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Number 10: EU must go further to restart Brexit talks
The government’s negotiations with the EU appear to be going a little better than their talks with Greater Manchester mayor…
Iran's embargo imbroglio
If 2020 is generally accepted to be a global annus horribilis, then it is perhaps fitting that the Islamic Republic…
Russia's conundrum in the Caucasus
For the second time since fighting began on 27 September, a humanitarian ceasefire was agreed between the warring countries of…
The empty rhetoric of ‘je suis Samuel’
The mother of my daughter didn’t attend yesterday’s rally in Paris to honour the memory of Samuel Paty, the teacher…
The Trumpian mirror
Trump hatred has been with us since he announced his candidacy five years ago. But we can all feel the…
The paranoid style in left-wing politics
Did Donald Trump fake his battle with coronavirus to boost his standing in the polls? No, obviously not. He spent…
Don Jr, the Secret Service and me
They say the past is a foreign country where things are done differently. But if I had any choice in…
Even Trump’s friends are turning against him
If there is one word that best describes Senate Republicans in the age of Donald Trump, it’s “docile.” With the…
The end of the Sage supremacy
Something very significant happened during Boris Johnson’s national address this week. It was not the announcement of the new three…
Lockdown cycles
The appearance of SARS CoV-2 has been deemed worthy of extraordinary measures to contain or suppress its spread. With a…
Trust is fraying – a circuit break would save it
Nearly a month ago I called for an urgent 24-day full national lockdown, arguing that the restrictions were unlikely to make a significant…
Terror in France: the beheading of Samuel Paty
The decapitation of middle school teacher Samuel Paty, 46, by an Islamist in a suburb of Paris yesterday is not…
Jacinda Ardern's Labour landslide
Jacinda Ardern’s Labour party has won re-election in a landslide. Her government improved its vote-share by around 12 per cent…
Why ‘town halls’ are a sham
Of all the frauds and indignities that are foisted on the American people every presidential election cycle, the ‘town hall’…
The SNP, trans rights and the war on women
For a while, it seemed as though Scotland was taking the lead on challenging the new gender orthodoxy. Despite all…
What lockdown sceptics get wrong
One of the more peculiar features of Covid is just how cleanly the crisis has split us down political lines.…
Their Majesties the Presidents
For anyone who’s a little bit worried about the current state of the Union, Andrew Gimson’s book is a godsend.…
Justice for Generation X
Long before her Senate confirmation hearings, we knew Judge Amy Coney Barrett was smart. A Supreme Court clerkship and prolific…
The rise of the left-wing language police
This week, after many hours of questioning during the Senate hearings deciding her nomination, Judge Amy Coney Barrett used the…
How likely is the NHS to be overwhelmed by Covid?
Over the summer, NHS chiefs were told not to worry too much about a second wave because the £12 billion test-and-trace would…
Trump won’t admit it, but he’s in trouble
President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden were supposed to debate in front of the American public last…
Behind the social-media blackout of Biden family corruption
Hunter Biden is now the subject of multiple stories involving serious corruption. Whether he committed any crimes is a question…
Angry Burnham takes on No. 10
Keir Starmer has made life difficult for Boris Johnson this week with his demand for a circuit-breaker lockdown. But the…
Battle for the boomers
This year’s presidential election may see a new pattern that may prove disastrous for the GOP. Former vice president Joe…
Boris's Covid balancing act is getting harder
I’m pro-cake and pro-eating it’, Boris Johnson used to quip. But now he is in a hideously difficult position as…
