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Kayleigh McEnany’s media jujitsu
Kayleigh McEnany, President Trump’s new White House press secretary, has breathed new life into the briefing room and already proven…
Why is the EU sharing loopholes in its own anti-terror rules?
You know those stories about how the EU is banning busty barmaids or Bombay mix that turn out to have…
New York has mismanaged COVID-19 from top to bottom
Andrew Cuomo is having the time of his life. His approval ratings are through the roof and he’s being talked…
Ten reasons to end the lockdown now
Writing in this magazine a month ago, I applauded the government’s stated aim of trying to follow the science in…
Can we trust Neil Ferguson’s computer code?
Newspapers aren’t the place to debate expert advice on a crisis. Advisors advise, ministers decide. We should keep politics out…
Johnson's honeymoon is well and truly over
When sorrows come, they come not as single spies, but in battalions. This has been a week in which pretty…
Has Trump finally decided to dump Saudi?
In a dramatic move even by his own mercurial standards, Donald Trump has authorised the withdrawal of two Patriot missile…
Boris Johnson should be wary of comparisons with Churchill
Despite his carefully-crafted bumbling image, Boris Johnson is anything but daft. When vying to replace the apparently rootless Tory moderniser…
In defence of the British Empire
Is it my imagination, or are the whitened bones of the British Empire being yet again dug up and trampled…
My father is home at last
Today is my father, Robin Hanbury-Tenison’s, 84th birthday and miraculously he was able to wakeup in his own bed and…
Why Boris bashers like Jacinda Ardern
I’m starting to wonder if the people who unfavourably compare Britain’s Covid experience with New Zealand’s are being wilfully stupid.…
Britain must back the EU in its fight with German judges
Germany’s highest court has plunged more than just the European Central Bank into crisis with its ruling on the legality…
Flynnocent: why the general has a long way to go before justice is served
Just moments ago, the news came in that Department of, um, Justice has dropped its — ‘um’ again — Gen.…
Doctor rebuts NYT hit piece about Kushner’s coronavirus efforts
The doctor at the center of a New York Times story alleging Jared Kushner bungled the administration’s attempts to procure…
Get ready for the corona coup
House Democrats, flummoxed by their failed attempt to remove President Trump earlier this year, are gearing up for another round…
Can we rely on a V-shaped recovery?
Can the UK expect a V-shape recovery? The Bank of England has this morning published data revealing very deep V,…
Sino-scepticism is becoming a defining trait of the Tory party
Coronavirus has accelerated the deterioration in relations between the United States and China. The US Presidential election is turning into…
Merkel has lost control of Germany’s coronavirus response
Angela Merkel unveiled a new phase of Germany’s strategy for dealing with coronavirus last night. Much of what she said…
Can we stop with the VE Day moral relativism?
Fantastic news that the 75th anniversary of the end of hostilities in Europe will be a more sombre, sober affair…
Why Iran meddled in Scotland's independence referendum
The news that Iran interfered in the Scottish independence referendum is not terribly surprising. The Islamic Republic, along with Russia…
Hiding Biden is the best way to get him elected
So Mrs American Voter, which septuagenarian sex abuser do you want to be President? The whole ‘#MeToo’ business probably should…
Does COVID-19 mean socialism or social collapse?
Inequality is the price we pay for civilization. Property rights, inheritance customs and unequal gains from technological innovation have long…
Will churches open their doors as lockdown eases?
The grumbling of high church clergy should now lessen a bit. They were complaining, in some cases furiously, about the…
Neil Ferguson has finally gladdened the nation
When I first heard that Neil Ferguson, the Government’s Covid adviser, had had to resign, I thought the BBC broadcast…
Is it 'speculation' to say the UK has the most deaths in Europe?
It’s a grim news week for the government with Dominic Raab announcing in Tuesday’s press conference that the UK coronavirus death toll…
