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Can inflation be brought under control?
That today’s inflation figures would come as an immense shock to anyone who has returned from a year in the…
Inflation hits double digits. Is it out of control?
Long gone are the days when politicians and experts dared to claim inflation was simply ‘transitory’. Now it’s hang-on-to-your-hats as…
In defence of Graeme Souness’ ‘man’s game’ comments
‘Language please, there are ladies present’, that was the kind of thing you would occasionally hear when some possibly overly…
Why the City made a mistake in writing off coal
For anyone tempted to believe warnings from Mark Carney and other City figures about ‘stranded assets’ in the fossil fuel…
The Guardian's Truss attack falls flat
The sound of moralising was in the air this morning, as Steerpike emerged bleary-eyed from his hangover. Is it Sunday…
Is Keir Starmer a populist?
No one thinks of the careful, polite Keir Starmer as a populist hero. But his intervention in the fuel crisis…
The New York Times' strange silence on Rushdie
The New York Times has never been shy about sharing its opinion – especially when it comes to bashing Britain. In…
Ukraine has found Russia’s Achilles’ heel in Crimea
Another day, another Russian arms depot up in smoke. The latest attack, this time on an ammunition storage site near…
The Channel migrant crisis will make or break Liz Truss
Liz Truss has been clear about her key selling point throughout her leadership campaign. At its launch she boasted: ‘I…
Could this election be a turning point for Kenya?
In Kenya’s latest general elections, ‘The Hustler’ William Ruto has been declared our new President after a narrow victory against…
UK wages drop in the sharpest fall on record
Over the past six months, Britain’s unemployment figures have arguably been the economy’s saving grace. While the labour market has…
The article that made Boris 'hang my head in shame'
Boris Johnson has written more than his fair share of controversial stuff over the years. Whether it’s jibes at Islam,…
Why is JK Rowling missing from this influential artists list?
Rarified cable TV channel Sky Arts has recently revealed its list of the top 50 most influential British artists of…
Iran can't shirk the blame for the attack on Salman Rushdie
So according to Iran it is Salman Rushdie’s own fault that he got stabbed. It had nothing to do with…
Partition wasn’t inevitable
‘Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge,…
Is the West's Ukraine response about to fracture?
Wars aren’t always decided on the battlefield. As bravely as Ukrainian soldiers defend their homeland from Russian invasion, their heroics…
Will Sri Lanka win its struggle for peace?
The late great Sunil Perera, popular Sri Lankan singer and satirist, lamented that people should be clamouring to come to…
The two faces of Vladimir Putin
‘Putin’s Philosopher’ Aleksandr Dugin, self-styled deep thinker and ideological architect of current Russian expansionism, has claimed there are two distinct…
America is forgetting how to make stuff
Articles about the future and “progress” have been popping up a lot lately, with conversations revolving around the inevitable advancements…
The shine comes off Saint Jacinda's halo
Cast your mind back to 2020. Back then, in the dark days of Covid, a ray of light was apparently…
Salman Rushdie and the incitement of violence
When I met Salman Rushdie in New York a couple of years ago, he told me that the days in…
Oxfordshire County Council’s climate crusade
Something funny is in the water in Oxfordshire. In recent months councillors there have embarked on a spree of unorthodox…
Afghanistan, one year on
Afghan women’s meetings on Zoom with their supporters outside the country often now end in tears as the stories of…
France's support of Rushdie puts Britain to shame
If any further evidence was needed of the moral cowardice of the British political class it has been provided in…
Britain is a vetocracy
England is in the grip of its most widespread drought in 20 years. Water companies are implementing hosepipe bans. Half…
