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Could Boris make a comeback?
Events have a useful way of illustrating changing fortunes in political stock. Keir Starmer’s EU reset yesterday proved to be…
Miliband’s wind farms won’t ease Britain’s sky-high energy prices
Rachel Reeves is perhaps not a great fan of Donald Trump, but she should be grateful to him nonetheless, and…
Mark Carney is ignoring the cartels – and Donald Trump
Donald Trump has declared war on the cartels. The southern border is now patrolled by the military, the wall is…
Romanian man charged over Starmer fires
Last week, fires at two properties and a vehicle linked to Sir Keir Starmer were being probed by police –…
Don Jr.’s Gold Rush
On the ground floor of Georgetown Park, Donald Trump Jr. is putting the finishing touches on his invitation-only club, the…
Will Gary Lineker please take the BBC with him when he goes?
They think it’s all over … well, it is now. We’ve had false alarms about Gary Lineker leaving the BBC…
Is Reform changing its tune on voting reform?
With more than 650 councillors and a new MP to boot, Nigel Farage’s teal army is clearly on the up. But while Reform UK is…
Can France’s centre-right be revived?
On Sunday, Bruno Retailleau was elected president of Les Republicains – France’s mainstream centre-right party. Just a few years ago,…
Britain is not in charge of its energy
As much of Westminster gets up in arms about fish, the major change in Starmer’s EU deal is going under…
Greggs’ security crackdown is a sign of broken Britain
Greggs is a great British success story. The ever-popular bakery chain provides good-quality (if, admittedly, rarely healthy) treats for millions…
What the Europa League losers’ final reveals about English football
Two of world football’s biggest but worst performing clubs Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur face off in Bilbao on Wednesday in the…
Can Team Trump’s most MAGA members end Jeffrey Epstein talk?
Few people can claim the mantle of being more identified with the anti-Deep State MAGA movement than Kash Patel and…
The SNP attack on Starmer’s EU deal makes no sense
To mutilate the words of PG Wodehouse, it is never difficult to distinguish between a Scottish nationalist with a grievance…
How much has Liz Truss made since leaving No. 10?
Two and a half years have passed since Liz Truss entered – and swiftly exited – Downing Street. The former prime minister…
The private school exodus has begun
‘Why did Albert [not his real name] leave before sports day?’ As is increasingly the norm, I am driving my…
Boris: Keir is ‘manacled gimp of Brussels’
Ding ding ding! Sir Keir Starmer may have lauded it a ‘landmark’ deal but his agreement with the EU has…
What is really being taught to our children in history lessons?
History is an area of remarkable success in our schools thanks to recent education reforms. However, these impressive strides forward risk…
Why fishing matters
Not everything is about money. If it were, we’d be merrily sending our oldies off to assisted dying hubs to…
Democrats should call for more honesty about Joe Biden’s health
The announcement of former president Joe Biden’s diagnosis for advanced prostate cancer is of course a sad event, as it…
Gary Lineker and the truth about toxic centrism
What happened to Gary Lineker? For years he was football’s Mr Nice Guy. To some he was the Steve Davis…
Romania’s Europhiles have bludgeoned the populists
Bucharest, Romania Moments before Romania’s exit poll was announced, George Simion, the nationalist firebrand and presidential hopeful, was tapping his…
Starmer’s EU ‘reset’ risks pleasing no one
Keir Starmer has just wrapped up his press conference with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. The Prime Minister…
The legal aid hack is very worrying
If you are ever unfortunate enough to need legal advice after being charged with a crime, and you can’t afford…
Why can’t Israel-haters accept that their Eurovision song was good?
Eurovision is an annual celebration of the gaudy and the garish – but I suppose someone should come to its…
One in two Labour voters back Supreme Court ruling
While members of Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party have long struggled with the concept of biological sex, his voter base…
