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Ukraine is determined to give Russia a taste of its own medicine
Russians living in the Belgorod region of Russia got a taste of what Ukrainians have been enduring for over three…
Grow a pair, Euro cry-bullies
After a weekend of bloodlust at Bethpage, the European team pulled off a stunning victory to take home the Ryder…
Labour members back Burnham
Labour mayors are stealing the limelight at Labour conference. As Sir Keir Starmer continues to struggle with staffing issues, policy…
Why Chicago Teachers Union lionized a terrorist
When I first saw the Chicago Teachers Union’s post honoring Assata Shakur, I thought it was a headline from the…
Only EU membership will secure Moldova’s future
‘The European path of Moldova must go on,’ a young Moldovan politician texted me as their parliamentary election results began…
When will Rachel Reeves deliver on her promises?
Security, security, security was the message from Chancellor Rachel Reeves as she addressed the Labour party today in Liverpool. A…
Rachel Reeves takes the fight to Reform
The Chancellor has just finished her speech at the Labour party conference. It has been a pretty torrid 12 months…
Scottish Labour rule out deal with Reform
At the last Labour conference before the 2026 Holyrood election, Scottish Labour is enjoying the limelight. With less than eight…
Has the history of human evolution been rewritten?
A new report from the field of human origins had sub-editors reaching for their hyperboles. A million-year-old skull, we have…
Is it too early to tell Rachel Reeves ‘I told you so’?
‘I told you so’ – the most irritating four words in the English language, dripping with self-satisfaction and schadenfreude. So,…
Why Trump wants Blair to run Gaza
Tony Blair is a man for all seasons, a political operator who knows precisely on which side his bread is…
Reform has changed the conversation on immigration
Last week, Reform UK announced the most radical proposal on overhauling immigration by a mainstream political party in a generation.…
No, Keir Starmer: Reform’s migrant plans aren’t racist
Keir Starmer’s behaviour, demeanour and language has taken a rapid and strange turn of recent. Unable to do anything meaningful…
Will Labour MPs stand for Rachel Reeves’ benefits crackdown?
When the Chancellor speaks at Labour party conference later today she has a tough message to deliver. Rachel Reeves will…
Starmer’s ‘racist’ Reform remark is his ‘deplorables’ moment
Reform’s migration policy of scrapping indefinite leave to remain is racist, according to Keir Starmer. ‘I do think it’s a…
How ID cards destroy freedom
Those who make the case in favour of national ID cards invariably do so on pragmatic grounds. As they have…
Britain’s free speech crisis could get a whole lot worse
If you think Britain’s free speech crisis is bad now, if Ofcom gets its way it could get a whole…
Why the left wants you to be weak
For much of my life, fitness wasn’t optional. I was held to very specific standards and tested to confirm that…
The Christian school revival
In Texas, empty church classrooms might just become new schools. On September 1, the state enacted the most expansive school…
Andrew Cuomo is the lesser of two evils
New York City politics has rarely offered voters a clean choice. This year, with Eric Adams out of the mayor’s…
Scottish Labour goes for Andy Burnham
Well, well, well. The atmosphere is more than a little tense as Labour conference kicks off in Liverpool. In recent…
Keir’s cabinet of rotters are a comedy gift
Day one of the Labour conference – oh frabjous day! The annual gathering of people who hate each other just…
Watch: Housing Secretary flails on house building
A glorious exchange on GB News this morning. Steve Reed, the new Housing Secretary, has been making a big song…
Sarwar: Scotland will reject ‘poisonous’ Farage
To Liverpool, where politicians and delegates are gathering for Labour’s annual party conference. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has just…
Is Anas Sarwar destined to be another failed Scottish Labour leader?
The first clue that Scottish Labour might not be dead in the water came with a soundtrack by Mark Ronson…
