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Rachel Reeves’s Budget was based on fiction
I think we will look back on this week as one of the most pivotal of this government. It was…
Yes, John Swinney is a head of government
This week Catherine Connolly, the newly elected President of Ireland, welcomed John Swinney, First Minister of Scotland, to the Áras…
Are J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio heading for a clash?
Thanksgiving weekend ends on Sunday, and still there’s no peace in Ukraine. Donald Trump’s latest attempt to end the war…
The war is far from over for Vladimir Putin
‘When the Ukrainian troops leave the territories they occupy, then the hostilities will cease,’ declared Vladimir Putin during his state…
France finally agrees to intercept Channel migrant boats – but there’s a catch
After months of pressure from Britain, France has agreed to begin intercepting small boats in the Channel. The move comes…
Fact check: are the NYT’s experts right about UK immigration?
Yesterday’s release of immigration figures by the ONS didn’t make for particularly pleasant reading. While net migration had fallen to…
Can Zelensky surrender?
Kyiv The urge to run from danger is only human. It was palpable when air raid sirens sounded as I…
This is Hong Kong’s Grenfell
Hong Kong is reeling from the tragedy of a devastating fire which ripped through seven 30-storey apartment blocks in a…
Starmer faces Labour rebellion over employment U-turn
Another day, another drama. On Thursday afternoon, it emerged that Sir Keir Starmer’s government were rolling back their commitment to…
Tucker plays the Joker to Piers Morgan
Tucker Carlson has a favorite stage persona: the last sane man in the world, now at the end of his…
Why Australia’s sharks keep on targeting tourists
Thursday dawned bright and warm over the beaches of northern New South Wales. It was a perfect morning to enjoy…
The Ajax scandal is worse than embarrassing
Luke Pollard, recently promoted to Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, must have looked forward to visiting General Dynamics UK…
Starmer’s workers’ rights U-turn is a small victory for business
A psychoanalyst might have some ideas as to why Keir Starmer’s thoughts have suddenly turned to the subject of unfair…
The strange death of England
Whatever happened to Britain, or the UK, or England, or whatever they’re calling it? We can’t even agree on what…
Nigel Farage must come clean about his Dulwich College schooldays
The allegations concerning Nigel Farage’s conduct as a schoolboy have returned with unusual force, not because the country is suddenly…
What my run-in with Michael Gove can teach Labour MPs about digital ID
There are times in politics when a feeling of dread overwhelms. When your boss wants to go down a path…
France’s military service rollout is about more than Russia
National service is being brought back in France. Emmanuel Macron used a visit to a military base in the Alps…
David Lammy wouldn’t even show up to defend abolishing juries
Wantage may seem an unlikely birthplace for England’s greatest gift to the world. Yet as well as being the site…
How the budget will damage the NHS
This week’s budget will have a substantial impact on the NHS – just not in the way the Chancellor has…
Young people are fleeing Britain
Net migration has fallen to its lowest level in four years. Figures released this morning show that 204,000 more people…
Reeves’s tax raid rocks Gibraltar
The Chancellor’s Budget may have gone down well with Labour backbenchers, but its ‘smorgasbord’ approach has managed to rather annoy…
OBR chief offers to quit over Budget chaos
As if the Labour lot hadn’t leaked enough ahead of Rachel Reeves’s big Budget announcement, a slip-up at the OBR…
Why the ‘Gaza family’ weren’t entitled to asylum in Britain
The Court of Appeal has delivered a judgment on the so-called ‘Gaza family’ claim, which sparked such outrage at Prime Minister’s Questions…
Zack Polanski’s insane economics
When the ubiquitous Green party leader Zack Polanski was on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show singing the praises…
Britain is giving up on work
Work is good. Work generates wealth, makes people happier and, maybe, delivers salvation. The Protestant work ethic is much disputed…
