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Nicola Sturgeon’s disastrous economic legacy
When Nicola Sturgeon looks back on her economic legacy, what will she feel most proud of: the big industrial plants…
JK Rowling is no transphobe – and I should know
Most authors would undoubtedly be satisfied with the legacy of Harry Potter: hundreds of millions of books sold, a film…
Why I’m glad to see the back of Nicola Sturgeon
I see Scotland as the brain of the UK, with Wales as the soul and Northern Ireland as the heart.…
Joe Biden might be the White House’s best communicator
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre didn’t mince words this week when defending her boss. When asked by a reporter…
Kamala Harris should run for Senate again in California
Here’s an idea that won’t happen but should: if Kamala Harris really wants to reset her political future — and…
Macron is unwise to snub Meloni over Europe’s migrant crisis
Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni are no strangers to having a spat. The first was last autumn, about migrants; this…
Would Liz Truss’s ‘economic Nato’ work against China?
It was only a few weeks ago that Liz Truss started commenting on domestic policy again, speaking to The Spectator…
Blasphemy has become a risky business at British universities
You might have thought that of all the things that could get you in trouble on a university campus today,…
Why China could be Truss’s best hope for rehabilitation
This week two former Foreign Secretaries offered competing visions for how Britain should engage with China. On Wednesday, Philip Hammond…
Scotland will have a new leader on 27 March
So now we know: Scotland will get its new leader on 27 March. The rules that will determine how Sturgeon’s…
Sturgeon’s failure to create a better Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon always knew how to play the London media like a fiddle. Progressive views, plain speaking, ‘detesting’ the Tories…
South Park incinerates Harry and Meghan
If we hadn’t heard enough about ‘the Dumb Prince and His Stupid Wife’ – not Steerpike’s words – now South Park has…
Trump denounces ‘failed woke extremist’ Sturgeon
Reading some of the tributes from English luvvies yesterday, you would have had no idea that Nicola Sturgeon was anything…
Putin’s inhumane war strategy is backfiring
The war in Ukraine changed fundamentally after Vladimir Putin failed to capture Kyiv and decapitate the regime there a year…
The EU is mired in sleaze
The last year has not been good for the European Union’s image. The Qatargate scandal rumbles on. So far, apart…
Nicola Sturgeon was made – and destroyed – by independence
The greatest trick an ideologue can ever pull off is convincing people they are not, in fact, an ideologue. But…
A paean to the single cat lady
In recent years, Republican candidates and media figures have become increasingly critical of one portion of the population. At the…
A Republican presidential field with no Texans?
The biggest open secret in Texas politics is now public knowledge. For months, it’s been known that Ted Cruz will…
Anita Dunn and Bob Bauer: meet Biden’s clean-up couple
Joe Biden’s personal attorney Bob Bauer once berated the commander-in-chief at his Wilmington home. Biden couldn’t get a word in…
Nicola Sturgeon is a hard act to follow
Nicola Sturgeon insisted last month she had ‘plenty in the tank’, but apparently the First Minister was already running on…
Full text: Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation speech
Below is an edited transcript of Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation speech, made this morning at Bute House. Coffee House readers may…
How Nicola Sturgeon views her own legacy
Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed her ‘intention’ to resign as First Minister, staying in office until her successor is elected. She…
How self-ID helped bring down Nicola Sturgeon
In the years when I wrote a lot about sex and gender and politics and law, I made the same…
Why is Nicola Sturgeon resigning?
Nicola Sturgeon is resigning as First Minister of Scotland. We don’t yet know when — or why. After eight years…
Nicola Sturgeon’s legacy in six graphs
Nicola Sturgeon is expected to resign in a press conference later this morning, after eight years as First Minister. She…
