Israel goes for Hezbollah’s leadership
Israel has carried out a daring air strike against Hezbollah’s headquarters. The Islamist terror group’s underground command centre, located below…
You reap what you sow, Sir Keir
The public response to Sir Keir Starmer and his ministers accepting gifts from Labour donors and others has been what…
Why is Labour so puritanical?
Can you be a progressive without being po-faced? I wonder sometimes, especially when I read that public health minister Andrew…
Is Scottish Labour really back?
Labour’s first conference from government in 14 years might not be taking place against an ideal backdrop, with the Prime…
No, Rich Lowry didn’t say the N-word
Rich Lowry, editor-in-chief of National Review, is being cancelled for calling Haitian immigrants the N-word. One problem: he didn’t. Lowry…
Now we know how Keir Starmer will fall
After coasting his way to No. 10, Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership has got off to a pretty cursed start. Some…
The real significance of the winter fuel row
The question of whether to scrap winter fuel payments to all but the poorest retirees is a very British debate,…
The Greens are turning on the SNP
The SNP hasn’t wanted for its woes lately but now there is fresh trouble on the way. Lorna Slater, co-leader…
This could be the first right-wing Scottish Tory leader in years
The Scottish Conservative leadership election is now Russell Findlay’s to lose. The West Scotland MSP has secured three big endorsements:…
Why are people so shocked that Starmer isn’t perfect?
The 1997 Christmas special of The Mrs Merton Show probably doesn’t feature in many people’s formative political memories, but it…
The Scottish Conservatives leadership race is surprisingly interesting
Something interesting is happening in the Scottish Conservative leadership election, and while I appreciate you might be sceptical about the…
Will Russell Findlay be a ‘fighter’?
Russell Findlay has launched his bid to be the next Scottish Tory leader as the party descends into a civil…
Are Scottish nationalists having delusions of grandeur?
The Scottish nationalists are aggrieved. What’s new, I hear you ask. Well, a diplomatic row, one which has prompted some…
The oldest hatred is thriving in Britain
Britain’s antisemitism problem continues to grow. A report from the Community Security Trust (CST), a charity that monitors racist attacks…
What is Murdo Fraser’s plan for Scotland?
With just 24 hours until nominations open in the Scottish Conservative leadership contest, Murdo Fraser has stuck his hand up.…
The UN would have Israel accept attacks on its citizens
The slaughter of 12 children on an Israeli soccer pitch was awful, of course, but it’s important not to overreact…
Keir Starmer has just made his first misstep as Prime Minister
In dodging calls from his party to remove the two-child cap, Sir Keir Starmer is making one of his first…
Israel hits back at Houthi drone attack
Operation Long Arm, the code name for Israel’s counter-terror strikes in Yemen, sends a message almost as forceful as the…
Europe should prepare for president Vance
Foreign policy will have been low on Donald Trump’s list of considerations when deciding to anoint JD Vance as his…
The National is a paper in need of help
Since its launch in Scotland in 2014, the National newspaper has made a name for itself for several reasons, none…
What explains Trump’s silence?
As the Democrats go into a very public meltdown about Joe Biden’s fitness to be their presidential candidate in November,…
Labour’s disturbing devotion to devolution
One of the defining themes of the new government will be devolution. Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner’s plan, according…
Meet Labour’s elite Scottish MPs
Scottish Labour has won 37 of the 57 seats north of the border, an increase of 36 on the 2019…
The election result could kill Scottish independence for a generation
The exit poll puts the SNP on ten seats. That is very much at the low end of the spectrum…
Nigel Farage is not the future
Nigel Farage is the most misunderstood politician in Britain. Vilified by the liberal media as ‘far right’ and mistaken by…
