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Closing hotels won’t stop the migrant crisis
After yesterday’s landmark decision on the Bell Hotel in Epping, the next question must be: where do we go from…
Free money is back – but don’t get excited
There is not a lot of good news on the British economy at the moment: prices are rising rapidly, job…
Ex-Scottish Labour councillor joins Reform UK
Well, well, well. The Scottish Tories have lost a number of councillors to Nigel Farage’s ranks and now Labour appears…
Putin hasn’t made any real concessions yet
After the jaw-dropping spectacle of the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska, there was another full day of theatre on Monday as…
Trump must not make concessions to North Korea
When dealing with rogue states, being pessimistic often means being realistic. The much-anticipated summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin…
Listen: Labour minister’s car crash asylum hotel interview
Dear oh dear. As Steerpike wrote on Tuesday afternoon, asylum seekers will be removed from the Bell Hotel in Essex…
Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’ would distort the housing market
Rachel Reeves’s rather crude strategy is becoming painfully clear. Between now and the Budget she intends to float ideas for…
Are British troops prepared to defend Ukraine?
The events of the last few days – the Trump/Putin summit in Anchorage, the visit of European leaders to the…
Is inflation here to stay?
Inflation is up again. CPI climbed to 3.8 per cent last month – up from 3.6 per cent in July,…
Australia’s relations with Israel are lying in tatters
Australia and Israel are – were – traditional allies. A former leader of Australia’s Labor party and then president of…
Can Friedrich Merz save Germany from becoming irrelevant?
Friedrich Merz arrived in Washington this week alongside Europe’s most senior leaders, ostensibly to coordinate the continent’s response to Trump’s…
Trump must not give Kim Jong Un the recognition he craves
When dealing with rogue states, being pessimistic often means being realistic. The much-anticipated summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin…
Elon’s coming for your marriage
When Elon Musk quietly enabled “waifu mode” for his Grok chatbot earlier this year, the outrage was swift and familiar.…
Can Trump end mail-in voting?
President Donald J. Trump, burned in 2020 at the height of Covid by some states’ shenanigans ranging from rule changes…
The Bell Hotel’s closure is not the end of the story
Protest works. That will be the take-home message to activists across the country, now that Epping Forest District Council has…
Does no one care about Britain’s soaring gilts?
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves is threatening a round of tax rises. RMT is on strike over the bank holiday. And…
Migrants to be removed from Epping hotel after council wins injunction
Asylum seekers will be removed from the Bell Hotel in Essex after Epping Forest district council was granted a temporary…
Will Pope Leo stand up to Islam?
As Muslim migration roils Europe, some Catholic bishops are starting to notice. “For decades, the Islamization of Europe has been…
Poll: children’s exposure to porn higher after Online Safety Act
Well, well, well. According to research by the children’s commissioner for England, children’s exposure to pornography has increased since the…
The joy of Giorgia Meloni
There are not, as far as I know, any Italian top-flight poker players. Italians are hardly renowned for their ability…
Kill the single state pension age
When William Beveridge designed the welfare state in the 1940s, the state pension age was 65 for men and 60…
Trump may regret investing in Intel microchips
When President Trump unveils a massive investment in the microchip manufacturer Intel on behalf of the American people it will…
Scottish Labour faces councillor crisis as Reform eyes up seats
It’s not a good time to be in Scottish Labour. With nine months to go until the 2026 Holyrood election,…
It feels good to see the return of the St George’s Cross
There you have it: in certain parts of England it’s easier to fly the Palestine flag than the English flag.…
John Boyne and the bitter truth about the Polari Prize
The news that the Polari Prize for LGBTQ+ writing is not to be awarded this year after outrage that the…
