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When will Starmer apologise to Rosie Duffield?
It is Prime Minister’s Questions today and there is certainly much for Kemi Badenoch to go on. From increased government…
Britain’s borrowing is spiralling out of control
Britain borrowed nearly £152 billion in the financial year to March – almost £21 billion more than at the same…
Why London’s Ukraine ceasefire talks will fail
There’s one key thing that one should know about the Ukraine peace talks scheduled to begin in London today, and…
Could Trump cost Australia’s Liberals victory?
Since Australia’s general election was called by Labor prime minister Anthony Albanese at the end of March, the contest for…
Starmer’s words about ‘trans women’ are too little, too late
When will Keir Starmer finally show some leadership over the most fundamental distinction in human society: the difference between men…
Why London’s Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks will fail
There’s one key thing that one should know about Ukraine peace talks scheduled to begin in London today, and that…
Ireland is still in denial about trans rights
The reaction in Ireland to the UK Supreme Court’s decision on the meaning of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act has…
Reform and the SNP have much in common
“Storm clouds are gathering. We can all see them.” No, not Winston Churchill on the rise of the Nazis in…
Is Labour taking Britain back to the 1970s?
As the Birmingham binmen’s strike, full on since 11 March, grinds well into its second month, there is talk of similar…
Watch: Kemi eviscerates Labour’s trans U-turn
Talk about a turn-up for the books. In an unusual breach with convention, it was Kemi Badenoch rising for HM…
Social care funding is broken
Kemi Badenoch, pressed on the Today programme about the leisurely pace of her policy agenda, and the looming council elections,…
Watch: James O’Brien’s bizarre migrant stats rant
Another day, another rant by lefty loudmouth James O’Brien. Today LBC’s eviscerator-in-chief has decided to take issue with Labour’s decision…
Is Notting Hill Carnival worth the risk?
Safety concerns around Notting Hill Carnival are nothing new. During last year’s event alone, 334 people were arrested and two…
Why the IMF has downgraded UK growth
The waves from Donald Trump’s tariff upheaval continue to ripple through the global economy. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has…
Will Holyrood do anything about attacks on the Supreme Court?
As the independent bar in Scotland, the Faculty of Advocates is by necessity a reserved and disinterested body. It does…
No wonder tourists don’t want to come to Britain
Compared with the mobs chanting against sunbathers on Tenerife or the new entry fee just to set foot in Venice,…
Watch: Starmer finally welcomes Supreme Court gender ruling
Hurrah! The day has finally come: Prime Minister Keir Starmer has, after almost a week of deafening silence, eventually got…
British fishermen could pay the price for an EU defence deal
You’re being ridiculous, they kept saying. Why do you keep talking about fish? The Brussels lobby could scarcely conceal its…
Pet theft in France is out of control
Dog theft in France is soaring. Animal protection groups estimate that up to 70,000 dogs are stolen each year –…
Trump won’t win against the Fed
President Trump yesterday escalated his attacks on the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell over his reluctance to cut…
Could this photo cost Mark Carney victory in Canada’s election?
Caryma Sa’d has captured the definitive image of the Canadian federal election. Over the weekend, the independent journalist posted a…
Outrage as Green MSP denounces Supreme Court ruling
Just when you think the Scottish Greens can’t get any battier, they do. This Easter Weekend eco-zealot MSP Maggie Chapman…
Why Labour is finally publishing migrant crime league tables
Official league tables displaying nationalities of migrants with the highest rates of crime are set to be published for the…
Sports are defying Trump’s trans ban
I was present when President Trump signed the executive order to protect women’s sports. But I knew the fight wasn’t…
Will AOC be the next leader of the Democrats?
What are we to make of an America in which David Brooks, the mild-mannered moderate of the New York Times…
