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The mystery of Morgan McSweeney’s missing phone
Morgan McSweeney may be out of office – but he is certainly not out of the headlines. A mystery concerns…
Inflation stalls before the energy shock hits
Prices rose by 3 per cent last month – the same rate as the month before. Figures just released by…
The shocking entitlement of Huw Edwards
There are few things more savagely amusing than a disgraced member of the BBC becoming indignant. (‘Member’ seems the oddly appropriate…
Can Europe help fix Britain’s defence muddle?
Could an agreement for Britain to join Europe’s defence fund ‘Security Action for Europe’ (Safe) be back on the cards?…
The Foremans can’t blame the UK for their imprisonment in Iran
Lindsay and Craig Foreman, the British couple imprisoned in Iran on spying charges, have issued a desperate plea for help,…
Italy is now stuck in the legal dark ages
Giorgia Meloni has suffered the first significant defeat of her three-and-a-half-year premiership. The Italians have roundly rejected her plans to…
The truth about England’s ‘New Towns’
At the end of last week, the Government suggested there should be resonant names – that evoked the grandeur of…
Wind power is far from ‘woke’
Energy policy is, ultimately, a judgement call on the future. It is a suite of decisions tied to predictions about…
The tragicomedy of Rachel Reeves talking about the Middle East
Rachel Reeves was in the House today, responding to the war in the Middle East. That as a statement alone…
Stop talking nonsense about rejoining the EU customs union
I saw in the Financial Times last week that the UK wants to align to EU law on animal and plant…
Did Matthew Goodwin use AI to write his book?
After losing the Gorton and Denton parliamentary by-election to a leftwing plumber, Reform’s Matthew Goodwin has published a new book: Suicide…
Inside horse racing’s civil war
After six turbulent months as chair of the British Horseracing Authority, Lord Charles Allen felt he had no choice but…
Tim Montgomerie turns on Matt Goodwin’s book
Ding, ding, ding! In the teal corner, it’s Tim Montgomerie, longtime Tory sage turned Reform defector. And, in the, er,…
King Charles’s US state visit was never in doubt
Mark Twain famously wrote that “rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated”, and similar rumors have proliferated about King…
Is there a growing rift between the US and Israel?
Denials, contradictions, inflammatory statements and exaggerations have for years characterized the conduct of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald…
Donald Trump can’t simply talk down the price of oil
When the war against Iran started, President Trump could have justifiably felt confident that the price of oil could be…
Kneecap’s breathtaking Cuban hypocrisy
While most Cold War cultural battlegrounds have long been paved over or turned into a theme park, Cuba has retained…
Will Iran give Benjamin Netanyahu a wartime boost?
Israel’s current war on two fronts shows few signs of wrapping up any time soon. In Lebanon, the indications are…
To succeed at the BBC, Matt Brittin must learn to be hated
So farewell then Tim Davie with your spotless white trainers, on-message management speak and complete lack of journalistic nous. And…
Nandy backs Burnham over Starmer
Oh dear. It seems that we have already reached that stage of the government where ambitious ministers believe that it…
Why the Golders Green arson attack is so troubling
Four ambulances were set on fire in Golders Green in the early hours of the morning yesterday. They were not…
Matt Brittin won’t save the BBC
The BBC is in the headlines again – for all the wrong reasons. A TV drama on the fall of Huw…
The absurdity of Kneecap’s convoy to Cuba
There is a particular kind of weariness that settles over you when watching anti-West radical activists on tour. It is…
Who are Harakat Ashab al-Yamin, the Golders Green suspects?
When a synagogue is firebombed or a Jewish school is targeted in Europe, the instinct is to reach for a…
Are Republicans trying to lose the midterms?
Are congressional Republicans absolutely determined to forfeit this November’s midterm elections? It sure looks that way. The GOP would hardly…
