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Britain’s farmers could revolt
Historians may already be pinching themselves in disbelief. It is looking as though Starmer’s government may be being pitched into…
Ukraine will make the most of its new firepower
Overnight, the news of Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles on Russian soil has been sinking in.…
What will Putin do about Biden’s parting gift to Ukraine?
At the very moment most people seem to have forgotten of his existence, President Biden has slowly but purposefully shuffled…
Get ready for farmageddon
Is Westminster ready for farmageddon? Tomorrow will see the greatest political demonstration for a rural cause since the repeal of…
Elon Musk and the age of the troll
There has been a cheering new development in the struggle against scam phone callers. AI can now be used to…
The end of NeverTrump
Donald Trump’s sweeping victory in the 2024 election saw the end of a host of political assumptions — about the…
Biden allows Kyiv to strike inside Russia with US missiles
Joe Biden has 64 days left in the White House – and clearly he intends to make the most of…
There is a culture of ‘fear’ in the Church of England, says Bishop of Newcastle
Louise Haigh: ‘If we hadn’t taken the action, the fare cap would have been lifted entirely’ With the current £2…
The sad death of the Eurofighter Typhoon
Britain’s fighter jets are running missions into Syria, dropping bombs on the Houthis in Yemen, patrolling over Estonia, Lithuania and…
Can Kent’s hop industry survive?
There is something quintessentially English about hop fields. Rows of ten foot wooden stakes rise from the grass, perhaps three…
Gary Lineker isn’t that bad
It’s a crying shame that we will no longer hear the insightful and original opinions of Gary Lineker. No more…
Donald Trump’s style of politics originated in Europe
A headline in a recent Washington Post op-ed declared that: ‘The Trump contagion is already in Europe – and it’s…
Are Christian holiday camps a force for good?
In my early teenage years, I attended Christian holiday camps very like the ‘Bash’ camps where John Smyth and Justin…
The uncomfortable truth about assisted dying
This week, the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater finally put forward the much-awaited bill on assisted dying, which will likely be…
The parable of Justin Welby
When Channel 4’s Cathy Newman summed up the Church of England’s John Smyth scandal as showing that ‘the church had…
Without America, Britain’s economy will stall
The comments by Stephen Moore, Donald Trump’s economic adviser, should not really be controversial. ‘I’ve always said that Britain has…
Is it time to ban boxing?
This year, as almost every year, there have been calls for a complete ban on boxing. Two fighters, Ardi Ndembo…
If Peter Mandelson can’t handle Trump, no one can
If Peter Mandelson is confirmed as our next ambassador to Washington there will be an outcry among swathes of both…
Russia’s mephedrone problem is spiralling out of control
Russians are, stereotypically, known as heavy vodka drinkers – a fact that is often celebrated, despite all the bodily perils…
Cop is dying
In the near three-decade history of the annual round of UN climate conferences, the Baku Cop29 stands out. There have…
One phone call won’t make Putin listen to Scholz
This afternoon, for the first time in nearly two years, the German chancellor Olaf Scholz picked up the phone to…
Democrats don’t need their own Joe Rogan
One of the new cliches of American politics is that progressives need their own Joe Rogan. The comedian turned podcaster…
How corrupt are Britain’s prisons?
Two recently-released prisoners have lifted the lid on corruption and sexual harassment in Britain’s prisons. Beatrice Auty, who was imprisoned…
Spain won’t forgive and forget over Valencia’s deadly floods
The head of the Valencia regional government has just attempted an impossible task – justifying his administration’s conduct before, during…
Is Starmer really proud of this rubber dinghy crackdown?
Hold the front page. The government may have finally smashed part of a people-smuggling gang, or as word-mangling Keir Starmer…
