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Boris’s Brexit blunder on customs unions revealed
Oh dear. When it came to getting Brexit done, Boris Johnson was, it seems, winging it more than he might…
Accused parliamentary researcher denies spying for China
A former House of Commons researcher has this morning denied claims that he ever spied for China. The man in…
Could a return to its ‘nasty party’ roots save the Tories?
Next year’s general election could either be a 1992 or a 1997, commentators have speculated: a slender Tory win or…
Don’t fine drivers for doing 31mph in a 30mph zone
Drivers could soon be prosecuted for travelling 1 mph over the speed limit, at least if some MPs get their…
There’s not much we can do about China spying
A parliamentary researcher has just been arrested on suspicion of espionage. A man in his late twenties, with reported links…
China is spying on us, so what?
That China is spying on us is hardly the revelation of the century. The Sunday Times broke the story that police have…
China is targeting Britain’s Sinosceptics
The Times has today named the parliamentary researcher who has been arrested under the Official Secrets Act, on suspicion that…
Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner and the politics of good motherhood
I don’t know who Joe Jonas’s publicist is, but whoever they are, they deserve a raise. In the wake of…
Does Japan not care about Kitagawa’s abuse?
The niece of Jonny Kitagawa, founder of the Japanese talent agency Jonny & Associates, stepped down this week from her role…
Spain’s controlled anarchy
Life expectancy in Spain is 83 years – amongst the highest in the world. Deep, trusting relationships with family and…
Why Sunak’s prayers in Delhi matter
Ever since Alastair Campbell’s declaration that ‘we don’t do God’, no prime minister – and almost no politician – has…
Coming soon: Liz Truss’s book
First it was Nadine Dorries, then it was Theresa May. Now Liz Truss has become the latest female Tory MP…
Putin can’t be compromised with
The slow-grinding Ukrainian offensive in the country’s south has forced many to accept that the war against Russia might turn…
Will a French coalition join forces against Le Pen at the next election?
Emmanuel Macron is not happy. He would love to run for a third term as president but the French constitution…
‘Chinese spy’ arrested in the Commons
Oh dear. The Sunday Times is tonight reporting that a Westminster parliamentary researcher has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China.…
Braverman backs Douglas Murray
Stop the presses: common sense has broken out in parliament. On Thursday, Suella Braverman delivered an update on the anti-terror…
Watch: Macron booed at World Cup opening ceremony
You know it’s bad when the rugby fans are booing you. Poor Emmanuel Macron had his big moment upstaged last…
Rishi Sunak will have a tougher time than he thinks in India
Rishi Sunak, the first British leader of Indian descent, has to walk an unenviable political tightrope at this weekend’s G20…
Britain’s shrinking army faces an uncertain future
Old soldiers never die, the song goes, they just fade away. Next year, General Sir Patrick Sanders, Chief of the…
The tragedy of Italy’s dead bear – and the folly of rewilding
A butcher who has killed the most famous wild bear in Italy is now unable to leave his house for…
Austin hosts the impeachment trial of the century
“Everything’s bigger in Texas” is one of those clichés that happens to be entirely true. With the diminution of the…
Who killed free speech at Harvard?
Harvard, consistently ranked as one of the world’s best universities, has just been rated the worst for free speech in…
The Guardian’s shameful Roisin Murphy review
Of all the smug, bitter things the Guardian has published over the years, its review of Róisín Murphy’s new album…
Who’s really to blame for the Wandsworth jailbreak?
There’s fevered speculation about inside jobs or state actors involved in the HMP Wandsworth prison break by terror suspect Daniel…
BBC disinformation correspondent accused of lying on her CV
Oh dear. Could things get any worse for the fledgling BBC Verify, launched to combat the scourge of fake news?…
