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When will Germany’s economy bounce back?
Germany was once the powerhouse of Europe; for decades, its economy has helped drive the continent’s growth. No longer. Berlin’s…
Hamish Falconer and the trouble with Labour’s ‘Red Princes’
The appearance on our television screens of one Hamish Falconer, the newly-elected Labour MP for Lincoln, tells us much more…
Does Singapore’s death penalty really deter drug crimes?
On Friday morning, Azwan bin Bohari was marched to the gallows. The 47-year-old Singaporean, himself an addict, was convicted of…
Sue Gray’s allies turn on Starmer
Another day, another Sue Gray-related drama. Even though the ex-civil servant has resigned from the role of Sir Keir Starmer’s…
Hell is driving in Paris
The latest move in Anne Hidalgo’s war on cars has left Paris motorists teetering on the edge of despair. Last…
Vladimir Putin’s 72nd may have been his unhappiest birthday yet
Happy birthday, Mr President? With Vladimir Putin turning 72 on Monday, this has become an opportunity for the Kremlin’s spin…
Was Hamas’s massacre the Middle East’s Franz Ferdinand moment?
Travelling through the Gaza border area on the morning of October 8, 2023, I was struck by a sense of…
Can Kamala Harris escape the ‘Hubert Humphrey problem’?
When the sitting president is not running for reelection, the party typically turns to his vice president as the “natural”…
Do the Tories need to worry about the winter fuel row?
How long are the Tories going to campaign on the winter fuel payment? It was their main line of attack…
Starmer insists he hasn’t stepped back support for Israel
Keir Starmer took a different tone on Israel today. That change of tone is to a certain extent to be…
What’s the truth about ‘irregular migration’ levels?
Should we trust a new study that claims that the level of irregular migration in the UK has essentially not…
Can Kamala Harris rewrite her political past?
Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast interview with Vice President Kamala Harris was largely a love-in. But when you have been actively…
Morgan McSweeney is the new Peter Mandelson
It’s an iron law of politics that when the staffer becomes the story they have to go. Dominic Cummings had…
Does Joe Biden want Kamala Harris to lose?
On Friday, two minutes after Kamala Harris walked on stage at a campaign event in Detroit, Joe Biden decided to…
Ex-Green leader declares war on strawberries
Who remembers Natalie Bennett, the Aussie-accented eco-warrior whose car crash interviews briefly enlivened the 2015 election campaign? The onetime Green…
It’s too late for tariffs to save British steel
Cheap Chinese imports will flood the market. Even more jobs will be lost, and the country’s industrial base will be…
How New Zealand managed to sink a tenth of its naval fleet
New Zealand just lost one tenth of its naval defence fleet. The HMNZS Manawanui – the jewel in the nation’s small military…
Watch: Labour Red Prince flounders in GB News grilling
It’s been a golden start in politics for Hamish Falconer. The son of former Lord Chancellor Charlie, the ex-Westminster boy…
Was Abraham Lincoln gay?
Given the idolatry with which Americans worship the man widely seen as their greatest president, Abraham Lincoln, and the obsessive…
Why is Gary Lineker worth all the bother?
There’s been another development in the wearying saga of Gary Lineker, the over-salaried presenter of football on the BBC and…
Israel’s triumphant response to 7 October
One year after the brutal attacks of 7 October 2023, Israel’s global reputation has undergone a remarkable transformation. Far from…
Will Keir Starmer’s No. 10 reset work?
Who’s in charge in Downing Street? Until recently, the answer to that question would tend to reveal whether you were…
Macron would rather anger Israel than the banlieues
Emmanuel Macron has chosen to mark the first anniversary of Hamas’ murderous attack on Israel on 7 October by criticising…
Sue Gray’s top five lowlights
Change is the flavour of the month and nobody knows that better than Sir Keir Starmer’s top team, which on…
Is Morgan McSweeney the answer to Keir Starmer’s troubles?
It might be best described as the war for Keir Starmer’s ear in Downing Street, a battle to the bitter…
