World
Is China cooking the books on its economy?
A Western financial analyst based in Shanghai once described China’s economic statistics to me as ‘one of greatest works of…
Why shouldn’t 16-year-olds get the vote?
On 18 September 2014, Scotland went to the polls to decide its future in the United Kingdom. While the outcome…
Germany has become a useful ally for Britain
Yesterday the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited London for the first time since he took office in May. He and…
The plight of the Druze
Over 500 people are estimated to have been killed in the ongoing sectarian clashes between the Druze and Bedouin populations…
Is Mike Lee a bad Mormon?
Politico recently published a piece titled “Mike Lee Can’t Stop Throwing Social Media Grenades. His Church Isn’t Happy.” It cast…
Commons blow Lords away in shooting cup
The big guns of parliament were out in force this morning. The annual cross-party Commons v Lords shooting match has…
Labour will regret bringing in electric car subsidies
This week the British government introduced subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs). But as they have failed to first adopt sensible…
Jenrick accuses Yusuf of ‘bulls**t’ over Twitter post
Never mind uniting the right, there’s more talk of fighting the right today as the feud between Tory MP Robert…
Shapps accused of trying to ‘rewrite history’ over MoD leak
To the Ministry of Defence leak, which has created a flurry of news this week after journalists were eventually allowed…
Shane Gillis: MVP of the ESPYs
Okay, I’ll admit it: Shane Gillis made the ESPYs entertaining. Gillis was the only person worth talking about. If not…
Stephen Colbert kills The Late Show
“When you die at the palace, you really die at the palace,” laments Comicus, the ancient Roman “stand-up philosopher” played…
The shamelessness of Diane Abbott
Labour was dead right to suspend Diane Abbott. Britain is experiencing one of the worst eruptions of anti-Jewish hatred in…
We should raise, not lower, the voting age
Keir Starmer’s decision to lower the voting age to 16 is widely seen as a cynical attempt to secure votes,…
Was Trump in Epstein’s birthday book?
Bombshell or damp squib? The Wall Street Journal has dived into L’Affaire Epstein with a vengeance, reporting tonight that Donald…
Britain is ready for a Reagan
History doesn’t repeat itself. But it does echo. The United States of the 1970s and Britain of the mid-2020s share…
Where are the resettled Afghans living in Britain?
This week, we learned that three years ago a Ministry of Defence official accidentally released details of 18,714 Afghans who…
It’s time to overthrow the lanyardocracy
The trials of Sandie Peggie are a parable of where power lies in a country when lies are power. Peggie is…
What is the point of Emma Watson?
I’ve been musing recently how people in the public eye can go ‘downhill’ in two main ways. One can make…
The irony of the Afghan resettlement scandal
If there is one wholesale conclusion to be drawn from the Afghan resettlement scheme scandal, it’s that a problem we…
Ex-Tory MPs denied special treatment for 2029 election
The 2024 election was something of a disaster for the Tories. Two in every three MPs departed the Commons last…
Trump makes America’s Coke pure again
Squashed between his Truth Social announcements that fentanyl is now a Schedule I drug, President Trump made a surprising declaration related…
RIP NPR, the broadcaster that thought emojis were racist
“Nearly 3-in-4 Americans say they rely on their public radio stations for alerts and news for their public safety,” National…
Rayner’s youth blunder
Oh dear. After the government announced that 16- and 17-year-olds will be allowed to vote in time for the next…
French anger looms as PM proposes holiday cuts
Banning the baguette, perhaps? Or making it compulsory to eat a sandwich at your desk at lunchtime? If you think…
Will Trump bail out Texas Republicans?
With the retirement of North Carolina’s Thom Tillis, the Republican with the heaviest Senate primary burden in 2026 becomes John…
