The Horizon scandal shows how badly Britain is run
The Post Office inquiry has shed an unflattering light on the inner workings of Whitehall, a hermetically sealed world in…
How will Labour deal with a problem like JD Vance?
JD Vance, unveiled last night as Donald Trump’s pick for vice-president, has claimed that Britain is ‘the first truly Islamist country…
Yes, David Lammy’s old tweets are a problem
David Lammy was always a somewhat implausible choice as foreign secretary. His historical reputation for mouthing off on social media…
Gareth Southgate’s reign is surely over
England and their manager Gareth Southgate fell short once more, losing 2-1 to Spain in the Euro 24 final. Spain…
England’s football success is an easy win for Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer, a lifelong Arsenal fan, will be in Berlin to watch England take on Spain this Sunday in the Euro…
Gareth Southgate’s critics must eat humble pie
England are through to the final of Euro 24 after substitute Ollie Watkins scored in the dying seconds of normal…
Emma Raducanu’s critics need to pipe down
Those taking a pop at tennis star Emma Raducanu for her last-minute decision to withdraw from a mixed-doubles match alongside…
Why Muslim voters turned their backs on Starmer’s Labour
In an otherwise jubilant night for Labour, the party has performed badly in areas with a high proportion of Muslim…
Why does Starmer think he can finish early on Fridays if he becomes PM?
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has disclosed that he won’t work ’24/7′ if he wins the election this week and…
Can Gareth Southgate’s luck last?
Watching England play in Euro 24 in Germany really is some form of exquisite torture. There is nothing about this…
Why is Starmer starting rows before the election?
The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he didn’t mean to cause ‘concern or offence’ when he called for…
Iran’s sham election will change nothing
Voting takes place in Iran’s snap presidential election today – a contest brought forward by the death last month in…
The moment of truth beckons for Gareth Southgate
England manager Gareth Southgate has led a charmed life for far too long – eight years and three international tournaments…
The trouble with the Gandhis
What passes for democratic politics in India is something of a strange beast. Take, for example, the announcement in recent…
Why is Euro 2024 so dull?
It is still early days but Euro 2024 in Germany has yet to take off as a tournament. It is…
Why did anyone think England would win the Euros?
Tonight’s England game against Denmark at the Frankfurt Arena should be made compulsory viewing for those who blindly insist that…
It’s hard to feel confident after England’s underwhelming win over Serbia
Football hooliganism made an ugly return to the Euros just hours before England‘s opening Group C match against Serbia. There…
The Tories’ best hope is to keep Sunak away from the camera
Is Rishi Sunak Labour’s not-so-secret weapon in this election campaign? The question has to be asked after Sunak’s latest political…
Vaughan Gething’s impressive failure
Vaughan Gething, First Minister of Wales, has managed to achieve the remarkable feat of losing a no confidence vote –…
The humbling of Narendra Modi
There was never really any serious doubt that India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, would win a historic third term in…
Ed Davey’s election stunts are going to backfire
The Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Ed Davey, has come up with a novel way of ensuring his party gets greater…
Labour can’t avoid questions about Diane Abbott forever
The Labour leadership has only itself to blame for becoming embroiled in a bitter and divisive row over the future…
Gareth Southgate has finally shown some bottle
The provisional England squad for the Euros unveiled by manager Gareth Southgate contains one notable omission: Jordan Henderson. That’s a…
Iran’s president and foreign minister killed in helicopter crash
Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian have been killed in a helicopter crash in north-western…
It’s already going wrong for Vaughan Gething
Plaid Cymru’s sudden decision to end its co-operation deal with Labour in Wales piles even more pressure on the First…
