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What lockdown sceptics get wrong about Sweden
Should Britain return to a form of lockdown — the logical conclusion of a suppression strategy — or should we…
Does Kim Jong-un want the 'dotard' or the 'snob' to win?
Donald Trump has made plenty of enemies in his time as president, but as the US president himself has claimed, he…
Is the UK heading for a second national lockdown?
Is the UK heading for a second national lockdown? That’s the question being asked in Westminster as coronavirus cases rise…
Macron's France is fearful and angry
On Thursday morning, I visited the cathedral at Reims. The central door on the north side is dedicated to Saint…
What Trump can learn from Boris in fighting fake news
The US election has, once again, been plagued by a tide of disinformation and fake news. But don’t point the…
The American media is failing you
American journalism has lost its bearings, and we are all paying the price. For the past four years, egged on…
Trump has the momentum in the final week
I don’t believe in astrology, but, if I did, I’d have to say the stars are aligning for Donald Trump…
It’s time to expel Turkey from Nato
Even the staunchest Remainer would admit the EU is not currently the happiest ship, sailing in the waters of world…
Starmer’s suspension of Corbyn took courage
Keir Starmer’s decision to suspend Jeremy Corbyn shows a courage so many lacked when the far left ran the party…
The challenge the Tories face after the pandemic
After the last few years of political turmoil, Westminster can’t break the habit of waiting for the latest poll to…
How Macron reacts to the Nice attack will be critical
The suspected terrorist attack in Nice’s Notre Dame Basilica this morning appears to be the third such incident in France in…
It's time for an alternative to lockdown
As France and Germany lock down again – and as Britain considers whether to follow suit – many people will…
The Philly riots could throw Pennsylvania to Trump
Rioters and looters in Philadelphia may have just paved Trump’s road to victory in Pennsylvania. Biden helped last week when…
The eurozone is in deep trouble
In Germany, the DAX index – the benchmark for the economy – is already down 4 per cent today. In…
Japan's carbon neutral pledge looks like a load of hot air
Japan’s new prime minister Yoshihide Suga is talking tough on climate change. Suga has promised that Japan will become carbon neutral…
Morning in America or mourning in America?
In the countdown to Election Day, the two campaigns are taking starkly different approaches. Joe Biden is sitting on a…
Tony Bobulinski and implausible deniability
It turns out that the 2020 US presidential election is not between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, as we have…
Obama's bid to make Trump a one-term president
With less than a week to go before Americans cast their ballots at polling places across the country, Donald Trump…
'This is how freedom dies': The folly of Britain's coercive Covid strategy
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the British state has exercised coercive powers over itscitizens on a scale never previously attempted. It…
Dear Democrats, pack the court and nuke the filibuster. I dare you
In the end, there was nothing the protesting left, the heavily slanted progressive media or the Democratic party could do.…
Everyone suddenly believes Vladimir Putin
For four years, Vladimir Putin’s meddling in Our Democracy™ has been the all-consuming political obsession of the entire Washington/New York…
The BBC needs a reality check
One of my favourite moments of viewing in this strange and dark year was the outgoing director-general of the BBC, Tony…
Macron isn’t Islamophobic
Sometimes a story does not receive the attention you think it should. Sometimes the news is too familiar or too…
Prince Harry needs to stop lecturing us
Prince Harry has seen the light. His awokening is complete. Earlier this week, in a video chat hosted by GQ…
Why is Macron so determined to infuriate the rest of the world?
In the course of his three-and-a-half year presidency, Emmanuel Macron must have the record for the most number of international…
