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Are Reform still the rebels?
‘Reform are going to freshen things up’. Howard looks up from the candy crush-style game he is playing on his…
FA bans trans players from women’s football
Well, well, well. The ramifications of the Supreme Court’s ruling on single-sex spaces are beginning to be seen. It transpires…
Has Keir Starmer watched Groomed: A National Scandal yet?
I look forward to Keir Starmer hosting a special summit on the Channel 4 documentary, Groomed. And to hearing him…
I think I’m in love with Ronnie O’Sullivan
I’m in love with snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullivan – purely in the sporting sense, of course. I want him to…
Trump’s Ukraine minerals deal is pure extortion
So the on-again-off-again US-Ukrainian resources deal has been signed. It is perhaps appropriate that it was done without fanfare, marked…
Norway is laughing at Miliband’s net zero folly
Here’s a pub quiz question: which European country has no net zero target? I don’t mean which country is not…
Kamala Harris is back
Addressing a ballroom filled with Democratic supporters and donors in San Francisco last night, Kamala Harris asked a favor from…
The US mineral deal will give Ukraine fresh hope
Overnight, Ukraine and the US finally signed a deal on Ukraine’s mineral reserves. The agreement, signed two months later than…
Does Britain really need to share ‘geopolitical values’ with Europe?
Sir Keir Starmer will sign a new strategic partnership with Brussels at a summit on 19 May. The draft preamble…
Is anyone actually enjoying this heatwave?
It’s going to be a scorcher in Britain today, with temperatures forecast to hit 29c. Naturally, lots of people will…
Whitmer’s smart play for Trump’s voters
“I’m that same woman from Michigan,” Governor Gretchen Whitmer told Fox 2 Detroit Tuesday night, when asked about her changing…
The Chris Kaba misconduct case doesn’t make sense
Here we go again. For those who drew up the convoluted regulations around police misconduct, the decision to proceed with a…
The unbearable smugness of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
A poll from last year found that just 31 percent of the British public said they trust the media, a…
Arm school guards – not children – to honor my husband
Last week, I watched the heartbreaking news out of Florida State University – another campus turned into a crime scene,…
Does the National Theatre really need ‘international reach’?
The new boss of the National Theatre has a big job on her hands. The combination of Covid, funding cuts and…
Josh Hawley talks Trump’s first 100 days: pro-life ‘needs to be a priority’
Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri has been one of Donald Trump’s fiercest allies on Capitol Hill. But since his easy…
Is Starmer more afraid of Badenoch or Farage?
We have two leaders of the opposition. Labour can’t decide which is the larger threat. Prime Minister’s Questions opened with a…
Labour’s demographic crisis
It’s local election week in Britain (stifles yawn) and a chance to observe the exciting next generation of political idealists.…
Cartoon exhibition cancelled after art deemed too political
Is the era of political satire over? The Kingston Riverside TownSq venue seems to think so. It transpires that the…
Voters won’t be fooled by Yvette Cooper’s human rights gimmick
Keir Starmer’s government has grudgingly accepted publicly something it has privately known for months: voters are deadly serious about what…
Badenoch attacks Starmer over rape gangs
All politics is local – and no more so than this week. With various voters set to head to the…
What is Tony Blair up to?
‘Just what is Tony up to?’ That was what one Labour MP asked, quizzically, when I bumped into them in…
Listen: Environment minister backs Blair’s net zero takedown
It’s not a typical culprit that has ruffled Labour party feathers this week but instead the party’s former leader. In…
MAHA must harness the power of Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow may be set to pass her celebrity-everyone-loves-to-hate crown to another out-of-touch elitist. The Goop founder and queen of…
Was ‘Liberation Day’ just shock therapy?
With Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announcing that a trade deal between the US and India could be imminent, it once…
