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Now Scotland’s First Minister hits out at Musk
Elon Musk’s war on the SNP was on no one’s bingo card this year – but the animosity has ramped…
Public sector pay rises are hurting the economy
Today’s labour market figures ought to bring good news: they show that growth on earnings has moderated to 5.4 per…
Macron’s Olympic truce is well and truly over
Emmanuel Macron believes that the Paris Olympics have shown the world the ‘true face of France’. The Games were indeed…
Do the Sussexes have a staffing problem?
The Sussexes never seem to keep out of the news for too long, and this time they’re back in the…
Is justice turning into vengeance against some of the rioters?
Am I getting soft in my middle age, or are some of the sentences being handed down to the rioters…
The tyranny of twee
The horrific murders in Southport earlier this month were followed by horrific riots and horrific counter-riots. But fear not. Because…
A glitchy X/Twitter conversation between Donald Trump and Elon Musk
The great Dr. Johnson was once asked what he thought about John Milton’s famous work, Paradise Lost. His reply, “None…
In defence of Douglas Murray
Even by its own standards, Twitter has been an asylum of late, with a lynch mob going after our associate…
Cleverly lays down the law on dirty tricks
Blue is the colour, winning is the game. The Premier League returns this week and it seems that one Tory…
Why the police have lost the public’s trust
The Home Secretary has admitted a thing that has long been known to those of us without close protection officers: that…
Gavin Newsom decides to tackle California homeless crisis… now it’s an election year
Watch out California: Gavin Newsom is wearing a T-shirt. You know what that means: the Golden State governor means business!…
Why was Tom Cruise’s Olympics appearance so weird?
After the bizarre, weather-beaten and at times purely controversial Olympics opening ceremony, the finale to a largely successful event was…
How does Spain solve a problem like Carles Puigdemont?
Last week saw dramatic events in Catalonia as Carles Puigdemont, wanted for almost seven years by Spanish justice for spearheading the region’s…
Starmer’s plan to ‘smash the gangs’ won’t work
We are approaching the fifth anniversary of British prime ministers promising to stem the tide of illegal migration across the…
The problem with clamping down on ‘fake news’
In the aftermath of misinformation spread via tech platforms during the recent riots, there is talk of the government requiring…
Kamala Harris and that new car smell
If you felt the ground shaking, it was Democrats jumping for joy after dumping Joe Biden and settling on a…
Stop the War disgraces itself, again
Oh dear. It seems that the clowns at ‘Stop the War’ are it again. In the wake of Kyiv launching…
Ukraine’s Kursk attack shows no signs of slowing down
It has been seven days since Ukraine began its attack on the Russian region of Kursk – with Ukrainian soldiers launching…
In defence of Labour’s ‘communist land grab’
We will find out in Rachel Reeves’ first budget on 30 October whether Labour really does intend to wage a…
Will a social media crackdown really stop future riots?
The riots of 2024 will be remembered for many things. One of them is the way the establishment spectacularly closed…
Why aren’t the Lib Dems being taken more seriously?
In four weeks’ time, the Liberal Democrats will descend on Brighton for their annual conference. It’s likely to be the…
Elon Musk has a point about free speech in Britain
If there is one thing that can be said about Elon Musk, whether you like him or not, he is…
The good, the bad and the ugly of the Paris Olympics
After more than two weeks showcasing a series of extraordinary sporting feats, Paris brought the curtain down on the 2024…
Banksy’s art is overrated – and overpriced
Should you be woken in the middle of the night by the sound of a hydraulic lift rising from a…
Elon Musk turns on Humza Yousaf
Ding, ding, ding! It’s another round in the endless online wars involving the erratic owner of Twitter/X. Fresh from his…
