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Germany's EU presidency could make or break the union
Germany’s government had been busy making big plans about all that it wanted to achieve during its EU council presidency…
Boris's misguided war on obesity
Boris Johnson has declared the government’s latest war on obesity. It’s a continuation of the war on ‘junk food’. It’s…
What happens when coronavirus mutates?
Common wisdom states that a new pathogen, once introduced into a vulnerable human population with no immune defences, will evolve…
Prodigal son-in-law
A friend in Washington saw Jared and Ivanka at a couple of smart DC dinner parties in the first year…
Why is Black Lives Matter praising a terrorist?
In the early hours of May 2, 1973, State Trooper James Harper pulled over a white 1965 Pontiac Lemans on…
The coronavirus scandal no one is talking about
For months, mental health charities and Labour politicians have been telling the government truths that were so self-evident to anyone…
Putin's referendum rigging is a sign of weakness
Putin has his result. After a week of postal, online and in-person voting, his controversial package of constitutional amendments that…
Did Harry and Meghan’s wedding really raise £1bn in revenue?
Without going into the ins and outs of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s withdrawal from royal life, still less…
Will Boris's Whitehall shake-up really work?
There is a paradox at the heart of Boris Johnson’s political project, I say in the magazine this week. He is…
The Labour left are purging themselves
Ever since Keir Starmer was elected leader in April a phoney peace has prevailed in the Labour party. While it…
Iran's second wave could come crashing down on the regime
If Iran has performed one role in the time of coronavirus it’s been as a harbinger of things to come.…
What we still don't know about Covid in Leicester
Just why has Leicester been locked down, its economy placed back in the deep freeze and many more of its…
The sheer hypocrisy of the food culture wars
Alison Roman, a celebrity chef and Instagrammer, has come under attack from woke warriors because of her dish ‘#thestew’. Her…
Why corporations should not bow to the mob
Some of America’s biggest businesses are withholding their ad spending from social media sites, in order to pressure these platforms…
The neoliberal counter-revolution
America is not in the middle of a revolution — it is a reactionary putsch. About four years ago, the…
Boris doesn't understand the Union
Boris Johnson’s statement that ‘there is no such thing as a border between England and Scotland’ is born of ignorance…
Pigeons are the solution to the statue controversy
Will nobody think of the pigeons? That thought has repeatedly occurred to me, as beloved roosts for generations of urban…
Trump’s African American ‘silent minority’ could swing the election
Donald Trump’s efforts to broaden his appeal to the African American community are bearing fruit. Rasmussen polling noted in early…
I don't support BLM and neither should you
Most of us have remained largely silent as we watched the scenes of disorder and destruction around the country in…
Black Lives Matter's anti-Semitism blind spot
Charles Dickens was not a nice man. He was horrid to his family, remarking on the birth of one of…
A Huawei U-turn must now be inevitable
The declaration by US authorities that Huawei and fellow Chinese comms firm ZTE are national security threats is likely to have a clear…
The death of Hong Kong
When Hong Kong was handed over from Britain to China with great fanfare on 1 July 1997, there was a…
Brits want a tougher line on China
The scenes in Hong Kong are hugely depressing. The authorities are already using the new Beijing-imposed national security law to…
The rise of Britain’s new class system
Television chef Prue Leith believes that snobbery is still rife in Britain, and that it’s keeping working-class people in their…
Is the Lancet becoming too political?
Doctors have always been political. Medical school is often a cradle of social activism, driven by a syllabus underlining health…
