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Might next year’s economic pain be less than forecast?
This morning’s economic update from the Confederation of British Industry doesn’t make for cheery reading – but it could be…
Three reasons Labour wants to talk about Lords reform
There are reasons why Labour wants to talk about constitutional reform despite all the other challenges facing the country. First,…
Will Braverman turn on Sunak over the Channel crisis?
Finally the Tory government appears to have realised that its serial mishandling of the Channel boats issue is the top…
Does Starmer have the stomach to scrap the House of Lords?
It’s Labour’s turn to take centre stage today as Keir Starmer attempts to seize the agenda with the launch of…
Will the EU’s oil price cap hurt Russia?
The EU’s import embargo of Russian oil – which comes into force today – plus a price cap on non-EU…
Keir Starmer rules out a return for Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn has been an MP for 40 years, but this morning Keir Starmer confirmed Corbyn’s time in the Labour…
Afghanistan’s guerrilla generation: an interview with Ahmad Massoud
Fighting has continued against the Taliban in Afghanistan while the world has not been watching. The commander of the main…
The shabby dishonesty of Matt Hancock’s ‘diaries’
‘Standing in my kitchen in Suffolk after a quiet New Year’s Eve, I scanned my newspaper for clues as to…
Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter files’ demand answers from the government
The “Twitter files” Elon Musk released to two journalists have produced a cloud of confusion. So far, we have not…
Eddie Izzard loses (again)
Oh dear. It seems that the curse of Izzard has struck again. The stand-up comedian and staunch Labour member has…
New Labour’s children make hay in exile
Life is good in the Labour party right now – which is perhaps why it’s no surprise that a few…
Letting pharmacists prescribe would ease the strain on the NHS
The NHS is facing its own winter of discontent: A&E waiting times are surging, GP availability is plunging and a…
Why the Rosetta Stone shouldn’t be returned to Egypt
The Rosetta Stone is said to be the most visited object in the British Museum. By and large the most…
Is Xi losing control of China’s zero Covid protests?
Tony Blair recently described the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s zero-Covid policy as ‘completely irrational’. He is completely wrong. Within the…
How Generation X turned Britain barking mad
What have the following got in common? David Cameron, Nick Clegg, Liz Truss, Nicola Sturgeon, Matt Hancock, Sadiq Khan, Angela…
A culture of fear has taken over academia and the arts
At the end of the second world war, George Orwell went to an event organised by PEN, a campaign dedicated…
The remarkable conversion of the lead Pearl Harbor bomber
This week marks the 81st anniversary of the Japanese attack on the US fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which…
The paradox at the heart of Russia’s missile strategy
Russia has launched five waves of missile strikes against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructures since 10 October. These strikes have damaged or…
Invented female characters are a betrayal of history
The popular historian Ben Macintyre is a fortunate fellow. No sooner has the BBC’s acclaimed adaptation of his account of…
What Covid coverage gets wrong
Throughout the Covid pandemic, the BBC’s coverage has strictly followed what is now known as ‘official science’ – with journalists…
Prince William’s Earthshot prize won’t save the planet
I hate to pour cold water on the Prince of Wales’ big night out in Boston on Friday, where he…
How Twitter suppressed the Hunter Biden laptop story
For weeks now, Twitter’s new chief Elon Musk has been promising to reveal what really happened behind the scenes at…
The EU and America are sliding into protectionism
Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Washington this week and the upcoming meeting of the US-EU Trade and Technology Council on…
The BBC shouldn’t dumb down for poorer audiences
The BBC is an organisation that in my experience is, generally, benevolent; and the broadcasting regulator Ofcom is full of…
Putin’s peace talks bluff has been called out
It is almost as if Vladimir Putin doesn’t mean it when he claims to be open to peace talks with…
