The authoritarianism of British Transport Police
When our freedoms are being taken away we are like the proverbial frog boiled alive in water where the temperature…
Is the eurozone in crisis?
Is the eurozone heading for another 2010-style sovereign debt crisis? Today comes the news that inflation in the eurozone hit…
Is the US in recession?
There’s an almighty debate ongoing in the US about what exactly a ‘recession’ is. Regardless of semantics, the numbers are…
Putin has Europe where he wants it
Have we reached the endgame of Vladimir Putin’s energy war against the West, the point at which he turns off…
Whisper it, but we’re allowed to enjoy the heatwave
It was with some trepidation that I set off into the hills of Pyrenees Orientales on Saturday. The temperature was…
The truth about Britain's 'record-breaking' heatwave
Will temperature records be broken today? You bet they will. By the end of the day you can be sure…
How high might interest rates go?
To nobody’s surprise, the Bank of England has hiked its base rate, and, equally unsurprisingly, it has chosen to do…
Is the western boycott of Russian oil backfiring?
Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against the Russian invasion has surprised almost everyone outside the country, none more so, presumably,…
Levelling up is failing
First the good news: the Office for National Statistics figures released today show that pay is rising at its fastest…
Did Rishi Sunak really make an £11 billion blunder?
Could Rishi Sunak really have saved the taxpayer £11 billion by insuring against higher interest rates last year? That was…
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…
