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The art of Georgian toasting
There are a few words you need to know when visiting Georgia — gamarjoba for “hello,” madloba for “thank you” — but one word…
The trial of Boris Johnson – as it happened
Boris Johnson has faced a three-hour grilling in front of the Privileges Committee, where he was quizzed about parties in Downing…
The overlapping lives of Boris Johnson and Donald Trump
Often spoken of in the same breath, Boris Johnson and Donald Trump are not in fact all that similar. Both…
After his trip to Moscow, Xi Jinping still holds all the cards
After his arrival in Moscow on Monday, President Xi Jinping said that China is ready, along with Russia, ‘to stand…
Xi Jinping’s chilling words for Putin
It was perhaps the most intriguing moment of their Moscow summit. As Xi Jinping left the Kremlin last night, he…
Why is inflation going back up?
For the past few months, the debate over inflation in Britain has centred around just how fast the rate might…
The UK is right to refuse entry to a Quran-burning activist
Nobody came well out of the Quran-scuffing incident at Kettlethorpe High School in Wakefield last month. Following calls from Islamic…
Is it game over for Boris Johnson?
I don’t know about you, but it’s getting rather tiresome for me now. The Boris Johnson saga, that is. Did…
Does it matter if Putin uses a body double?
Was it Vladimir Putin or wasn’t it? ‘Vladimir Putin’ was certainly shown on television being helicoptered into Crimea this week,…
Does Boris Johnson’s partygate defence stand up to scrutiny?
This morning, Boris Johnson’s response to the accusations against him was published in a substantial dossier to the Privileges Committee.…
Prince Harry’s new project to challenge ‘gender norms’
What are Prince Harry’s pronouns? The obvious ones, of course, are ‘he/him’, but the mischievous might suggest that ‘heir/spare’ are…
Johnson makes his partygate defence
Boris Johnson has today published his long-awaited ‘partygate’ defence, ahead of his appearance before the Privileges Committee tomorrow afternoon. In…
The UN’s global net zero target isn’t realistic
Does UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres really have any hope of persuading rich countries to commit to achieving net zero…
Has government borrowing really been brought under control?
To what extent have the public finances really been brought under control? This morning’s update from the Office for National…
Beijing is already bankrolling Putin’s war
It hardly seems like the most propitious time for Xi Jinping to be visiting Moscow. There’s an international arrest warrant…
The Stormy Daniels case won’t stop Donald Trump
The 45th president of the United States of America — and the leading Republican contender to win back the White…
Has Emmanuel Macron become France’s ‘Caligula’?
The government of Emmanuel Macron won a vote of no confidence in the National Assembly on Monday by a mere…
Were Ukrainians behind the Nord Stream bombings?
Vladimir Putin has his story, and he’s sticking to it: the destruction of three of the four Gazprom-owned Nord Stream…
The Donald Trump Show’s arrest plot twist just isn’t convincing
When last we checked in on The Donald Trump Show, the absurdist political thriller that’s been airing nonstop on CNN…
How Russia’s neighbours are falling out of love with the Kremlin
Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine has united the West. Nato has been strengthened and there has been much support for…
Why is bitcoin surging following SVB’s collapse?
For more than a decade, bitcoin bores have been banging on about cryptocurrency as the future of money. The emergence…
Budget Poll: half of voters see Tories as a high tax party
It wasn’t so long ago that the Conservatives won a landslide on Boris Johnson’s pledge not to put up income…
Is Putin struggling to maintain his strongman image?
China’s president Xi Jinping has arrived in Russia for the start of a three day state visit. The aim of the trip, according…
In praise of the dashcam citizens policing our roads
Jeremy Bentham, thou shouldst be alive and doing a ton through the Mickleham Bends at this hour. Bentham’s great contribution to carceral theory,…
It’s no surprise the pandemic boom in cycling is over
In modern society, we live with a conundrum: there’s no need to endure physical discomfort of any kind, but unless…
