World
Only cheats fear the SAVE Act
David Axelrod, Barack Hussein Obama’s chief strategist, was clearly worried about Donald Trump’s prime time speech about election integrity last…
Andy Burnham has a plan – but he won’t tell us what it is yet
Burnham’s schtick is that he is going to re-discover Labour’s true faith When I was covering Barack Obama’s battle with…
Burnham’s coronation speech was sub-Disney schmaltz
As coronations go, this was a particularly flat one. Instead of Zadok the Priest we were treated to New Order.…
Does the Donroe Doctrine support Argentina on the Falklands?
So FIFA is going to take action against the Argentinian players for unfurling their “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” banner after…
Andy Burnham’s plan to reverse Thatcherism is a little ridiculous
Why not blame Herbert Asquith or Lord Aberdeen? Andy Burnham’s line about reversing ‘40 years of neo-liberalism’ – i.e. since…
The SDP makes a bid for Clacton
William Clouston (@WilliamClouston), SDP, is standing to give the people of Clacton full and fair debate. ?@UKLabour won’t serve Clacton.@Conservatives…
Pakistan and Shabir Ahmed are laughing at Britain
Pakistan is laughing at us. Over the past three years, they’ve deported a staggering 2.4 million Afghans. It was one…
A wealth tax is bound to backfire on Andy Burnham
They might threaten to head for Monaco, the Bahamas, or even Dubai if the missiles stop flying overhead. But in…
The real Chinese election plot
China’s political interference is in many ways worse than President Trump asserts, but the true nature and scale of Beijing’s…
A life and death power struggle in Kyiv
Volodymyr Zelensky must have felt a peculiar sense of déjà vu as thousands of Ukrainians chanted ‘Shame!’ beneath the windows…
The Middle East is drifting into chaos
The war in Iran rumbles on, in parallel to talks that are aimed at stopping it. Both sides would rather…
Trump is doing a fine job of winding up the Democrats
Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that the US military will test soldiers over thirty years old for low testosterone. But…
The trouble with Israel’s Argentina taunts
Israel armed Argentina during the Falklands. That is a fact. Between the 2 April and 14 June 1982, Israel sold…
Trump looks like a spent force
Pete Hegseth has announced that the US military will test soldiers over 30-years old for low testosterone. But judging by…
Lib Dems plot their own think tank
For almost a century, first the Liberals and now the Liberal Democrats have had to consign themselves to being the…
Israel’s support for Argentina shouldn’t be a surprise
Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar has raised eyebrows with a late-night tweet mocking England’s defeat in the World Cup semifinals.…
No, we don’t need a better tone at PMQs
Keir Starmer has been quite an irritable – and irritating at times – performer in the Commons as prime minister.…
Don’t take down your St George’s Cross
As the country comes to terms with England’s World Cup drubbing, a familiar ritual is now playing out as a…
Nationalising British Steel is not the worst idea
Keir Starmer won’t leave much of a legacy, but his last week has brought one thing which will be seen…
Tone policing Nigel Farage will only backfire
There will always be a certain class of people who sigh that Nigel Farage only reaps what he sows. Ever…
Who can blame the White House teleprompter operator, America’s savviest gambler?
Taking the luck out of betting might lessen the thrill, but it certainly ups the profit. White House teleprompter operator…
Meet Burnham’s new political strategist
Andy Burnham’s new head of political strategy is a trustee of a charity that campaigns to repatriate Isis brides and…
Liz Truss brings CPAC to Britain – but not the crowds
I’m not going to say that CPAC is dead… but it’s not the most alive… pic.twitter.com/IsRoUTenz0 — Anna Ridgway (@annaroseridgway)…
Sadiq Khan gains a gong
Just when you thought you couldn’t dislike Sir Keir Starmer any more, he has gone and awarded Sir Sadiq Khan…
Starmer tells Argentina: hands off the Falklands
Sir Keir Starmer has officially backed Spain to beat the Argies in Sunday’s World Cup final. A spokeswoman for the…
