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The prying game
One of the marks of a good Home Secretary is a healthy wariness of those in authority who come begging…
Driven to extremes
Imagine if Nigel Farage declared that police should be ready to shoot migrants trying to make it from Calais to…
Driven to extremes
Imagine if Nigel Farage declared that police should be ready to shoot migrants trying to make it from Calais to…
The EU must change
David Cameron’s attempt to renegotiate Britain’s EU membership has served as a powerful reminder of the case for leaving. The…
The EU must change
David Cameron’s attempt to renegotiate Britain’s EU membership has served as a powerful reminder of the case for leaving. The…
Flying doctors
A few months ago, paramedics were on the brink of industrial action. They had legitimate grievances. Ambulance services were being…
Flying doctors
A few months ago, paramedics were on the brink of industrial action. They had legitimate grievances. Ambulance services were being…
Cameron’s “deal” has backfired – badly. So what will he do now?
Throughout his negotiations with the European Union, David Cameron was fatally undermined by his own lack of resolve. He was…
Cameron’s “deal” has backfired – badly. So what will he do now?
Throughout his negotiations with the European Union, David Cameron was fatally undermined by his own lack of resolve. He was…
‘In’ trouble
David Cameron wants to get the European Union referendum over with quickly — and understandably so. Things are still going…
‘In’ trouble
David Cameron wants to get the European Union referendum over with quickly — and understandably so. Things are still going…
Safety first
This week brings to a close an absurdly overblown cause célèbre. The Court of Appeal ruled that David Miranda’s detention…
Safety first
This week brings to a close an absurdly overblown cause célèbre. The Court of Appeal ruled that David Miranda’s detention…
Pickets of privilege
Treatment for that once-virulent condition, the British disease of strikes, has largely been successful. The number of working days lost…
Pickets of privilege
Treatment for that once-virulent condition, the British disease of strikes, has largely been successful. The number of working days lost…
Through the roof
When David Cameron said this week that he is worried his children would not be able to afford to buy…
Through the roof
When David Cameron said this week that he is worried his children would not be able to afford to buy…
Soggy thinking
As the chairman of the Committee on Climate Change, Lord Deben, observed this week, there is a bizarre dislocation between…
Soggy thinking
As the chairman of the Committee on Climate Change, Lord Deben, observed this week, there is a bizarre dislocation between…
State of the Union
Last year, the United Kingdom came within 384,000 votes of destruction. A referendum designed to crush the Scottish nationalists instead…
State of the Union
Last year, the United Kingdom came within 384,000 votes of destruction. A referendum designed to crush the Scottish nationalists instead…
It is time to join the fight against IS in Syria
The Islamic State is as monstrous an enemy as we have seen in recent history. It crucifies and decapitates its…
It is time to join the fight against IS in Syria
The Islamic State is as monstrous an enemy as we have seen in recent history. It crucifies and decapitates its…
The ringfence cycle
By now, George Osborne had hoped to have completed his austerity programme. Instead, he finds himself making what is, still,…
The ringfence cycle
By now, George Osborne had hoped to have completed his austerity programme. Instead, he finds himself making what is, still,…
