Why is the Labour party so bad at coups?
The Labour party is pretty useless when it comes to getting rid of its leaders. That’s the only reason Keir…
Starmer’s big speech can’t save him now
Even those who dislike Keir Starmer might feel a smidgen of pity – on a human level – for his…
The special relationship between Muslims and Labour is over
Labour is facing a collapse in support among British Muslim voters in this week’s local elections. The votes of many…
Is the Iran ceasefire crumbling?
Is the fragile Iran war ceasefire over? It would appear so, with American and Iranian forces exchanging fire in the…
Why does Zohran Mamdani want Charles III to return the Koh-i-Noor?
Even those who don’t think much of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s politics might grudgingly concede he has a…
The UAE’s Opec exit is about much more than oil
The decision by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to quit Opec, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, is a seismic…
Why has Trump turned on India?
President Donald Trump, not someone to let a good insult go to waste, has caused outrage in India after sharing…
The targeting of Trump tells its own tale
“I can’t imagine that there’s any profession that is more dangerous,” Donald Trump told reporters just hours after the shooting incident…
Who is really leading Iran?
In declaring an extension to the ceasefire in the Iran war, President Trump signaled clearly enough that he would prefer…
How the Mandelson scandal could prove fatal for Keir Starmer
It is judgment day in the Commons for the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, over what he knew, and when, about…
Who will take responsibility for Southport?
The official report into the Southport attacks — in which 17-year old Axel Rudakubana murdered three girls at a Taylor Swift…
What will happen to Iran now?
What now after the collapse in peace talks between America and Iran in Pakistan? The gap between the two sides…
What can we expect from the Iran negotiations?
The eyes of the world are on Pakistan’s capital Islamabad as it plays host to this weekend’s make or break…
Why Pakistan is brokering peace in Iran
Pakistan, the world’s only Muslim nuclear power, has traditionally been an international sideshow. No longer. The country has reportedly been…
Suella Braverman’s ludicrous football intervention
Talking nonsense about football is a lucrative and growing business, hence the explosion in podcasts in which former players exchange…
The Foremans can’t blame the UK for their imprisonment in Iran
Lindsay and Craig Foreman, the British couple imprisoned in Iran on spying charges, have issued a desperate plea for help,…
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…
