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France’s view on the British riots is stunningly hypocritical
As the Olympics draw to a close tonight, two things have delighted the French. The first is that the Games turned…
What should Keir Starmer do about Elon Musk?
How should the Labour government deal with Elon Musk? It’s a question that Keir Starmer has been grappling with since…
Why Britain must say no – again – to China’s ‘super embassy’ in London
The previous Tory government may not have been very successful in containing the global ambitions of China, but at least…
Is the Great Barrier Reef really dying?
The Great Barrier Reef is, of course, dying – a victim of humans’ hubris and callousness towards the natural world.…
Javier Milei wants AI to predict crime
In the sci-fi movie Minority Report, Tom Cruise plays a police officer investigating ‘pre-crimes’ – those which are yet to happen, but are predicted…
Thailand’s democracy is a sham
Democracy is dying in Thailand, or perhaps it’s already dead. Thailand’s constitutional court this week ordered the dissolution of the…
The enduring wisdom of Bill Brand
If Labour is taking us back to the 1970s – and the recent strike-secured pay rises and mass rage about…
Israel’s school strike has triggered an information war
An Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza in the early hours of this morning has once again triggered an…
Starmer’s riot troubles aren’t over yet
Sir Keir Starmer is turning out to be something of a lucky general. The Prime Minister appears to have passed…
American diplomacy might not stop a Middle East war
On the face of it, the assassination of Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh in Tehran on 31 July was a brilliant,…
Will Erdogan go on and on?
Today marks ten years since Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was elected president. There will be no celebrations, and Turkish media may…
Franklin Roosevelt was made in world war one
Many of those around Franklin Roosevelt were puking their guts out – but he could not have been happier. It…
Does Australia have a crocodile problem?
During the cold months of July and August, many southern Australians head north to warmer climes. A favourite destination is…
How Trump and Kamala can have a good debate
On Thursday, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris agreed to debate September 10 on ABC. That’s good news for voters. They…
Nagasaki shouldn’t have snubbed Israel from its A-bomb ceremony
Nagasaki’s Peace Park held a ceremony today to mark the 79th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on…
Man handed 20-month jail sentence for stirring up hate on Facebook
And there we have it: the first person to be charged with intending to stir up racial hatred online has…
The oldest hatred is thriving in Britain
Britain’s antisemitism problem continues to grow. A report from the Community Security Trust (CST), a charity that monitors racist attacks…
Ukraine’s Kursk offensive is a disaster for Putin
It’s four days into Ukraine’s surprise offensive in the Russian region of Kursk and Moscow is only just sending reinforcements…
Migration figures are falling – but the crisis is far from over
Ok folks, the show is over and there’s nothing left to see: that traditional refrain of an American police officer…
The myth of a vibes election
I’ve seen it repeated numerous times, most recently by our friends over at the Free Press: 2024 is a “vibes…
Beeb asks Huw Edwards to pay back £200,000 from salary
Back to the Huw Edwards scandal, where the disgraced ex-BBC presenter is facing more trouble. Last week, the former TV…
Why is the pound falling?
Is America about to enter a recession and take the world with it? Yesterday the pound was on track for…
Elon Musk’s battle with Labour continues
As if the new Labour government doesn’t already have its work cut out trying to get a handle on riots…
The SNP still has no ‘plan B’ for Scotland’s economy
Scottish independence has always been economic lunacy, but rarely has that reality been exposed as well as by Alistair Darling.…
The everyman immortality of Jack Karlson
Jack Karlson, whose death this week aged 82 has been reported in Britain and around the world, was an Australian…
