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The very necessary asexual awareness week
In the annual queer calendar, which appears to operate at full capacity 365 days of the year, nothing is more…
King Charles’s carefully worded reparations speech
For his first formal address as head of the Commonwealth, King Charles would probably have preferred to veer away from…
It’s obvious why crime is up in Britain
Yesterday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published its annual report on crime in England and Wales. This combines data on crimes…
Justin Welby has made a huge shift on homosexuality
Forget Nixon in China. That phrase needs renaming: Welby on sexuality. For it is now at last clear that he…
The EU knows all about destabilising democracy
Moldovans have voted ‘yes’ by a wafer-thin majority to joining the European Union in a referendum that was held amid ‘unprecedented interference’…
Can Kamala Harris answer a single question?
It’s official. Donald Trump is “like Hitler” and Kamala Harris — even though she does “pray everyday, sometimes twice a…
The recriminations that follow a Kamala defeat will be delicious
Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign is in trouble, which means we may be in for one hell of a post-election…
Reeves’s Budget needs to win over the market
Rachel Reeves confirmed on her trip to Washington DC that she will be changing the government’s self-imposed fiscal rules, allowing…
Who does Justin Welby speak for?
Archbishop Justin Welby’s appearance on The Rest is Politics has caused quite a stir in Anglican circles. For the most part, the…
Osborne takes a pop at Jenrick’s ECHR plan
With just over a week until the victor of the Tory leadership race is announced, the contest is ramping up…
Starmer can’t afford to lose the argument on slavery reparations
The Commonwealth – whose 56 nations are meeting in the Pacific island nation of Samoa – looks set to defy…
Sir Keir rated worse than predecessors at same point as PM
When it rains for Sir Keir, it pours. It now transpires that the Labour leader has achieved a worse rating…
Chris Kaba and the danger of inquests
The firearms officer Martyn Blake was cleared of murdering Chris Kaba this week. Kaba was a serious wrong ‘un: a…
MoJ protestors blast ‘ridiculous’ Labour prison scheme
To Westminster, where outside the Ministry of Justice more than 300 protestors have held a silent vigil this afternoon. Activists…
Sustainable splendor: skiing the Italian Alps
“Wow.” My younger brother stopped still on the runway as we disembarked our plane at Innsbruck. In every direction, snow-capped…
Populism will win the 2024 election
The election is less than two weeks away and early voting has begun, but we already know the winner. It’s…
Tory councillor defects to Reform after Farage plea
Well, well, well. Less than 24 hours after Reform UK leader Nigel Farage wrote to Conservative councillors in a bid…
Why the call for slavery reparations is a scam
It would be a shame if Britain were forced to leave the Commonwealth, given the great work it has done…
Why is this New Zealand airport clamping down on hugs?
‘Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world,’ Hugh Grant famously offered in the heartwarming opening scene of Love,…
Wes Streeting is right – palliative care isn’t good enough
Wes Streeting informed backbenchers this week that he is voting against the assisted dying Bill on 29 November, saying that…
Austria’s far right is shut out of power, again
Austria’s mainstream politicians are combining to ensure that the winners of last month’s general elections, the far right Freedom party…
Farage: ‘Ludicrous’ for Labour to damage Trump relationship
Sir Keir Starmer’s lot have hardly had an easy start in government, what with the cronyism rows, freebie fiasco and…
Farage’s next move: wooing Tory defectors
Which party should be the most worried about next year’s local elections in May? Despite winning a large majority this…
Giorgia Meloni is going to war with Italy’s judges
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has declared war on Italy’s judges who are trying to kybosh at birth her much…
Taxing the gambling industry just won’t work
Ahead of the Budget on 30 October, Rachel Reeves is being bombarded by lobbyists urging her to loot their enemies.…
