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Why has Labour dropped so many NHS targets?
Does the Labour government still care about mental health? Recently, it dropped its NHS targets for mental health, along with…
Why President Trump wants to build US icebreakers
There is an “icebreaker gap” between Russia and the United States. For decades, the Soviet Union and now Russia have…
It’s a mistake for Scottish Labour to stand by SNP policies
With just 15 months to go until crucial devolved elections in Scotland, 2025 will be a momentous year in Scottish…
What does China want with the Cook Islands?
Diplomatic storm clouds are gathering around the Cook Islands, a picturesque tourist destination in the South Pacific known for its…
The problem with Labour’s home-school crackdown
There are some counterintuitive differences between the US and the UK. One of them is this: home education has always…
Blame vegans for the ‘anti-vegan backlash’
Is the vegan revolution over? An “anti-vegan backlash” has “made Britain fall back in love with meat,” according to the Daily…
Why aren’t Scotland’s politicians standing up for Sandie Peggie?
The remarkable story of nurse Sandie Peggie, suspended from her job after she complained about the presence of a male…
Britain is failing Gen Z
Ask not what you country can do for you, said JFK in his inaugural address in 1961, but what you…
Starmer should split from the EU if it hits back at Trump on tariffs
The European Union has hit back against Donald Trump’s decision to impose 25 per cent tariffs on steel imports. “Tariffs…
Farage and Tories in borders bill battle
It was a late-night showdown in the Commons yesterday evening. The terrain? Labour’s Border, Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. But…
Why has the BBC changed its trans tribunal headline?
The BBC is back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. As the trial between the Scottish nurse Sandie…
Six times Leadbeater promised a high court judge safeguard
Back to the assisted dying bill. It has emerged that the legislation’s requirement for a senior judge to approve whether…
My false diagnosis exposes a key flaw in the Assisted Dying Bill
Perhaps the strongest argument against the reintroduction of capital punishment is the possibility that mistakes, once made, cannot be rectified.…
Should Christie’s cancel its AI art auction?
How do you define art? This centuries-old question is constantly brought back to the fore, particularly at times when artists…
Why children peddle conspiracy theories
Teenagers today are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, and that is a very bad thing indeed. This was…
Andrew Gwynne and the truth about WhatsApp
Labour MP Andrew Gwynne has been sacked from the cabinet, and suspended from the party, for sending ‘vile’ WhatsApp messages.…
It’s time for Badenoch and Farage to talk
Kemi Badenoch has ruled out a pact with Reform. The Tory leader told the Daily Telegraph: ‘Nigel Farage has said…
Nick Robinson hacked in crypto-scam
Just what is going on at the BBC? It was only a fortnight ago that Laura Kuenssberg was ‘hacked‘ ahead…
Don’t cancel Andrew Gwynne
The police are coming for your WhatsApp groups. And if that doesn’t strike terror into your heart, you’re not using…
Second WhatsApp scandal MP suspended
Another day, another Labour drama. Now a second parliamentarian involved in a rather distasteful WhatsApp group has been suspended after…
Why the Super Bowl was worth watching
Minus a few big plays, the Super Bowl match-up between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs itself was…
It’s time for Labour to put Britain first
Less than a month into President Trump’s new administration and the change to international norms is astounding. Well-established practices on…
The Labour lawyer love-in with the ECHR
With Sue Gray gone, one might have expected the Labour government’s infighting to have subsided. But there is a new…
Why do so many gay men support the AfD?
‘There are many neighbourhoods we can no longer go to because we are in danger of being injured, attacked or murdered,’ Ali…
A charity boss cancelled for ‘Islamophobia’ has won an important victory
It sometimes feels as if there is never any good news in the fight to preserve freedom of speech in…
