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A Brexit single market ‘reset’ would be a huge mistake
One uncomfortable consequence of political longevity is seeing the facts prove some of one’s most confident forecasts wrong. As the…
Starmer bans social media for under-16s
BREAKING: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced a social media ban for under-16s. Live updates: https://t.co/Jxi67uC5Qk pic.twitter.com/VnIFMyjAhs — Sky…
Will Starmer’s under-16 social media ban actually work?
Today, with much fanfare, HM Government is rolling out its new policy to protect young people from online harms. Here…
Keir Starmer is a worse PM than Neville Chamberlain
The last Prime Minister to resign over national security was Neville Chamberlain in 1940. Eighty six years later, Sir Keir…
The Employment Rights Act will fuel striking doctors
TThe junior doctors were due to strike again, and everyone was sick of the whole business. At the last minute,…
Trump is treating AI like a nuclear bomb
Initially, AI’s critics insisted that artificial intelligence was just another software product. AI was presented as a huge commercial opportunity,…
Starmer’s Russian oil tanker raid was a political stunt
This morning, in a blaze of publicity, Royal Navy commandos boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the English channel in…
Sunday shows round-up: Nandy insists Labour will ‘meet that moment’ on defence
Lisa Nandy insists government will ‘meet that moment’ with defence budget Keir Starmer’s premiership is now under enormous strain, after…
Trump’s birthday UFC fight is a seminal moment in US politics
The UFC event today at the White House has been widely dismissed as an absurdity. Inevitably, the administration’s critics have portrayed…
Is Trump’s birthday extravaganza his last hurrah?
In January 1934, Franklin D. Roosevelt held a toga-themed birthday party at the White House to mock the accusation that…
The Belfast attack raises questions about Ireland’s borders
As is so often the case following riots, attention on symptoms drowns out discussion about the cause. This pattern has…
Sweden shows that not all immigrants are the same
I’m just going to say it. Not all immigrants are the same. I know that reading that might make you…
How many people did Australia’s backpacker murderer kill?
Australians are known for world-class performances in many fields. Mostly, our achievements are a source of national pride, but one…
South Africa’s migration warning to the West
For months, South African social media has been awash with videos of men marching through the country’s streets carrying sticks,…
The cringeworthy rebranding of Bristol’s SS Great Britain
If you live or work in Bristol, it’s impossible to escape the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s shadow – but that…
Why can’t Elon Musk’s critics just be pleased for him?
The quiet kid from my friend’s school has become a trillionaire, and many people are unhappy that this should be…
Rebel with a cause: The David Hockney I knew
For six years, in the 1990s, I was David Hockney’s ex-pat English next-door neighbour in the Hollywood Hills. A rickety blue…
The MoD wanted more money. Does it deserve it?
John Healey, the former defence secretary, resigned on Thursday because the government wouldn’t give defence more money. Experts, military chiefs,…
Kim Kardashian deserves better than Lewis Hamilton
I’ve always been keen on Kim Kardashian, going right back to the earliest years of her family reality show. At…
Will peace be the perfect gift for Trump?
Donald Trump’s 80th birthday is this weekend, and what better present for a struggling octogenarian Commander-in-Chief than a peace deal…
The Muslim Council of Britain is losing relevance
It’s nearly time for the Muslim Council of Britain’s annual general meeting, where its new leadership will be elected. Alas,…
Is Britain still Great?
London, one of John Le Carre’s characters reflects in The Night Manager, is ‘the land of make-believe power’. These lines…
How London became Poland’s second capital
When Keir Starmer and Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk met at RAF Northolt to sign a Polish-British security and defence…
How iPhones became birth control
A new study has found that smartphones are a likely cause of falling American birth rates. Economists Caitlin K. Myers…
Despite it all, I love the World Cup
It was nearly 9pm in the Puskas Arena. Gabriel sunk to his haunches. Red flares went up in unison in…
