Boris has to choose between rewilding and food security
Does Boris Johnson have the faintest idea what he and his government are trying to achieve anymore? I ask because…
The utter shamelessness of Britain’s rail unions
In what other industry could demand collapse by a tenth and yet the staff still think that they have a…
The EU's phone charger rule will stifle innovation
Who could argue with the words of the EU’s internal market commissioner Thierry Breton when he says: ‘a common charger…
This vote marks the beginning of the end for Boris Johnson
There is a school of thought, expressed by Fraser Nelson here this morning, that the Prime Minister’s Tory opponents have…
Are republicans becoming an endangered species?
How disappointing. Come Jubilee time and the Guardian can usually be relied upon to lead the way in publishing sour…
The EU’s oil ban is a damp squib
When Putin’s tanks rolled into Ukraine on 24 February there was a conceit that this might be the first war…
The World Health Organisation has lost all credibility
Let’s be honest: is there anyone out there who has faith in the ability of the World Health Organisation (WHO)…
Russia and the death of the Golden Arches theory
Ah, well, it was a lovely idea, born of the age of liberal-democratic triumphalism that was the 1990s: the ‘Golden…
Has inflation peaked?
First, the good news: US inflation is down. Now the bad news: US inflation isn’t down by as much as…
Why I'm not falling for Prince Harry's latest eco-venture
Just when you thought Prince Harry’s post-royal career couldn’t get any more absurd, he manages to make it so. His…
Crypto is dead
When Britain voted for Brexit, Macron boasted that Paris would eat the City of London’s lunch. It didn’t quite work…
Bill Gates vs Elon Musk? I know who my money is on
Is Bill Gates shorting Tesla? He certainly didn’t deny it in an interview with the Today programme. The suggestion is…
Why Meghan Markle’s Netflix show was cancelled
In their post-royal careers, Harry and Meghan have learned two lessons in quick succession: firstly, that membership of the royal…
The electric scooter ban doesn’t make sense
Is there anything we use in everyday life which was not, at some point on its journey to acceptance, denounced…
Why Brussels fears Elon Musk
Thierry Breton, the European Commission for the internal market, lost no time in rattling his sabre at Twitter as soon…
Boris is choosing to make you poorer
If Boris Johnson is forced from office by his own MPs, partygate will only be part of the story. Another…
Do we really need a GCSE focused on saving the planet?
We have yet to see the first sample papers for the new GCSE in natural history to be announced by…
Boris’s real failure wasn’t breaking lockdown
Boris Johnson made a big error, alright. But it wasn’t walking into a room where his wife had prepared him…
Could we be heading for a second Covid recession?
The political story for the moment is the cost of living crisis. But by the end of the year could…
Will Britain’s new energy strategy keep the lights on?
Today’s Energy Security Strategy puts energy security at the heart of the debate over energy and environmental policy, where it…
Ed Sheeran is right about British courts
As they say in the music business, where there’s a hit, there’s a writ. It is something that no one…
The war on workers
It is been a familiar story in recent years: a Budget that sounded reasonably good when delivered, but that unravels…
Are sanctions working?
When allied military operations go well or badly, we very quickly hear about them. But what about sanctions? It is…
Zelensky has saved Boris
Labour will try all it can to bring up the subject at every opportunity; as will a few backbench MPs.…
The rouble's astonishing recovery
The tank columns are stalled; one or two towns captured from the Ukrainians have been retaken. Russia’s war effort has…
