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Macron hobnobs with Elton John as France burns
France is in chaos after another night of violence sparked by the shooting of a teenager by a Paris policeman.…
Why the Supreme Court’s Harvard decision matters
The decision is all anybody can talk about. Well, that’s not exactly true. It’s the banner headline in the New York…
The genius of Nancy Mitford
Nancy, the first – and perhaps most famous – of the six Mitford girls, died half-a-century ago on 30 June.…
Troubled artist Hunter Biden uses paintings to settle paternity suit with former stripper
Hunter Biden has settled his long-running child support case in Arkansas. The president’s son has reached an agreement with Lunden…
Why judges ruled against the Rwanda plan
It’s unusual – not to say uncomfortable – for the most senior judge in England and Wales to be overruled…
The Rwanda ruling is nothing to cheer about
The government’s loss in its Rwanda appeal spells trouble for Rishi Sunak. But liberals are delighted: ‘Massive result,’ said the barrister Adam…
Farage: my bank accounts closed with ‘no explanation’
Life appears pretty good for Nigel Farage right now. Winning awards for his TV show, enjoying the adoration of fans…
The American tradition of barbecue is a long and storied one
Barbecue is a fact of life, especially in America. Long summer evenings and reliably good weather make it an easy…
The privileges committee was right to scold Boris’s supporters
Did the privileges committee really need to bother with a report scolding a number of Boris Johnson’s supporters for what…
Trump’s ‘defense’ undermined by Mark Meadows memoir
Donald Trump’s defense that he was just holding up “newspaper stories, magazine stories and articles” always came across rather far-fetched,…
Has Putin had Sergei Surovikin locked up?
When Evgeniy Prigozhin started his armed insurrection, it was clear that he had allies within the ranks of the Russian…
How will Rishi Sunak ‘stop the boats’ now?
If Rishi Sunak’s five key pledges already looked in terrible shape at the start of the week – which they…
Rishi’s Rwanda asylum plan ruled to be unlawful
It never rains but pours for Rishi Sunak. After a difficult few weeks for the Prime Minister, the Court of…
Will New Zealand regret kowtowing to China?
New Zealand is reliant upon China, a country that makes up about a third of its export market. So, when…
Privileges Committee shames the Boris backers
Hell hath no fury like a select committee scorned. Fresh from chastising Boris Johnson, the Privileges Committee has now turned…
France is a country in chaos
Emmanuel Macron is facing arguably the gravest crisis of his presidency after a second night of rioting across France. Much…
Bright, poor students are being badly failed by Britain’s schools
Britain’s flagging productivity is commonly thought to be the root of the country’s present economic struggles. And as successive governments…
Trump talked about ‘what it might be like to have sex’ with Ivanka, claims ‘Anonymous’ NYT op-ed writer
Miles Taylor, CNN’s favorite mid-management White House bureaucrat, is back with hot new gossip on Donald Trump. The “Anonymous” author…
On the ground with the Muslim Montgomery County parents protesting the school board’s LGBT curriculum
Rockville, Maryland Hundreds of protesters rallied to protest a school board in one of America’s most liberal counties that plans…
In defense of rats
In the ranks of unloved animals, rats are surely king — so reviled that other pest species are often referred…
Jada Pinkett Smith got her family into psychedelics
Cockburn doesn’t have any acknowledged children, but if he did, he’d like to think that he wouldn’t give them drugs.…
Lords watchdog refused to back five nominees
It’s been a difficult few years for Paul Bew, chairman of the House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC). Bew picked up…
Rostov returns to reality after Wagner’s botched coup
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, it always seemed likely that the war would come back to Rostov-on-Don, the…
Jonny Bairstow shows how to deal with Just Stop Oil
Give Jonny Bairstow a knighthood. Whatever else happens at the Ashes, or indeed throughout the rest of his cricketing career,…
Nato’s leadership race is a miserable advert for the alliance
Ben Wallace, the defence secretary, has conceded defeat in his bid to succeed Jens Stoltenberg as secretary-general of Nato. Wallace…
