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Ireland’s migrant hypocrisy
‘Cead Mile Failte’, which means ‘a hundred thousand welcomes’, is a sentiment the Irish have long held dear. We pride…
The making of Mecca
Later this year, over two million Muslims will travel to Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, for the Hajj, one the five pillars…
What’s it really like on your first night in prison?
Before I went to prison I thought a lot about what it would be like. Almost a year passed after…
Downing Street hits back in peerages row
Talk about the end of the peer show. Boris Johnson’s allies have spent the past two days spitting blood and…
Tucker Carlson and the danger of antisemitism
Tucker Carlson is many things but stupid is not one of them. So when he describes Ukraine’s Jewish president (‘a…
It’s time to move on from Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson, so the joke goes, will always be remembered as the third prime minister to have been brought down…
Will Putin manage to spin Kyiv’s counter-offensive as a victory?
The Ukrainian counter-offensive has duly started and, needless to say, there is a rush to judgement. It is going to…
Boris Johnson has finally run out of luck
Last night, Boris Johnson unexpectedly resigned from the House of Commons. His graceless and indignant resignation statement made clear that…
Italy’s crackdown on cyclists is a step too far
What are the politics of your bicycle? An interesting question. I’d like to say that mine is an expression of…
Sinn Fein’s shameful commemoration of the IRA
A member of the UK Parliament is the keynote speaker at an event tomorrow commemorating ‘volunteers’ in South Armagh. The ceremony will take…
Is Justin Trudeau right to blame Canadian wildfires on climate change?
Planes grounded in New York, people told to stay indoors – and an actress forced to leave the stage on…
The nasty side of Pride
For a month that’s supposed to be all about love and acceptance, Pride has a pretty nasty streak. Maybe that’s…
Was Boris doomed anyway?
Boris Johnson has stepped down as the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip with immediate effect, but is it a…
The Kakhovka dam and the cheapness of western rhetoric
Following the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine, politicians in the West have followed the familiar dance of…
The truth about Boris Johnson’s ‘betrayal’ myth
These are testing times indeed for longstanding members of the ‘Boris Johnson is nothing like Donald Trump’ fraternity. Once again, the…
Is it really over for Boris Johnson?
It’s Boris day in Westminster. First, the publication of his resignations honours list and now a resignation from the man…
Why I quit parliament
I have received a letter from the Privileges Committee making it clear – much to my amazement – that they…
Boris Johnson quits parliament
Boris Johnson has announced he will be standing down from parliament with immediate effect, after the Privileges Committee recommended a…
Boris Johnson’s honours list is a loyalty test
Finally the day has come. After countless reports over the contents of Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list, the names are…
Full list: Boris Johnson’s resignation honours
Nine months after Boris Johnson left Downing Street, his list of resignation honours has today finally been finally published. Here…
The betrayal of Annecy
The Green mayor of Annecy, François Astorg, declared a fortnight ago that his town in the south-east of France was ‘a…
The Trump indictment will be destabilizing, no matter what
As a general matter, people who are indicted and punished for absconding with classified material tend to have done one…
Rowing back on his climate plan, Starmer is in it to win it
Over almost 30 years in and around Westminster, I’ve noted some persistent and essential differences in the culture and mindset…
Will the tax burden finally start falling?
Is the government ready to start cutting taxes? After taking the burden to a post-war high, it seems ministers are…
Would Jesus really have joined the Bristol bus boycott?
St Mary Redcliffe church, in Bristol, has removed four stained-glass windows dedicated to the slave trader Edward Colston, he whose…
