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Suella Braverman defects to Reform
Another one bites the dust. Suella Braverman this morning was unveiled as the latest defector to Reform UK. The former…
David Abulafia was a rare, truth-seeking historian
Death arrives on a day just like any other, often rudely unheralded. We all know that, but it never ceases…
Belsen haunted my friend to the grave
A patient, an old woman with white hair, stripped of speech by dementia, followed us each shift, staying an inch…
Facts, unlike opinions, are hard to come by in Minneapolis
Did an ICE officer kill Alex Pretti in self defence after being alerted that he was carrying a gun in…
Starmer, Burnham and the narcissism of small differences
Andy Burnham’s bid to stand as an MP – and Keir Starmer’s decision to block him from doing just that,…
This year’s Australia Day brings a painful realisation
In broad daylight, two monuments were smashed in Melbourne’s Flagstaff Gardens last week. One of them was an 1871 memorial…
Is there a free-speech defense of Grok’s deepfakes?
There are scenes in blockbuster teen movies from the 1980s and 1990s that wouldn’t fly today. I think of Revenge…
A conservative in the chaos of Minnesota
If you live in Minnesota, as I do, don’t turn on your TV. Don’t log on to social media. Don’t…
Is it over for the Old Firm?
For 40 years Glasgow has held the power in Scottish football. Since Alex Ferguson’s Aberdeen won the league in 1985,…
Labour MPs would be mad to ditch Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer used to be our MP and I have always had a soft spot for the blinking dafty ever…
The culture wars are exhausting Britain – and puzzling its friends
As an outside observer sitting in Warsaw, there is a peculiarly persistent oddity in the culture wars of Britain. For…
Can Shabana Mahmood save the police?
Over the past week, government ministers and police chiefs have been ‘rolling the pitch’ for what the Home Office is…
Burnham hits out at Team Starmer
Poor old Andy and those sad eyes of his. The Mayor of Greater Manchester has had a pretty rotten day,…
The two winners from the Burnham block
Andy Burnham has been blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election. The vote this morning by Labour’s ruling…
Starmer blocks Burnham from parliament
Keir Starmer has blocked Andy Burnham from running for parliament, with the party’s National Executive Committee voting 8-1 against his…
The real trouble with Naomi Osaka
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka is at the centre of controversy again, losing friends and alienating people as she has…
The British right is where the energy is
The British right is tearing itself apart. The departure of Robert Jenrick, for many Tories the obvious king over the…
Should Europe ban American tourists?
As Donald Trump claims Nato forces stayed ‘a little off the front lines’ in Afghanistan, and the Great Greenland Crisis…
I’m sick of celebrities pining for Ireland
You know when you’re a kid and your parents finally get on your wick so much that you think, ‘that’s…
The fight over the future of the Chagos Islands
Westminster, London Donald Trump might be determined to acquire more US land – here in Britain, however, our leaders are…
Can America persuade Putin to give up the Donbas?
Last week was one of realpolitik, Trump-style. Greenland was sorted, the ‘New Gaza’ unveiled, and all that was left was…
Yankification is putting the Great British pub at risk
In the dead of English winter, there are few things more precious than a quiet pint. An exploratory trudge of…
Lightning is killing too many South Africans
In Britain, lightning causes an average of two deaths a year; in South Africa, it can be well over 200.…
Brooklyn Beckham is so typical of his spoiled generation
The misadventures and “mummy issues” of Brooklyn Beckham – articulated in a verbose Instagram post about how much he hates…
Andy Burnham confirms he wants to stand for parliament
Andy Burnham has tonight confirmed that he wants to be a candidate in the forthcoming Gorton and Denton byelection. The…
