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Labour’s ‘menopause action plan’ is an insult to women
Only once have I been asked if I would like to be photographed with my head sticking out of a…
How the Tories should address Britain’s future
Michael Gove gave a speech at the thinktank Onward for the launch of its Future of Conservatism project today. Here…
The Tories should be planting some bombs for Labour
The recent self-defenestration of Nicola Sturgeon led to a rash of columns listing her dazzling lack of actual achievements, many…
Why is the NHS denying women pain relief in childbirth?
Over the weekend it was reported that hospitals are implementing a ban on the gas and air used by women…
Rishi Sunak is not out of the woods yet
The reaction to Rishi Sunak’s Protocol changes has so far been at the upper end of expectations in No. 10.…
Inside the court of King Zelensky
The first hint that my audience with Volodymyr Zelensky might not be what I’d hoped for came with the emailed…
Ten handy phrases for bluffing your way through the ‘Windsor Framework’
For amateur talking heads, the words ‘protocol’ and ‘framework’ have always been troubling. Such terms suggest muddling technical detail, constitutional…
The endless possibilities of our new EU relationship
Rishi’s deal changes everything – even, even if it is eventually sunk by DUP obduracy. What really matters is the…
King Charles should have run a mile from the Brexit debate
Former princes meet presidents all the time. It’s a crucial element of the day job. The key for royals, as…
It’s the end of the Buttigieg world as we know it
Out of Politico last week came news that the global village’s Mayor Pete isn’t happy with the heat he’s been…
Has Rishi Sunak pulled this off?
Ahead of Rishi Sunak unveiling his revised deal on the Protocol, there was no shortage of Tory MPs – including…
The Protocol deal is a win for Sunak – and the EU
Soon after Boris Johnson struck a deal with the EU in October 2019 on the Withdrawal Agreement, including the Northern Ireland protocol, the…
How Rishi Sunak succeeded on Brexit where Theresa May failed
Rishi Sunak’s government has succeeded in renegotiating the Protocol, despite EU insistence that this could not and would not be…
Netanyahu is stoking a fire
Huwara is a Palestinian town in the heart of the Shomron, the mountainous northern portion of the territory Israel refers…
How does the ‘Stormont Brake’ affect the Protocol?
After months of negotiating, Rishi Sunak has today unveiled his changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol. They focus on three…
Rishi Sunak unveils his ‘breakthrough’ Protocol deal
Rishi Sunak has hailed his new deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol a ‘turning point’ for the people of Northern…
Tory unrest over King Charles’s role on the Protocol
An agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol has been reached. That’s according to a senior government source after Rishi Sunak…
Why does Starmer think Britain should be richer than Poland?
Our growth rate has been miserable. We have not invested enough. And over thirteen years the Conservatives have cut spending…
Washington’s yes-men in Japan
It was nighttime in Davos, 8:31 on January 18 to be exact. Japanese journalist Ganaha Masako had been standing out…
Why King Charles shouldn’t meet Ursula von der Leyen
Is it wise for King Charles to get dragged into the Brexit deal row? European Commission president Ursula von der…
Why is Zelensky playing deadly mind games with Putin?
Many have weighed in on how Vladimir Putin’s reign will end. Now it is the turn of Volodymyr Zelensky, asserting…
Coming soon: Matt Hancock’s media empire
Boris, Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol – all are dominating the news agenda yet again. So it only seems…
‘Korangate’ and Britain’s new blasphemy rules
Imagine living in a country so religiously uptight that even making a smudge on a copy of the Koran could…
Blame, Brexit and the great tomato shortage of 2023
It’s funny how powerful a concrete example of something can be, isn’t it? The thing that brings a situation home to…
Sunak and Von der Leyen to meet as Brexit deal nears
A new deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol is imminent. Today, Rishi Sunak will meet with European Commission president Ursula…
