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Oxford’s LTN farce
Last week’s cheering news that the High Court has deemed Lambeth Council’s imposition of a Low Traffic Neighbourhood on West Dulwich ‘unlawful’,…
Doubted then vindicated, Andrew Norfolk was peerless
Rotherham whistleblower Jayne Senior has endured countless painful conversations with me. Across many years, we have reflected on cases of…
How Donald Trump will be impeached
From the election in November to the presidential inauguration in January, media commentators took turns to pronounce the Trump “Resistance”…
Rupert Lowe faces life in the political wilderness
Rupert Lowe must currently be the most frustrated man in British politics. The MP has been exonerated of accusations brought…
Starmer announces Rwanda-style scheme in immigration U-turn
Starmer Chameleon is at it again. Now Sir Keir has announced plans for a Rwanda-style immigration scheme after scrapping a…
What the next phase of Trump’s trade war with China looks like
For clues as to where US policy towards Beijing goes next, look beyond Donald Trump’s chaotic and erratic tariffs and…
How Labour ended up taking on the Boriswave
Sir Keir Starmer, remarkably, has launched an immigration crackdown. Britain risks becoming an ‘island of strangers’ after the Tory ‘one-nation…
Who judges the judges?
I started out as a reporter covering the criminal and civil courts in Ohio. I got to read every piece of…
Is Britain’s strong growth really because of Rachel Reeves?
The UK economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year. According to figures just released…
Poll: three in four voters say Labour’s priorities are wrong
They say that politics is all about priorities. But what happens when the public says you’ve got it wrong? Mr…
Poll: Reform support surges to record high
Well, well, well. Sir Keir Starmer’s big immigration speech on Monday prompted accusations the Prime Minister was trying to ‘out-Reform…
Putin only wants to talk to one man
A week of diplomatic manoeuvring, ultimatums and psychological gambits has ended with a sadly predictable result: Vladimir Putin will not…
The rise of the liberal Caesars
The triumph of Mark Carney in the Canadian election has turned what seemed like a series of local flukes into a global…
Which European country has the largest nanny state?
Across Europe, Nanny’s influence is growing: there has been a steady erosion of liberty for those of us who like…
Can the India-Pakistan ceasefire hold?
The cold-blooded killing of unarmed tourists by terrorists in Indian administered Kashmir has horrified not only Indians but people all…
We are losing control of our prisons
After the horrific attacks at Frankland, after last week’s attack at Belmarsh, and after countless warnings, today’s news of three…
The ‘big, beautiful’ bill is Speaker Johnson’s first major test of Trump 2.0
There’s a nickname for House Speaker Mike Johnson shared among some Hill staffers and observers: “Deacon Mike,” a nod to…
Why Trump met Syria’s interim president
Few career arcs in modern history can be as remarkable as that of Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa – or Abu Mohammed…
Badenoch lacked bite at PMQs. Again
Sir Keir Starmer had a new song today at PMQs. The Tories are finished. He said it twice to Kemi…
The good and the bad of the sentencing reforms
Our prisons are nearly full to bust once again so the Ministry of Justice has been flying some kites ahead…
Starmer was in no mood to joke at PMQs
Keir Starmer had a much more awkward Prime Minister’s Questions than he is accustomed to. This was largely because Kemi…
Has the Royal College of Psychiatrists killed the assisted suicide bill?
How do you make assisted suicide safe? In recent months, a large part of Kim Leadbeater’s answer has been to…
Donald Trump has given Syria hope
It’s an image that would have been shocking, even a few months ago: US president Donald Trump shaking hands with…
What’s the Treasury’s real view on immigration?
This week has seen much talk – again – of the ‘Treasury View’, and how that rarely defined set of…
Does MAGA have a Pope Leo problem?
J.D. Vance, perhaps the world’s most prominent Catholic layman, has found his political ideology at odds with the papacy for…
