World
What’s behind China’s overseas policing drive?
So China wants to make the world more ‘safe, reasonable and efficient’ by training thousands of police officers from across…
Oasis obsessives should broaden their horizons
For those of us not into Oasis in the 90s, the past month’s mania over their reunion has been baffling.…
Starmer facing ethics probe over undeclared gifts
Oh dear. It seems that the ‘passes for glasses’ row isn’t going away any time soon. A month after it…
Are Hong Kong trade offices just Chinese propaganda machines?
China has reacted with anger at American threats to close Hong Kong’s trade offices in the United States, pledging to…
Biden inches towards authorising Storm Shadows in Russia
Storm Shadow, Britain’s highly-prized, air-launched cruise missile, is not going to win the war for Kyiv against the Russian invaders.…
Tony Blair wants to launder his past
America is known for its lobbying industry, from PR shops and law firms to former federal officials acting as agents…
How gender ideology corrupts rape crisis centres
Yesterday, Mridul Wadhwa – a trans-identified male and the head of the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC) – resigned, after…
Moscow wants to ruin your weekend
When is slower internet better than none at all? When are travel delays more serious a political challenge than threats…
There’s nothing cool about Starbucks
If you’ve ever visited Starbucks, you may enjoy the overpriced coffees or bewildering assortment of half-sweet, half-savoury drinks – espresso…
Republicans are trying to twist the truth about the Troubles
For many years, republicans have clamoured for a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane, who was gunned down…
Witch hunting is no longer a thing of the past
Witch hunting didn’t end in the Middle Ages. Along Kenya’s Kilifi coast, elderly people are being accused of witchcraft, attacked…
Women’s committee chair struggles to define a woman
To the Women and Equalities Committee, to which Labour’s Sarah Owen has been elected chair. The Labour MP for Luton…
Watch: Andy Haldane attacks Labour’s blackhole narrative
Sir Keir’s Labour government hasn’t been in power for long but already his administration is causing quite the stir. Pub…
The sham of an assisted dying ‘citizen’s jury’
It is remarkable that the BBC decided to give the latest PR exercise in favour of assisted suicide a big…
Could Starmer face a smoking ban rebellion?
Oh dear. It appears that Sir Keir Starmer’s own MPs are rather unhappy about the Prime Minister’s proposed smoking ban…
Russia started the war. Don’t forget that
It is easy to become frustrated when politicians make statements that are blindingly obvious. Sometimes, however, it can be a…
Cheap electric cars could be the latest Brexit benefit
If Starmer were to rejoin the EU tomorrow, arch-Remainer Gavin Esler tweeted the other day, what benefits of Brexit would…
Why is Putin expelling more British diplomats?
Another six bite the dust. The British Embassy in Moscow, already pared to the bone, is being reduced by another…
How Grenoble became one of the most dangerous places in France
At the start of this year Grenoble was described as ‘France’s Silicon Valley’ and listed as one of the most…
Should prisoners jump the queue for housing?
With the mass releases from prison underway, politicians have turned their attention to what happens after inmates leave jail. On…
Ed Miliband’s Grangemouth hypocrisy
To Scotland, where the closure of the country’s only oil refinery has been announced today. The site will shut next…
Policing minister’s purse stolen at conference about theft
Sir Keir’s Labour government may be determined to deprive daily life of all fun, but there’s still a little humour…
The NHS is not underfunded
John Bell, the former Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford, was interviewed on today’s episode of the Today programme podcast.…
Facing down the Democratic legal tsunami
Sydney Smith (1771-1845), the great English wit and Anglican divine, once said that he never read a book before reviewing…
What has the SNP got against school blazers?
The much-maligned school blazer has come under attack once again, this time by Scottish government. In new guidance issued this morning, head…
