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Police chiefs must learn to use their common sense
Britain’s top cop club has released new guidance to forces in England and Wales on when and how to describe…
Britain’s foreign secretary faces fine for fishing without a license
What people on the other side of the pond call “Brand Britain” has taken something of a knock in recent…
The US is right to warn Britain about its free speech record
Every year the US State Department is required to produce a report on the human rights situation in every country…
The case for Letby’s innocence looks weaker than ever
The annual Panorama documentary on Lucy Letby appeared on BBC 1 this week, barely a week after a more one-sided pro-Letby…
What Marcus Rashford gets right – and wrong – about United
Marcus Rashford, formerly of Manchester United, now of Barcelona, has opened up about his time at Old Trafford in a podcast interview…
Top five howlers from Sturgeon’s memoir
Oh dear. Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir Frankly was always going to have its detractors, given how divisive a figure the SNP’s…
The police guidance on revealing ethnicity does not go far enough
At nine minutes past eight on the evening of Monday May 26, Merseyside Police did something that no other British…
Scotland has one of the largest deficits in the Western world
It’s that time of year again: GERS day – when Scotland’s annual fiscal health is laid bare – has come…
The small boats crisis is getting worse. What’s Labour’s plan?
How long it seems since the then Home Secretary Sajid Javid declared a ‘major incident’ in the Channel on account…
Zelensky prepares to woo Trump one last time
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Berlin this morning, where at 3pm local time he will speak to Donald Trump…
Why you should confront the next shoplifter you see
Physical courage isn’t my most obvious quality. I hope, if push came to shove, I’d stand up for myself (I…
Can Trump take down the cartels?
In December 1989, the United States invaded Panama. The objective was Manuel Noriega, a pineapple-faced general who’d risen to power…
Regulation – not climate change – is making our flats unbearably hot
If you want to spend the sunny weather house-hunting in East London, you will be met with a stark message…
Did I underestimate Harry and Meghan?
It is important for any self-respecting writer to admit when they get it wrong. So it is with an element…
Essex-boy Elegy: J.D. Vance meets the Bosh man
Vice President Vance is currently receiving visitors at an 18th-century Georgian manor in the Cotswolds, an implausibly quaint patch of…
Young people are becoming increasingly authoritarian
‘It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms’, Winston Churchill…
Rachel Reeves should be brave and raise income tax
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves is having trouble making the numbers add up. The deficit just keeps getting worse. The public…
Who’s on JD Vance’s Cotswolds guest list?
Well, well, well. The US Vice President has taken a family trip to the UK this summer, to enjoy a…
Did Thought for the Day call Jenrick xenophobic?
To the Beeb, which these days is better at making news headlines than creating them. On Radio 4’s Thought of…
The absurdity of Britain’s nuclear regulation
If you eat a banana, you get a tiny dose of radiation. Perfectly safe. Yet Britain’s nuclear regulator once forced…
The migrant hotel protests are all about class
‘It’s got nothing to do with racism. My daughter is black. She’s half-Ghanian,’ says one Isle of Dogs resident, watching…
Labour is incapable of fixing the migrant crisis
The news that over 50,000 migrants have arrived on small boats since Labour took office last year is of no…
The White House UFC cage fight
When President Trump said in July that he planned to host a Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House…
Putin’s summer offensive is gaining momentum
Vladimir Putin is set to arrive at his meeting with Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday with additional leverage: his…
The case for not lowering the drink-driving limit
Labour is reported to be considering lowering the drink driving limit from 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath…
