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Jacinda Ardern and the empty politics of ‘kindness’
Just over two years on from stepping down as Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern is awaiting the imminent…
Why the new pope won’t be welcome in China
Choosing a new pope has more in common than you might expect with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) congress’s system…
The pain and paranoia of the London Marathon
Everyone knows that running a marathon can be painful. The worst part is the final 6.2 miles of the course,…
Bolivia’s fuel crisis could cause a populist turn
‘Some of them will have been waiting for two days.’ My taxi driver was pointing at a queue of lorries,…
Labour’s benefits cuts aren’t working
Britain’s welfare crisis may have slipped from the front pages following Liz Kendall’s £4.8 billion worth of cuts announced ahead…
Could Maga’s baby boom policies backfire?
If there is one thing that Trump appointees, and most Trump voters, can get behind, it’s that marriage and babies…
Virginia Giuffre was a victim of careless cruelty
The death of Virginia Giuffre by suicide at the age of 41 brings to an apparent end one of the…
Pope Francis’s funeral brought the least and the greatest together
In the story of Pope Francis’s papacy, the same thread ran through the first and final chapters. On the evening…
Will the assassination of another Russian general change anything?
Friday morning, Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik was heading out from his flat in Balashikha, a commuter town east of Moscow,…
The Met Gala flirts with MAGA
The Met Gala, hosted by the almighty Anna Wintour, will see the world’s most fashionable float up the red carpet…
Doctors are embracing identity politics – and harming babies
“Why did I ever order those tests?” This is the question that Dr. Sharon Ostfeld-Johns of Yale Medical School now…
The Pope’s funeral was symbolic of the man
The funeral of Pope Francis is perhaps his last chance to set his mark on the papacy. The ever so…
Why are MPs turning a blind eye to ‘two-tier’ policing?
Does Britain have a ‘two-tier’ attitude towards policing? The Home Affairs Committee, made up of 11 Tory, Lib Dem and…
What is more worrying than war between India and Pakistan?
This week, jihadist gunmen killed 26 tourists. For some reason Islamist diehards, supported by their stooges in British universities, did…
How Trump could reverse America’s baby bust
Over the past few weeks, the White House has been considering a range of ideas to boost America’s falling birth…
Can Pete Hegseth remain at the Pentagon?
The moment the Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nomination for defence secretary, the Pentagon community knew it was in…
How Mao haunts China
Imagine a time traveller from Mao Zedong’s China – say a Red Guard – landing in a Chinese city today,…
Zelensky counters Trump’s surrender deal
I open the calculator on my phone to count how many civilians have been killed in Ukraine over the past five days. The…
Is a Scottish visa the answer to Scotland’s workforce crisis?
There aren’t many politicians calling for a rise in immigration to Britain at the moment, but you can count on…
Milei freed the peso. Argentina’s economy survived
It was Argentina’s ‘liberation day’, Javier Milei proclaimed last week after meeting US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the Pink…
We don’t need a crackdown on killer cyclists
Wayward cyclists watch out: Keir Starmer is coming for you. The government has announced a crackdown against bikers who kill…
The welcome fall of Klaus Schwab
Hubris has a way of catching up to people. That was my first thought when I read that Klaus Schwab,…
Is the US getting closer to a Ukraine deal?
US special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Russia this morning to meet with Vladimir Putin, as Donald Trump ploughs ahead…
Tory peer backs total nicotine ban
The generational smoking ban is (slowly) making its way through parliament, as part of Labour’s plan to ban nicotine purchases…
Jenrick: Give Kemi a break
Former Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick has caused quite a stir this week, after a recording leaked to Sky News…
