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Why this centrist dad is (probably) voting Reform
I am a liberal, centrist dad Remainer. I desperately wish we could rejoin the European Union. I really don’t like…
Six things to watch out for in Starmer’s US deal
The world of trade is usually reserved for the wonkiest of policy wonks. But after Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ a…
Do high taxes make you less generous?
Here’s a question: do you think that Bill Gates would have started and built up his Microsoft empire had the…
Putin’s ‘biggest ever’ Victory Day goes off without a hitch
Not to be outdone by the celebration of VE Day across Western Europe yesterday, Vladimir Putin this morning staged his…
The Resistance will be woke
After surviving an assassination attempt and winning reelection with a clear lead in the popular vote, Donald Trump was –…
What has Ofcom got against the Carry On films?
Why must we all be such killjoys? Why so prudish? Why so terrified of history? In the dock this week,…
Why is Macron courting the Freemasons?
Emmanuel Macron turned this week to France’s shadowy Freemasons for support. In a speech delivered to the secretive Grande Loge…
Bonnie Blue deserves to be cancelled
Dr Gail Dines, a professor of sociology and women’s studies, defines the ‘pornification of society’ as a culture where explicit…
Pope Leo probably isn’t that liberal
Frankly, most people knew little about Robert Prevost before his election as pope, so there’s been a scramble to unpick…
Tory MPs are forgetting Britain
After the next election, Bob Blackman’s role as chair of the 1922 Committee should be much easier. With the Conservative…
Why it makes sense to have an American pope
Around 40,000 people gathered in St Peter’s Square last night, the mood markedly more expectant than the evening before. While…
Greens to reject gender ruling in next leadership contest
To the Green party, whose membership will be called on to vote for their next leader this summer. Currently the…
Can Pope Leo fix the mess left by Francis?
The numbers, as the saying goes, don’t lie. And heading into the conclave two days ago, anyone who could count…
Xi has no right to be ‘guest of honour’ at Putin’s Victory Day
The presence of Chinese president Xi Jinping as ‘guest of honour’ at Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day military parade in Moscow…
Why do some Irish people hate Israel so much?
It was a quiet lunch shift at the pub in Oxford where I work, the kind of day when the…
Ludere in Leone: who made money from the new pontiff?
Was the first American Pope ushered in on a wave of suspect, last-minute betting? Something odd seems to have been…
Does Leo see himself as an American Pope?
In theory, we’ve got the first American Pope, Robert Prevost. Born and raised in Chicago, university educated in Philadelphia. Parents French/Italian…
Is Pope Leo XIV part of the ‘Trumplash’?
It feels a bit facile and tasteless to say that the first American Pope, Leo XIV, has been elected to…
Dr. Jill tries to rescue Joe Biden on The View
The ongoing (unsuccessful) attempt to persuade the world that Joe Biden is something more than a marginally-sentient head of cauliflower…
Is America really ‘OPEN FOR BUSINESS’?
‘America is OPEN FOR BUSINESS’, President Donald Trump shared on Truth Social, just as the details of the US-UK trade…
Is Starmer’s Trump trade deal the win he thinks it is?
Keir Starmer says it is a ‘fantastic, historic’ day after signing a trade deal with the United States, but is…
Civil servants turn to AI ministers to test policy plans
Well, well, well. It transpires that civil servants working across Whitehall are turning to artificial intelligence to figure out how…
Comparing a colleague to Darth Vader isn’t offensive
Calling someone Darth Vader. If that’s as bad as your workplace banter gets, I’d suggest you find a more entertaining…
This conclave is all about Portugal
With an inconclusive first and second day at the Conclave – to date – speculation in Rome is mounting that…
No. 10 sends lobby journalists to Coventry
Another day, another Downing Street blunder. Now it transpires that No. 10 sent a group of lobby journalists halfway across…
