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The dark history of the SNP
The Scottish National party, under new and inferior management, continues to struggle out from under English oppression – colonialist oppression, as seems…
Dutch government collapses following migration row
The growing continent-wide crisis caused by mass immigration into Europe has claimed another country with the collapse of the Dutch…
‘We don’t have time to waste’: An interview with Ukraine’s Azov brigade commander
The acting commander of the Azov brigade, Major Bohdan (pronounced Bogdan) Krotevych, is a hero in Ukraine. In last year’s…
Russian sanctions are hurting Putin’s enemies
‘Ukrainians fight for their homeland, Russians fight for Putin’s ambitions’, declared the TV presenter on his YouTube channel earlier this…
Have the Tories given up?
When confronted with a list of problems and setbacks afflicting the Government, a minister recently told me: ‘The darkest hour…
Will Scottish junior doctors accept Humza’s record pay deal?
As of this afternoon, the junior doctor strikes in Scotland have been called off. Today, the Scottish government and the…
SNP calls for drugs to be decriminalised
It’s Humza Yousaf’s 100th day in office today. So what better way to mark this milestone than with a fresh…
The housing crash we’re heading for might not be the one you think
Are house prices falling? The Halifax house price index, published today, is finally showing a significant year on year fall:…
What if Boris Johnson was still prime minister?
It’s one year today since Boris Johnson resigned as prime minister, following mass resignations in the ministerial ranks. At the…
Spare us from Keir Starmer’s vacuous education pledges
Keir Starmer clearly does not abide by the principle ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. On the contrary, with…
The Kremlin is trying to humiliate Prigozhin
When corrupt Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was toppled in 2014, his private estate at Mezhyhirya turned out to contain an…
Why won’t James Cleverly stand up to Iran?
The Foreign Office is making a big mistake in failing to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist…
Has Humza Yousaf achieved anything in his first 100 days?
Perhaps Humza Yousaf’s greatest achievement in his first 100 days as First Minister is that he has survived them. Since succeeding…
Humza Yousaf’s first 100 days
Today marks Humza Yousaf’s 100 days as First Minister, yet not even that has gone right: the nationalist leader has…
Keir and Khan clash on Ulez
Ding, ding, ding! That sound you can hear is two monumental egos colliding in a bit of vintage Labour politicking.…
Starmer’s right to roam pledge puts the Tories in a bind
Keir Starmer has come up with a good policy for once. He is promising to offer a Scottish-style right to roam…
Two days in Johannesburg: the city with a heart of gold
Sunrise in Johannesburg, blazing a brighter red than I can recall seeing before. The orb seems unnaturally huge; burning my…
Cabinet Office forced to hand over Boris WhatsApp messages
It’s more bad news for the government today. The High Court has this afternoon ordered ministers to release Boris Johnson’s…
Humza Yousaf’s leadership isn’t dead yet
If you just ignore the opinion polls, Humza Yousaf’s first 100 days as First Minister have been an unqualified disaster.…
Watch: protestors disrupt Starmer speech
Hold a major sporting, political or national event these days and chances are you’re going to be disrupted by a…
Mermaids’ loss is a victory for a free society
This morning’s news that the LGB Alliance has won its case to retain its charitable status is a victory and…
Starmer commits to oracy classes for children
Keir Starmer is giving another speech on one of his five missions (remember them?) today. The Labour leader has a…
Chris Pincher’s suspension spells more trouble for Rishi Sunak
Chris Pincher should be suspended as an MP for eight weeks following allegations he groped two people at the Carlton…
Who really helped end the French riots?
It wasn’t president Macron who brought six days of rioting in France to an end, nor the brave bands of…
The myth of Brexit-broken Britain
With inflation rampant, growth stagnant, government disintegrating, and nothing working – so I’d read, all due to Brexit, naturally –…
