Rishi Sunak is right to hedge his bets on oil and gas
It is quite right that the Prime Minister has chosen to approve new licences for oil and gas extraction in…
The political battle for net zero is only just beginning
This may come to be remembered as the year where the global warming debate became serious. Until now, there has…
Banking crisis
The Coutts scandal can be traced back to the day, two years ago, when the bank proudly announced that it…
Held to account
When Nigel Farage said Coutts had closed his bank account and claimed political victimisation, many thought he was making it…
Portrait of the week
Home Ben Wallace said he would cease to be the Defence Secretary at the next cabinet reshuffle and would not…
Barometer
Swing when you’re winning What are the biggest UK by-election swings? — The 1983 Bermondsey by-election saw a 11,756 Labour…
Letters
Joe Shmoe Sir: Your piece ‘Not so special’ (Leading article, 8 July) was right. Joe Biden doesn’t like us and…
2611: On-board entertainment
Unclued lights were world CHESS champions. Current champion DING was to be highlighted. First prize Gail Petrie, Brean, Somerset Runners-up…
Coutts must be held to account over Nigel Farage
When Nigel Farage said Coutts had closed his bank account and claimed political victimisation, many thought he was making it…
Turning the tide
The Illegal Migration Bill is having a distorting effect on the Tory party. It has put Theresa May and Iain…
Barometer
Mx Universe A transgender woman was named ‘Miss Netherlands’, and will now compete in the Miss Universe contest. British TV…
Not so special
You can tell a lot about a president’s politics by his foreign visits. Joe Biden’s decision to skip King Charles’s…
Bad education
Rishi Sunak tends to shy away from social issues so it has been left to a backbencher, Miriam Cates, to…
