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Why Europe is terrified of standing up to Iran
America’s war on Iran has revealed much about its allies. Israel is as steadfast as ever, as secretary of war…
Labour’s migration bind
After Labour came third in Gorton and Denton, the government had a choice. Chase the lost Green vote by moving…
The Iran war is expanding rapidly
Situation update The conflict between Israel, the United States and Iran has escalated dramatically, with simultaneous air strikes on Tehran…
What to expect from Rachel Reeves’s spring statement
Before the first missiles landed in Tehran, Rachel Reeves was looking forward to today. Her spring ‘forecast’ statement was going…
The world needs to change how it does science
What would you do if you had £60 million to play with? Some people would invest it. Many would buy…
Greens hit second place in polls
Happy spring statement day one and all. As Rachel Reeves valiantly tries to wrestle the public narrative back from her…
The bond markets aren’t done with Rachel Reeves
Never has Rachel Reeves been so glad to be so boring. The Chancellor will deliver today her spring update on…
Badenoch’s integration speech is too little, too late
If Kemi Badenoch makes a speech during a war with Iran, does anyone hear it? Following the Gorton and Denton…
The war in Iran should teach Britain some lessons
This weekend has seen the eruption of what has been building for months: a regional war in the Middle East.…
Have the Brits forgotten what a song actually is?
The Brits are always awful, so much so that they exist in a place beyond criticism, so obvious are the…
What Iran means for the world
The Israeli-American air campaign against Iran will have profound global repercussions. What those repercussions will be depends on two crucial…
Morrissey is the last rock rebel
Two big pop events took place on Saturday. In Manchester, there was the Brit Awards. One by one the bourgeois…
Chaos in Iran spells trouble for the Taliban
The US-Israeli attack on Iran presents an opportunity to get rid of the Taliban in Afghanistan. If there is a…
When will Kash Patel unleash epic fury on the FBI?
As I write, the Washington Post is carrying an obituary about the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – or maybe it is about Santa…
International law is not a suicide pact
There is a certain type of British parliamentarian for whom the world is not a complex web of shifting allegiances…
Starmer has few good options on Iran
Next month marks forty years since the United States bombed Libya. Ronald Reagan requested the use of British air bases…
An Iranian uprising remains unlikely
President Donald Trump was crystal clear at the start of the military action against Iran that it was all about…
Were fans wrong to boo the Ramadan fast-breaking footballers?
So much of what is commonly understood to mean multiculturalism has in truth been class warfare by other means. A…
Khamenei and the difficult truth about dictators
So farewell then, Ayatollah Khamenei. I’m put in mind of Private Eye’s cover on the death of Hendrik Verwoerd. “A Nation Mourns” read the…
Andy, Mandy and the dark side of liberalism
Our public morality has two parts. Part A: people are free to do what they want, even if they do…
John Davidson and the truth about living with Tourette’s Syndrome
Those like me who live with Tourette’s Syndrome look up to John Davidson. The actor and activist’s biopic, I Swear,…
International law should not prevent regime change in Iran
Liberal supporters of the US-Israeli killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are straining to parry the charge that Operation Epic Fury…
Sunday shows round-up: Healey says few ‘will mourn the Ayatollah’s death’
John Healey: ‘Few people will mourn the Ayatollah’s death’ Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, after the US…
Why is Vance silent on Iran?
Twenty eight hours or so into the new war against Iran, and America’s Vice President J.D. Vance has yet to…
Who will lead Iran now?
The longest-serving autocrat in the Middle East, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is dead. This is a historic moment…
