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Liam Halligan to run Thatcher’s think tank
What will Andy Burnham do in office? It is a question many Labour MPs would like answered. With Britain facing…
In defence of midnight scrolling
What is the point of an overnight social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds? The government’s plan to compel tech…
A land value tax would be disastrous
Earnings are taxed too highly, Andy Burnham has hinted, and wealth too little. I don’t hold much hope for a…
There is simply no match like England vs Argentina
England vs Argentina is a match like no other. It is arguably the most highly-charged confrontation in the world of international…
France’s World Cup failure will devastate Emmanuel Macron
Few in France will have been as devastated by their team’s defeat in last night’s World Cup semi-final as Emmanuel…
Reform has a homophobia problem
There comes a point when individual incidents cease to look like isolated lapses and begin to suggest something more troubling.…
Inside Reform’s fightback
It has been a difficult time for Reform. A kind of malaise has hung about the party since the local…
The NHS can’t cope with this heat
The weather in 1976, like the football ten years before, lingers in our national memory. But already on some measures…
Waving goodbye to Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves last night made what is surely her final Mansion House speech to the business bigwigs, obscure liverymen and…
Could Gibraltar fall to Spain?
Key parts of the post-Brexit treaty that provides for a fluid border between Gibraltar and Spain will come into provisional…
Falkland Islanders are desperate for England to beat Argentina
If you looked at a map, you could be forgiven for assuming that the people of the Falkland Islands will…
Am I missing out on the World Cup?
England are to face Argentina tonight in the semi-finals of the World Cup. But I won’t be looking in. I’ve…
You can’t negotiate with Iran
With the reimposition of the American naval blockade against Iran, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Washington and Tehran seems…
How Poland and Ukraine can repair their broken relationship
Poland was once a staunch ally of Ukraine. But President Zelensky’s decision to name a unit of the Ukrainian Special…
BBC publishes annual staff rich list
Roll up, roll up – it’s that deeply depressing time of year once again. The BBC has today published its…
Ed Davey: Tory wets should join me
Sir Ed Davey this afternoon issued an impassioned plea to Tory wets disillusioned with Kemi Badenoch: come home to the…
Why is Nigel Farage under attack for mourning Ann Widdecombe?
So now we have two-tier grieving. Progressives are allowed to mourn lost colleagues, but populists are not. How else to…
The left has a problem with boys and men
As a history undergraduate, I took a decision that surprised my predominantly male friendship group. Instead of picking modules that…
Is Ed Miliband really changing his tune on North Sea oil?
I’m a little sceptical of reports that Ed Miliband is prepared to back down and accept new drilling for gas…
Do Iran’s negotiators speak for the IRGC?
The infamous “Memorandum of Understanding” between the United States and Iran has broken down. One of the major points of…
Trump Accounts are good economics
The most interesting piece of economic policy from the Trump White House is not a tariff, nor is it an…
Americans, do your duty: support England
Soccer is not a quintessentially American sport. Just as Brazil is forever the country of tomorrow, soccer is always the…
Barwell bemoans losing the Tory whip
Fresh from discovering that he has been booted out of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords, Gavin Barwell…
Why is the UK’s tax system so taxing?
I noticed something very odd on my recent move to the UK from Australia. It wasn’t the heat wave. Or…
The danger of the Olly Robbins legal challenge
It is hard not to grin. Our lawyerly soon-to-be-former Prime Minister, Mr Process, stands accused of, er, failing to follow…
