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California burning
Oakland The air in Northern California was thick and yellow in November 2018. The hills were wrapped not in salty…
Extinction Rebellion's plan for eco-oligarchy
It is very rare (although not unprecedented) for law breakers to attempt to be law makers. But Extinction Rebellion is…
Can Scotland afford independence?
How would an independent Scotland have fared during the pandemic? We found out this week on the annual release of…
The search for a Covid-19 vaccine is coming at a price
As billions wait with bated breath for the outcome of clinical trials on the new Covid-19 vaccines, many studies on…
Rand Paul, BLM and DC’s street harassment laws
Over the past week, Washington, DC has turned into a truly dystopian nightmare. Diners at several area restaurants, including the…
Boris's back to work campaign is strangely un-Conservative
If you want a measure of how in control of things the government currently feels, look no further than today’s…
After the RNC, I am confident Trump will triumph
In most cases, prediction in politics is a mug’s game. Maybe that is why it is such a popular game.…
The legal battle over how Scots define 'woman'
The law on gender is a mess and could either be about to get much clearer or messier still. The…
Don't underestimate Joe Biden
So is it over for Joe? Gloating Republicans and handwringing Democrats alike suddenly seem convinced that President Trump is headed…
Who could replace Shinzo Abe as Japanese PM?
Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, Shinzō Abe, has announced that he will step down, as soon as his replacement is selected.…
Trump redefines the race
Helplessness and passivity were the defining themes of the Democratic convention last week. The American people are unable to overcome…
Children who died of Covid-19 were already seriously ill, new study shows
It has been clear from the start of the Covid-19 crisis – from Wuhan’s experience, before cases were confirmed in…
Why I won’t vote
Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote a piece titled ‘The battle cry of the politically homeless’ in which I…
Putin prepares to send in the troops
Sometimes, Vladimir Putin just can’t help himself. Russian coverage of the popular revolution in neighbouring Belarus has been unusually even-handed,…
France has partly seen sense on face masks
I went for a long walk last night in Paris. I chuntered most of the way, only breaking off to…
Trump goes for Biden’s jugular in convention speech
President Donald J. Trump just gave an impressive and unprecedented State of the Union address from the lawn of the…
Full Transcript of President Trump’s RNC 2020 speech
President Donald Trump: Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Friends, delegates and distinguished guests, please. I stand before…
The work from home brigade should be careful what they wish for
No more commuting. An end to irritating conversations with slightly dull colleagues. The boss can’t monitor how much time you…
Leaked letter: Boris Johnson rejects Trump on Iran sanctions
A leaked letter to the UN Security Council shows that the British government has rejected the US position on Iran’s…
Protesters are clearing a path for Trump
‘This city is not going to stop burning itself down until they [the protesters] know that this officer has been…
Ed Davey can make the Lib Dems liberal again
It seems as though Layla Moran’s offer to make the Lib Dems ‘more radical than Labour’ has been decisively rejected.…
What Ed Davey's election means for the Lib Dems
For many Lib Dems, this leadership election felt like an existential choice. The party is now on its fourth leader…
An off-the-shelf insect repellent could help kill Covid-19
Should we be spraying surfaces, and ourselves, with an off-the-shelf mosquito repellent to tackle the spread of Covid-19? The Ministry…
Nine lessons from the Republican and Democrat conventions
What’s the bottom line so far? The Democrats think they will win by making the race a referendum on Donald…
The French are baffled by the BBC's Rule Britannia censorship
From 1940 to 1944, the Vichy regime set aside France’s 150-year-old rousing national anthem La Marseillaise for Maréchal nous voilà,…
