The Prime Minister only has himself to blame for the public outcry over 70-year-olds being vaccinated when there are still…
What will Joe Biden do about North Korea?
Kim Jong-un marked the new year by treating North Koreans to several days of lengthy speeches followed by a display…
Britain's prisons are a breeding ground for Islamist terror
Was Reading terrorist Khairi Saadallah radicalised behind bars? What we do know is that locking Saadallah in HMP Bullingdon to develop…
Madam Vice President: who's who in the Harris clan
Nearly three months since the US election, Kamala Harris will soon make history as the first woman to be sworn…
Why attempts to cut red tape almost always fail
Rishi Sunak has been appointed to chair a new committee that will be tasked with cutting red tape, particularly anything…
Statue wars: what should we do with controversial monuments?
Secretary of State for Communities Robert Jenrick’s pledge to protect monuments and statues from mob iconoclasm with new laws and…
The toxic side-effect of the Trump Twitter ban
Almost two weeks on from the storming of the US Capitol it’s becoming plainer that the most substantive changes to…
Alexei Navalny: a profile in courage
Vladimir Putin likes his opponents in exile: it makes them easier to portray as defectors who have turned their back…
Who is Merkel's successor, Armin Laschet?
Armin Laschet is the new chairman of Germany’s Christian Democrats – the party that was led by Angela Merkel for…
The case for liberal pessimism
Liberalism hasn’t had its sorrows to seek of late but its misfortunes show no sign of abating. The confluence of…
Al Qaeda and Iran’s dangerous partnership
What does the world’s foremost Shia power and the most notorious Sunni terror group have in common? Given that the…
Television isn’t gay enough, says New York Times
It’s headline news at the New York Times: television is getting less gay! America’s paper of record may be uninterested…
France's Covid response is a source of national shame
France is the only permanent member of the UN Security Council not to have developed a coronavirus vaccine, and it…
Is Joe Biden’s administration fit for the 2020s?
Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominees have been warmly received by the massed ranks of anti-Trumpists in Washington. But the warmth stateside…
Is the one shot jab a game changer?
The UK’s decision to lengthen the gap between first and second doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines has been…
What does Trump want now? Revenge — and a second term
The figure of the ex-president is one of the most endearingly republican features of American politics. He who was the…
Why Merlina, the Tower of London raven, was so remarkable
Merlin (or Merlina), the cleverest and most sociable of the Tower of London ravens is missing. It’s a bad omen…
Are we witnessing the birth of an African Islamic State?
On Monday, 13 soldiers were killedby the Islamic State in northeastern Nigeria. A week ago, just after midnight on Friday…
Donald Trump is impeached again – now what?
Today Donald Trump became the first president in United States history to be impeached twice. He was first impeached in…
