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The Iran conflict is morphing into an energy war
Into the early hours of this morning, Israel and Iran continued exchanging direct strikes, while the fighting spread further across…
Feeling uncomfortable about Muslim prayer in Trafalgar Square isn’t racist
If you hear ‘allahu akbar!’ shouted in the street, you’ll probably run for cover. If a stranger bellows the Jewish…
The French lesson that could save Rachel Reeves – and Britain’s economy
Rachel Reeves faces a strikingly similar predicament to that faced by Pierre Moscovici, who became France’s finance minister under François…
Joe Kent’s resignation was an act of political positioning
Reflecting on the resignation of Cyrus Vance, James Thomson, the American historian and journalist, wrote in the Washington Post that…
The Iran war won’t help Russia defeat Ukraine
For Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump is the gift that keeps on giving. Just as Moscow was tiring of the American…
Why Iran will hasten MAGA’s demise
Readers may disagree with the cover line of this issue. Pronouncing “the end of Trumpism” feels somewhat similar to declaring…
PMQs was ruined by Starmer’s verbal epilepsy
When a fully greased Sir Keir Starmer is finally bundled, squealing, out of Downing Street, one wonders what he might…
Why Israel is pushing further into Lebanon
Israel launched a limited ground operation in southern Lebanon this week, intended to expand the de facto buffer zone which…
Zohran Mamdani and the death of Irish New York
When asked about a united Ireland earlier this week, Zohran Mamdani admitted that he “hadn’t thought enough on that question.”…
Meningitis outbreaks are becoming rarer in Britain
The premature death of two young people from meningitis after an outbreak of the disease in Kent is a tragedy.…
Watch: Tory MP calls out Starmer
Was that the worst PMQs of the year? Amid Kemi Badenoch’s constant questioning about Peter Mandelson, Keir Starmer turned into…
The Greens’ Zack-onomics doesn’t add up
Tax the billionaires, nationalise the utilities and abolish the Office for Budget Responsibility. Green party leader Zack Polanski has set…
Starmer doesn’t have a handle on his job as Prime Minister
Keir Starmer had an appalling performance at Prime Minister’s Questions today. It was summarised very well later in the session…
Is the Coldplay kisscam woman really a victim of sexism?
Remember the Coldplay kisscam couple? Loved-up Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot were caught embracing at a Boston concert, only to…
Should teenagers be vaccinated against meningitis B?
Two people have died of meningitis in Kent: an eighteen year old year 13 student named as Juliette, and an…
I lost the will to live watching The Rest is Politics and Pedro Sánchez
If Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart’s recent interview of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is anything to go by, I…
Angela Rayner’s warning to Shabana Mahmood over migrant crackdown
Shabana Mahmood made an impressive start as Home Secretary. Within her first 100 days, she had set out a tough…
This is how Brexit dies
This is the way that Brexit ends: not with a bang but with a whimpering submission to EU standards on…
Iran hits back at Israel after Larijani’s death
Situation update Missiles were launched from Iran toward Israel overnight, targeting its central and southern regions and triggering nationwide alerts…
A child soldier and Iran’s cult of the suicide bomber
On the outskirts of Teheran, deep within one of the largest graveyards in the world, Behest-e Zahra, is a singular…
How Scotland turned against assisted dying
When the Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP, Liam McArthur, first tabled his Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill two…
All the worst people like the ‘anti-Muslim hostility’ definition
Not worried enough yet by the government’s new definition of ‘anti-Muslim hostility’? Here’s another red flag: the mild, nuanced, or…
The chaotic truth about Russia’s internet blackouts
From the modern metropolises of Moscow and St. Petersburg to Arkhangelsk on the permafrosted northern coast and Khabarovsk on the…
Decapitating Iran’s leadership might not topple the mullahs
Iran’s most powerful leaders are being picked off one by one by Israeli and American military strikes. The latest scalp…
Few illnesses are as terrifying as meningitis
Bacterial meningitis has left two young people dead and another fifteen seriously ill following an outbreak linked to a night…
