World
Starmer’s costly failure to get a Trump tariff carve-out
The UK should have been doing everything possible to secure an exemption from Trump’s tariffs. We could have scrapped the…
There’ll be no liberty on Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’
Beware the words ‘liberty’ and ‘liberation.’ There are no end of evils committed in their names. Wednesday, according to Donald…
The hypocrisy behind Le Pen’s disqualification
‘Every single political group, every single national delegation, has violated the same rule that Ms. Le Pen did – the employment…
The Sentencing Council has been humiliated
The members of the Sentencing Council have been pushed into a humiliating climbdown – but it may well be too late…
What happened to trash TV escapism?
In bleak times, Brits could rely on light entertainment to get them through. George Formby and Vera Lynn made the…
The Sentencing Council U-turn is a victory for Jenrick
It was not quite at the eleventh hour – but it wasn’t too far off. The Sentencing Council has tonight…
Why is Keir Starmer wishing us Eid Mubarak?
In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s Eid. But of course you noticed. You’d have to be living in a cave…
Trump only harms himself by floating the idea of a third term
Donald Trump this weekend floated the idea of running for a third term. Unless he’s doing it in 1940 when…
The Lib Dems are gunning for Middle England
This morning’s local elections launch was everything we have come to expect from the Liberal Democrats. In leafy Henley, Ed…
What was the point of Justin Welby’s reconciliation interview?
Justin Welby has form when it comes to defending disgraced public figures. In 2022, he had a crack at supporting…
Is the RAF right to buy US fighter jets?
When it comes to defence procurement, there are no minor decisions. Complex technology, long time frames and staggering sums of…
Why are ethnic minorities being prioritised for bail?
When the Ministry of Justice announced that the government would introduce emergency legislation this week to stop ‘two tier’ Sentencing…
‘Signalgate’ is another nothingburger
I predict that by the time you read this, the press-fabricated entertainment known as “Signalgate” will be but a memory…
Starmer pledges migration action before summer wave
The British weather is improving – and that is bad news for Labour’s migration efforts. For the past five years,…
The police raid on a Quaker meeting house is unforgivable
Is there anyone in the Met Police, I wonder, low-minded enough to think of things in PR terms? “I’ve got…
This ruling against Marine Le Pen is grotesque
Marine Le Pen has been knocked out of the presidential race and disqualified from standing for public office after she…
Why Putin needs sanctions lifted on Russia
Just hours after the US announced last week that it had reached an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to stop…
Marine Le Pen’s downfall is a gift to the National Rally
Marine Le Pen’s political career ended this morning when a Paris judge found her guilty of misusing EU funds. She…
Is France still a democracy?
Marine Le Pen has been declared ineligible to run for president of France. She has been given a suspended prison…
The electric car honeymoon is over
Sooner or later, it is going to dawn on the owners of electric cars that they have been enjoying one…
Has French democracy been ‘executed?’
Marine Le Pen’s political career was ended on Monday when a Paris judge found her guilty of misusing European Union…
Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzling EU funds
Zut alors. The trial of the decade is concluding in France today, with major ramifications for the next presidential election…
Reform’s rockstar rally should trouble the Tories
The Reform Party’s local election campaign launch in Birmingham was more rock concert than political rally. Thousands of the party’s…
The cynicism of picking Idris Elba for London mayor
Could Idris Elba, the film star and anti-knife crime campaigner, be in the running to be Labour candidate for London…
Can Britain escape Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’?
Labour MPs are still reeling from last week’s Spring Statement in which the Chancellor slashed welfare spending and made further…
