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Reform’s next challenge is delivery
The Cholmondeley Arms is set just off the main road of the quaint, red-bricked market town of Frodsham. Not that…
Do Green voters know what they’ve done?
The Green party has done well at the local elections, making dozens of gains across England. But do those who…
Will Australia’s angry voters punish Labor at the polls?
Australia goes to the polls today, pitting the first-term Labor government of prime minister Anthony Albanese against the Liberal-National party…
Was this right-wing TV host joking about taking on Marine Le Pen?
A controversial and wildly popular right-wing television star says that he orchestrated a ‘prank’ that he was about to jump…
Are triads becoming more active in Britain?
The Chinese community in Britain has long been seen as peaceful and law-abiding. Yet beneath the surface, there is a…
What the Auschwitz memorial gets wrong
In 1982, to the shock of almost everyone who knew me, I began a two-year training programme designed to turn…
Ed Davey’s quiet victory
There’s no doubt that Friday’s local election results belonged to Reform. Nigel Farage’s party has picked up hordes of councils,…
Watch: Prince Harry says he wants to ‘reconcile’ with the King
Prince Harry has said he ‘would love a reconciliation’ with the Royals after losing a legal challenge over his security…
Is there any hope for the Tories?
It was widely expected that Reform were going to do well in yesterday’s elections – but perhaps not this well. So far,…
When will Labour and the Tories wake up?
What will it take for Labour and the Tories to realise how bad their situation is? Reform’s by-election victory in…
Is this Prince Harry’s most humiliating court defeat yet?
Well, what did Prince Harry expect? The Duke of Sussex has been involved in plenty of hubristic and pointless things…
David Hogg’s reign of terror
A lonely caravan, ambushed on the open frontier, circles the wagons. The settlers bring out their long rifles to fight…
Will Jeff Bezos steal Elon Musk’s electric crown with a $20,000 truck?
Though it got somewhat lost in our daily swirl of World In Crisis, last week marked a potentially significant moment…
Labelling the AfD ‘extremists’ will backfire
By officially classing the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party as ‘right-wing extremists’, the German establishment may have scored an own…
The AfD’s ‘extremist’ label is a long time coming
The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been classified as ‘confirmed right-wing extremist’ by Germany’s domestic intelligence service. Until…
Watch: Starmer admits Runcorn loss ‘disappointing’
It’s been an eventful day – and there are still many more local election results to go. After a long…
Will falling interest rates save Rachel Reeves?
There is not much that Chancellor Rachel Reeves can look forward to right now. The Labour party has just been…
Nigel Farage’s left-wing turn looks like a triumph
Nigel Farage declared earlier this year that ‘economics might be bigger than immigration for us at the next election’. Most…
The M&S hack proves the danger of the ‘internet of things’
A man from John Lewis came yesterday to measure up for some window blinds. When he started struggling with the…
The Labour left turns on Starmer
After defeat, comes the recriminations. The bulk of council seats are still yet to declare but already the blame game…
Watch: Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns storms out of Sky interview
Andrea Jenkyns may have won the Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election with over 100,000 votes, but it hasn’t all been plain…
Did winter fuel payments win Runcorn for Reform?
There is little disguising what is surely going to be the prevailing story as council election results pour in from…
Farage: ‘Not true’ I have a woman problem
Well, well, well. It’s been a good start to the day so far for Nigel Farage’s Reform party, with the…
Has Reform sent the Tories into a death spiral?
The Turquoise typhoon that is Reform UK has swept through the English council and mayoral elections – and winning by…
Farage to Kemi: ‘Please stay’
Happy six months anniversary to Kemi Badenoch. Elected leader at the start of November, she today has to watch her…
