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Why the Germans don’t do it better
When I was a girl – shortly after the repeal of the Corn Laws – a common rhetorical question was…
Is there an off-ramp for India and Pakistan?
‘What happens next?’ is the worried question I keep getting from Indian and Pakistani friends as military exchanges between the…
Why Ramzan Kadyrov doesn’t really want to resign
Once again, the ruler of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, is making headlines. And once again, he has announced his intention to…
Why the Tories must bring back Boris
The British people adore Boris Johnson. That is unarguable. It’s why he doesn’t lose elections. It is therefore very funny…
Pope Leo’s papal economics
The Catholic Church now has its first American pope, but Robert Francis Prevost’s papal name of Leo XIV is perhaps…
What happened to Canterbury?
War is raging over Canterbury’s future. Only two Labour councillors are left in the whole of Kent, in the north and…
Why Britain must expand its nuclear arsenal
About once a month, the Royal Air Force scrambles Typhoon fighters for something called a Quick Reaction Alert (QRA). Typically,…
Football’s beer ban makes no sense
Should football fans be allowed to have a pint in the stands during a game? Luke Charters, the Labour MP…
Roadblocks prevent Trump from deporting millions of illegal immigrants
“You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.” So goes the bartenders’ refrain to customers at closing…
Victory Day has been a triumph for Vladimir Putin
It was almost like old times, but also a sign of the new. Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day parade passed off…
What’s taking Britain so long to build new nuclear power plants?
When Putin attacked Ukraine and sent global gas prices soaring, Boris Johnson set out a plan to make Britain energy…
Is support for Scotland’s euthanasia bill dying?
While Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill makes its way through the UK parliament, in Scotland a separate assisted dying bill…
The narcissism of Kanye West
We live in an age of liberation, in which we are told endlessly by some that freedom of speech, taken…
It shouldn’t be illegal to burn a Quran
We now live in a country where, once more, it appears to be a crime to commit blasphemy. This is…
King Charles did Britain proud this VE Day
The two years since the coronation of King Charles have been largely disappointing ones for the royal family. A great…
Starmer could face biggest rebellion yet over benefits cuts
Sir Keir Starmer’s jubilation over sealing the UK-US trade deal with President Donald Trump may be short-lived as problems loom…
Why this centrist dad is (probably) voting Reform
I am a liberal, centrist dad Remainer. I desperately wish we could rejoin the European Union. I really don’t like…
Six things to watch out for in Starmer’s US deal
The world of trade is usually reserved for the wonkiest of policy wonks. But after Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ a…
Do high taxes make you less generous?
Here’s a question: do you think that Bill Gates would have started and built up his Microsoft empire had the…
Putin’s ‘biggest ever’ Victory Day goes off without a hitch
Not to be outdone by the celebration of VE Day across Western Europe yesterday, Vladimir Putin this morning staged his…
The Resistance will be woke
After surviving an assassination attempt and winning reelection with a clear lead in the popular vote, Donald Trump was –…
What has Ofcom got against the Carry On films?
Why must we all be such killjoys? Why so prudish? Why so terrified of history? In the dock this week,…
Why is Macron courting the Freemasons?
Emmanuel Macron turned this week to France’s shadowy Freemasons for support. In a speech delivered to the secretive Grande Loge…
Bonnie Blue deserves to be cancelled
Dr Gail Dines, a professor of sociology and women’s studies, defines the ‘pornification of society’ as a culture where explicit…
Pope Leo probably isn’t that liberal
Frankly, most people knew little about Robert Prevost before his election as pope, so there’s been a scramble to unpick…
