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Who is really leading Iran?
In declaring an extension to the ceasefire in the Iran war, President Trump signaled clearly enough that he would prefer…
Britain’s Jews are quietly preparing to leave the country
I sat in the synagogue where I grew up last night, waiting to interview Colonel Richard Kemp, the retired senior…
Keir Starmer is prosecuting a relentless campaign against reality
Sir Keir Starmer is now approaching a whole week with his head in the sand. One can imagine the plaintive…
Did Keir Starmer watch the same Olly Robbins as me?
It will come as no surprise that Keir Starmer appears to have heard a very different evidence session from Sir…
Labour MP: PM going is ‘when not if’
Up until now, the subject of the Prime Minister’s political survival has been an awkward question for any Labour MP.…
Does banning social media for under-16s work?
On Monday, the House of Lords threatened to derail the government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill by reintroducing an amendment…
Don’t punish people for not reporting criminal neighbours
There is much to like in the Fulford report on the Southport affair. It is spot-on in damning the pressure…
Watch: Pat McFadden flounders on Robbins
Oh dear. For many years, there has been an iron rule of Labour broadcasting: when you’re in a jam, call…
Is it any wonder young people won’t fight for Britain?
President Trump has repeatedly threatened to withdraw the US from Nato. At home, Starmer refuses to say when the government’s…
Virginia referendum loss adds to Trump’s woes
In 2020 Donald Trump became the first Republican presidential candidate to lose Virginia twice since William Howard Taft. Then in 2024 Trump lost once…
Reeves is using Iran as an excuse to get closer to the EU
Never let a good crisis go to waste, as they say. And Rachel Reeves has made it quite clear that…
How West Ham turned on Karren Brady
Baroness Karren Brady has finally stepped down as vice-chair of West Ham United and the fans are delighted. Never mind…
The Iran war hits inflation
The Iran war is being felt in Britain’s economy. Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show…
Keir Starmer has been brutally exposed
There has been quite enough talk of process. In the past few days, we have heard more about vetting forms,…
What do the Greens have against Haifa?
Haifa, a mountainous Israeli city on the coast of the Mediterranean, is a place that makes you believe in coexistence.…
Gen Z’s faith in democracy is fraying
The basic idea that the next generation will have it better than previous ones is a founding belief for most…
Why Iran doesn’t want peace
Perhaps we should be used to be this by now. Yet again, there have been a flurry of promises to…
Congress needs an ethics overhaul: Anna Paulina Luna
Washington’s problems are not hidden. Many of them simply go unaddressed. On Capitol Hill, “open secrets” persist because Congress has…
The Iran war is giving Xi the upper hand with Trump
China’s largest trade show is now under way in the southern city of Guangzhou. The Canton Fair is a colossal…
Is Russia’s economy really on its last legs?
The head of Swedish military intelligence has dropped what he clearly regards as a bombshell. Thomas Nilsson told the Financial Times this…
Why Trump hasn’t stuck the knife into Starmer
As public messages of support go, it scored pretty low on the conviction-o-meter. “Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United…
War bonds won’t fix Britain’s creaking defence
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reported to be considering proposals to issue war bonds to fund a splurge in defence…
It’s little surprise that an Israeli soldier was caught desecrating a crucifix
There’s something apposite, I suppose, about the desecration of a crucifix. In this case, it was an Israeli soldier in…
Iran is winning the meme war
The opening strikes on Iran forced the country’s military to operate without a centralized command structure. Despite this enormous setback,…
An unflashy Olly Robbins mauls Keir Starmer
Ding ding! Round two – or is it round 22? – of the Mandelson saga was underway in the Foreign…
