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Does anyone want what Burnham is promising?
This morning Andy Burnham has set out his devolution agenda for government. At the People’s History Museum in Manchester, the…
The growing anger about the RAF Barnham asylum plan
Last week, it was announced after much speculation that migrants would be housed in former military sites across the country;…
France’s ideological war on air conditioning
America is to blame for the heatwave that has caused so much misery in France in the last fortnight. Audrey…
Farage finds his Queen of the North
Reform UK is delighted to announce Sian Astley as our candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester. Sian has pledged to scrutinise contracts previously…
Badenoch: Ed Miliband is a ‘Nigerian dictator’
Kemi Badenoch spared no prisoners this morning as she delivered her first attack speech dedicated to Andy Burnham and his…
The problem with swapping the navy’s destroyers for drones
It can be hard to believe, but it is only three weeks since John Healey resigned as defence secretary, saying…
Britain won’t mind if Meghan stays away
If you wanted to contrast the public lives of the two warring sides of the Royal Family, last weekend gave…
Who should replace Ben Stokes as England captain?
Ben Stokes, the England captain, has announced his retirement from international cricket. There will be plenty of time to celebrate…
The truth about white guilt
A few weeks ago, we all watched the same footage. A young man called Henry Nowak, barely out of childhood,…
Inside the Tories’ pro-Palestine minority
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party is the Jewish state’s “last line of defence” in British politics. Her record…
Must we give Andy Burnham a chance?
“Why don’t you write,” my commissioning editor suggested yesterday, “an optimistic piece on Andy Burnham? Give him a chance, sort…
Serena Williams no longer belongs at Wimbledon
Serena Williams is arguably the greatest female tennis player of all time – a seven-time Wimbledon champion and winner of an…
Sunday shows round-up: should Labour call an early election?
Steve Reed: ‘The public do not want a general election’ At the start of this week, Keir Starmer announced that…
The real significance of the Israel-Lebanon agreement
Even before the ink on the agreement between Israel and Lebanon was dry, its opponents began trying to destroy it.…
The social contract is fundamentally broken
As the eyes of the nation flit between the dramas of Westminster, Wigan and the World Cup, there is no…
Andy Burnham’s reality TV show rise
I knew that the endless hours I’d spent watching reality TV would one day stand me in good stead in…
Labour’s latest immigration plan is pure insanity
Last week, almost a thousand more illegal migrants entered the country via small boats. Over 204,000 have arrived since 2018.…
Is Britain doomed?
In the wake of Keir Starmer’s resignation much has been made of the fact that in the past decade we…
Farage and Kemi’s pitch for conservative hearts and minds
At the entrance to the hangar-like Olympia conference centre is a huge, framed drawing, showing a design for an imagined…
Is the US-Israel special relationship over?
Until recently, the Israeli right regarded US President Donald Trump as its greatest ally. He was often described in quasi-religious…
It turns out being a hunter-gatherer wasn’t so great after all
The science writer Jared Diamond once called agriculture ‘the worst mistake in the history of the human race’. Yuval Noah…
Is Trump’s quest for peace doomed?
J.D. Vance jokingly compared himself to Richard Nixon earlier this week. ‘Young senator, vice-president, writes some bestselling books, is hated…
Venezuela’s earthquake is the cruelest blow
Venezuela thought its luck was changing. Then the earthquakes stuck. For a country that’s economy has long been in tatters,…
Is Burnham brave enough to scrap the triple lock?
Loss avoidance is one of the strongest forces in the world. It’s a fundamental of human nature – and therefore…
Six ways the BBC could save money
I’m unlikely to be invited to dinner at BBC director general Matt Brittin’s any time soon but judging by the…
