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Rishi Sunak has a scrutiny problem
Rishi Sunak is in a hurry to fulfil his ‘five priorities’, especially on small boats. He’s in a hurry because…
Rishi’s Richmond flourish in No. 10
During Boris Johnson’s tenure, No 10. Downing Street seemed to anthropomorphise into being political actors itself. From partygate to wallpapergate,…
Will Rishi invite Biden to his California pad?
When Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister last October, Joe Biden phoned him to reaffirm the ‘special relationship’. But when the two leaders…
Fiona Bruce shouldn’t be punished for her Stanley Johnson comments
It is not the first time Fiona Bruce has been slated on social media. She has long been accused of…
Is Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse a turning point for the markets?
What is it about March? October, the month of the 1929 Wall Street crash and the crash of 1987, is…
Britain’s cooling labour market could spell trouble for Hunt
Is the UK’s labour market cooling down? While unemployment remains unchanged at 3.7 per cent, according to today’s update from the Office…
Jeremy Hunt’s sober Budget briefing
How times change: seven months ago we were eagerly awaiting the Tiggerish Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s fiscal event, replete…
Who are the polls predicting will be the next leader of Scotland?
Voting for the next SNP leader has begun. But who will emerge as the winner is far from clear. Nearly…
How Albania’s mafia took control of Europe’s trafficking network
America must get tough against the Mexican drug cartels, former US Attorney General, William Barr, declared earlier this month. Likening them…
Could Donald Trump tank Aukus?
There are few surprises in the Aukus nuclear-powered submarine programmed announced by Rishi Sunak, his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese, and…
Aukus is a gamechanger
Aukus is one of the most significant security pacts in modern history. It marks a bold new era in how…
Gary Lineker has exposed the truth about television
The Gary Lineker debacle has exposed the breathtaking historical and political ignorance of the supposedly educated. Lineker’s suspension – and…
Can Aukus really counter China?
Rishi Sunak has announced in California the details of the UK-US pact to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines. Aukus was…
Small boats bill sails through parliament
When No. 10 first planned the illegal migration bill – to stop those who enter the UK illegally from claiming…
Is Georgia seeing a ‘colour revolution’?
On the face of it, the protests that rocked the Georgian capital of Tbilisi last week looked a lot like…
Tory hawks aren’t happy with Sunak’s China stance
The tougher language on China in today’s refreshed Integrated Review hasn’t been enough for a number of Conservative MPs, who…
Now it’s Theresa’s turn to write her book
‘Former Prime Ministers’ remarked William Gladstone ‘are like untethered rafts drifting around harbours – a menace to shipping.’ And as…
Beijing is likely to react badly to Sunak’s Integrated Review
It was only last summer that Rishi Sunak declared China ‘the largest threat to Britain’, but in today’s refreshed Integrated…
In defence of cycling on the pavement
It’s a statement that’s guaranteed to raise hackles, but I admit: I cycle on pavements. This has become a controversial thing…
Is the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank the tip of the iceberg?
On the face of it, the takeover of the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank by HSBC is a triumph…
Gary Lineker was always going to win against the BBC
The BBC’s decision to back down and allow Gary Lineker to return to presenting is a welcome conclusion to a…
The triumph of Gary Lineker is a disaster for the BBC
The BBC-based sitcom W1A centred on a running joke about how the spinelessness and ineptitude of senior management led them…
Wagner’s founder Evgeny Prigozhin is in a fight for his life
As Wagner mercenaries are being deliberately expended by the regular military as cannon-fodder in the battle for Bakhmut, their backer,…
Gary Lineker to return to Match of the Day
Well, it was nice while it lasted. Following the farce of last night’s 14-minute episode of Match of the Day,…
Is Australia up to the Aukus challenge?
One hundred miles or so south of Sydney, lies tranquil Jervis Bay. On its shores, largely reclaimed by the bush,…
