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John Healey’s ‘joint declaration’ with Germany is pure waffle
The new cabinet cannot be accused of laziness. John Healey, secretary of state for defence, has just been on a…
Joe Biden delivers his own eulogy
Joe Biden delivered a eulogy for his presidency and his political career from the Oval Office Wednesday evening. It was…
Netanyahu’s speech to Congress won’t achieve much
Nearly ten months after Israel’s worst day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made history far away in Washington DC when he…
Jordan Peterson isn’t what he was
What on earth has happened to Jordan Peterson’s interviewing style? His latest video, which features Elon Musk, lasts for two…
We should be grateful that Biden is going nowhere… for now
The question going into Joe Biden’s address to the national from the Oval Office tonight was: will he, having announced…
Who’s backing whom? Tory leadership race begins
Nominations are now open for candidates to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader. To qualify for the first round of…
Lammy under fire for flight ‘hypocrisy’
Another day under a Labour government and – you guessed it – another U-turn. Now ministers are in the spotlight…
Keir Starmer will never have it so good at PMQs
Are we going to war? The first PMQs since the election was like a military briefing between the Tory chief…
The West must prepare for world war three
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is demonstrating in no uncertain terms that world war three is possible. Ukraine’s ambassador to…
Why is theft so high?
Figures out today show a country with levels of surveyed crime still at historic lows (just a quarter of the…
There’s nothing ‘offensive’ about Prince Albert’s Memorial
The Prince Albert Memorial is the latest target of activists seeking to denigrate our past. The Memorial has stood in…
James Cleverly rules out Reform merger
James Cleverly, the first official Tory leadership contender, has today ruled out a merger with Reform if he becomes Tory…
Sunak gives Starmer an easy ride at first PMQs
Another week, another Prime Minister’s Questions featuring Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak arguing across the Commons. Except, of course, the…
The Charlotte Dujardin whipping video is a disaster for equestrian sports
With just three days to go until the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the equestrian world…
Why Xi is anxious about Biden stepping down
The Chinese Communist party is rarely shy about highlighting America’s chaotic politics. State media and the CCP’s growing army of…
Liz Truss: Kamala Harris is not up to the job
She’s back! It was less than three weeks ago that Liz Truss lost her seat after suffering the biggest ever…
Has Keir Starmer just empowered the Labour rebels?
Keir Starmer has laid down a marker by suspending seven Labour MPs from the whip. The question is: What sort…
Nandy changes her tune on the culture wars
Labour won the election on a campaign of change and its politicians certainly have a knack for, um, changing their…
Starmer’s plan to deal with Labour’s hard left
There was a ripple of shock across the House of Commons on Tuesday night after Keir Starmer withdrew the whip…
A football chant is causing problems for Javier Milei
When the final whistle blew and Argentina’s players celebrated another Copa America triumph – the icing on the cake of…
Here’s how Israel can win
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was photographed on his flight to the US earlier this week next to a hat…
What Elon Musk gets right about the plight of trans kids
Elon Musk is the richest person in the world but it’s clear that money can’t always buy happiness. The X/…
Letting the worst universities collapse would be an act of kindness
Nobody said much about it before the election, but the new government inherits a ghastly financial problem with the higher…
The Democrats do not care a whit about democracy
The events of the last few days have made incontrovertible something that candid observers have known for some time now:…
James Cleverly becomes the first candidate to declare
James Cleverly has become the first candidate to declare in the Conservative leadership contest. Announcing the news tonight in an…
