Decapitating Iran’s leadership might not topple the mullahs
Iran’s most powerful leaders are being picked off one by one by Israeli and American military strikes. The latest scalp…
Is Keir Starmer really, truly sorry about Peter Mandelson?
Sir Keir Starmer wants everyone to know how sorry, really sorry, he is for giving Lord Mandelson the job of…
The Gulf states have a big decision to make about Iran
Iran threatened harsh retaliation in the wake of the American-Israeli attacks that killed the country’s supreme leader and many of…
An Iranian uprising remains unlikely
President Donald Trump was crystal clear at the start of the military action against Iran that it was all about…
Will anyone be held to account for the Post Office scandal?
More than 13 people may have taken their own lives as a result of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal.…
India’s war on English makes no sense
India’s Hindu nationalist rulers are waging war on the English language. They like to claim it is the language of…
Iran’s supreme leader looks more deluded than defiant
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has made his first public comments since the ceasefire with Israel took hold. Khamenei,…
Mark Rutte is right to suck up to ‘daddy’ Donald Trump
Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary-general, has two jobs. The first is to lead the 32-member alliance at a time of…
Will Khamenei accept that it’s over?
It is a fair bet that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s ‘so-called supreme leader’ in the words of president Trump, didn’t expect…
Will Iranians rise up against the mullahs?
Iran’s crumbling regime is fighting a war to the death on two fronts. The first and foremost is the conflict with…
Paris Saint-Germain’s win was a triumph for sportswashing
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) are champions of Europe for the first time in their history. They demolished Inter Milan 5-0 in…
Is Barbara Woodward right for MI6?
This time last year Britain’s top cyber spy warned that China represents an ‘epoch-defining challenge’. Anne Keast-Butler, the director of…
Football’s beer ban makes no sense
Should football fans be allowed to have a pint in the stands during a game? Luke Charters, the Labour MP…
India and Pakistan could spiral out of control
India and Pakistan – two nuclear armed states – have a history of fighting wars. Tensions have been growing between…
The India trade deal is a triumph for Keir Starmer
Britain and India have struck a landmark free trade deal, the biggest agreement of its kind since Brexit. It will…
When will Labour and the Tories wake up?
What will it take for Labour and the Tories to realise how bad their situation is? Reform’s by-election victory in…
Does the National Theatre really need ‘international reach’?
The new boss of the National Theatre has a big job on her hands. The combination of Covid, funding cuts and…
No one needs Liz Truss’s ‘uncensorable’ social platform
Liz Truss, the shortest-serving prime minister in British history, refuses to go away quietly. Her latest barnstorming idea is to…
Blue Origin’s all-female space flight was a step backwards for feminism
Ray Bradbury, the great science fiction author, had this to say about space exploration: ‘Space travel is life-enhancing, and anything…
The cynicism of picking Idris Elba for London mayor
Could Idris Elba, the film star and anti-knife crime campaigner, be in the running to be Labour candidate for London…
Why Prevent’s boss had to go
The head of the Prevent counter-terrorism programme, Michael Stewart, is to carry the can for failures exposed by the Southport…
Thomas Tuchel is off to a good start
The good news is that England, under new head coach Thomas Tuchel, are off to a winning start. The Three…
Only Seb Coe could have saved the Olympics
Poor Lord Coe. His dream of leading the International Olympic Committee (IOC) – the most powerful job in international sport…
Gareth Southgate has nothing original to say
Football’s most revered promulgator of platitudes is at it again. Sir Gareth Southgate, the former England manager, has warned that…
Keir Starmer has had his best week since becoming Prime Minister
Even Keir Starmer’s fiercest detractors (and there are a fair few) must concede that he has had a very good…
