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Donald Trump has promised the world
‘The golden age begins right now’ said the 47th President of the United States as he began his inauguration speech…
Read: Donald Trump’s second inaugural address in full
Thank you. Thank you very much, everyone. Thank you so very much. Vice President Vance. Speaker Johnson. Senator Thune. Chief…
Which president granted the most pardons?
Joe Biden has bowed out of the White House with a slew of presidential pardons. Today they have been awarded…
The strangeness and sanity of Donald Trump
The Village People joined Donald Trump on stage at the conclusion of his pre-inauguration rally last night. ‘You won’t recognise…
Donald Trump’s quarreling coalition
Like Ronald Reagan in 1985, Donald Trump is bowing to the elements and moving his inauguration indoors to the Capitol…
Why is Novak Djokovic getting so tetchy?
On his record, Novak Djokovic deserves to be rated as the greatest singles tennis player of the last 50 years.…
SNP minister faces scrutiny over football expenses
Back to Scotland, where SNP health secretary Neil Gray is in the spotlight over some rather curious expense claims. The…
There is no easy path back for Tulip Siddiq
Tulip Siddiq and the Labour government would like to think that her resignation as a minister earlier this week will…
Britain is taking a punt on Ukraine’s future
There is a perverse congruence of interests between the British and Russian governments, as both sides seek to talk up…
Ex-Tory MPs gear up for Commons return
The new year is three weeks’ old – but some Tories are determined to stick to their resolutions. An impressive…
The true value of going to Oxford
Difficult, I know, to spend your life dreaming of having gone to Oxford. This year’s offers have just been announced…
Jeremy Corbyn and the curse of the eternal 1968ers
Help the aged. Really, someone should help the aged. By this I don’t mean the poor pensioners who’ve been hit…
Why would Trump give Starmer a trade deal?
As President Trump takes office later today, Keir Starmer has assembled his top team, tasking them with landing a trade…
The absurdity of funding ‘diverse’ research
Last week, the government made two major announcements on science and innovation. With backing from the Prime Minister and Chancellor,…
Trump won’t respect David Lammy’s fawning
Dear, oh dear. Will David Lammy never get it right? This morning he told the Today programme that Donald Trump…
Erling Haaland could never match Denis Law
‘Talent is plentiful’, said Laurence Olivier. ‘Skill is much rarer’. Although the great actor was talking about the stage he…
Axel Rudakubana pleads guilty to Southport murders
To Liverpool and the case of the Southport murders. Today, 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls…
Neil Gaiman and the misogyny of the geeks
One of the worst ways to form a good first impression of someone is when they’re chasing the same woman…
Will Trump 2.0 derail the Starmer Project?
Donald Trump is back. Later today, Trump will once again take the oath of office and be sworn in as…
The sad decline of the Westminster lunch
‘Lunch?’ growled Gordon Gekko in Wall Street. ‘Lunch is for wimps.’ Yet for half of Westminster the noble art of…
Remember the poor souls at Davos
It’s fitting that Donald Trump’s inauguration day coincides with the first day of the World Economic Forum’s infamous Davos conference.…
The difference between Trump 45 and Trump 47
Him again? Donald Trump’s back in the White House. Those who thought his first term in office was an aberration…
The quarrelling coalition behind Donald Trump
Like Ronald Reagan in 1985, Donald Trump is bowing to the elements and moving his inauguration indoors to the Capitol…
Trump hypes America for his return
Biblical weather outside the sixtieth presidential inaugural rally in the Capitol One Arena yesterday: hail plonked down onto streets of…
Is it too late to Make Europe Great Again?
A poll published last week by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) found that much of the world is relishing the…
