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Six questions the National must answer
Scottish daily the National is known for its inimitable approach to journalism. The mainstream media bombards SNP ministers with impertinent…
The only people who should watch Iryna Zarutska dying
There are precious few people who should watch the video released yesterday of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska slowly dying as…
When Labour’s best bet is Bridget Phillipson
It’s always nice when the muses of tragedy and comedy seem to be working in perfect sync: nowhere is this…
Israel is right to strike Hamas’s leaders in Qatar
When the government of Qatar condemned the Israeli airstrike in Doha as a ‘cowardly’ act, it revealed less about the…
Could Epstein’s birthday book trip up the British Ambassador?
In May, Sky News asked Lord Mandelson, Britain’s Ambassador to the United States of America, if it was true that he’d stayed at Epstein’s…
What Israel’s Qatar strike on Hamas reveals
‘We are ready to accept a deal (with Hamas) that would end this war, based on the cabinet decision,’ Israeli…
Can Peter Mandelson survive his association with Jeffrey Epstein?
What a difference 48 hours can make. On Saturday afternoon, Lord Mandelson, the UK ambassador to the United States, was…
Reform are clueless about the health of Britain’s countryside
When it was put to him that the UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world, Richard Tice, Reform…
Farage is right, it is time to ban the Muslim Brotherhood
Nigel Farage’s speech at the Reform party conference may have been, for the most part, heavy on spectacle and light…
Is it really ‘clear’ the Trump-Epstein birthday letter is fake?
The “bawdy” birthday letter from Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, which the Wall Street Journal reported the existence of in July, has…
Why must the next Labour deputy leader be a woman?
Harriet Harman has declared that the next deputy leader of the Labour party “definitely needs to be a woman.” I…
The strike to save the future of horse racing
Horse racing is a notoriously factional sport. The interests of owners and trainers, for example, are quite different from those…
Magnificent – but is it war?
When Donald Trump made building a “big, beautiful” wall along the southern US border a priority in his first term,…
The day I ate a royal love letter
Our very own Roger Kimball made it possible. I am referring to The Last Alpha Male, the greatest book ever…
I’m the heir to Manhattan
I’m owed around $680 billion. Some 77 acres of downtown Manhattan belong to the Carter family, according to a letter…
Inside the cult of Equinox
Scratch the surface of Silver Age Rome and what do you find? Most likely, a tight subterranean vault built as…
It won’t be easy to fix failing NHS hospitals
The Department for Health has published new performance league tables today which show that four in five NHS hospital trusts…
Is this the end of the Murdoch drama?
So at last, the vexed question of who is going to succeed the now 94-year-old Rupert Murdoch has been settled.…
It’s a frustrating time to be a college football fan
Another pigskin season kicks off, and despite the multitudinous sins committed against the game and its culture by ESPN, university…
Is this the real reason Brits are taking so many sick days?
Are Britons getting sicker and sicker – or is our health improving? There seems to be something of a paradox.…
Marine Le Pen is calling the shots now
Emmanuel Macron projects authority, but he’s trapped. After the collapse of François Bayrou’s government yesterday evening, Macron faces a divided…
Bridget Phillipson stands to replace Angela Rayner
The resignation of Angela Rayner on Friday created two vacancies. The first was in her formal role as deputy leader…
Why wasn’t Pride in Surrey cancelled?
This weekend, I bought a ticket to attend the controversial Pride in Surrey (PiS) event, held in Guildford. My interest…
Disabled people don’t need BBC do-gooders sticking up for them
Jamie Borthwick is an uncommonly fine young actor who, frankly, is far too good for the increasingly strained and schlocky…
Emily Thornberry for deputy!
They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but I have a better serving suggestion. How about revenge plated…
