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Trump’s Ukraine posturing is odious and immoral
As happens with every issue, the world is now neatly polarised about Mr Trump. There are those who refer to…
Reform UK officially democratises
Parliament may be in recess – but for Reform UK the work does not stop. This morning Mr S noticed…
Donald Trump’s shameful betrayal of Ukraine
The American President has pioneered a new form of diplomacy: betrayal by tweet. The mean-spirited, autocrat-indulging Donald J. Trump has…
Meet Clive Palmer – Australia’s answer to Donald Trump
Imagine Screaming Lord Sutch with hundreds of millions of pounds to spend. That probably best sums up the flamboyant Australian…
Why did Starmer rush the ennoblement of Poppy Gustafsson?
Hereditary peers are for the chop, but life peers still have their uses. Last October the process of ennoblement allowed…
The Nigerian drug mafia is heading for Britain
It’s an established fact that most of Britain’s drug trade is controlled by Albanians. There is some competition from Turks…
The danger of Emma Raducanu’s ‘fixated’ fan ordeal
The scenes involving a tearful Emma Raducanu at the Dubai tennis championships must give pause for thought about the terrifying…
The Trump-Zelensky train wreck will cost Ukraine dearly
Where did it all go wrong between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky? Just a week ago, Zelensky was speaking of…
Does Trump want to strike an Arctic oil deal with Putin?
The decision by Donald Trump to hold peace talks with Russia on ending the Ukraine war – without Ukraine actually…
A crackdown on lying in politics could backfire
How do you know a politician is lying? Their lips are moving. We’ve all heard the joke. Even in these…
Biohacking and skiing in Gstaad
Biohacking, one of the more bearable buzz words of recent times, refers to the practice of using science, technology and…
Bolsonaro indicted in alleged coup plot
Brazilian former president Jair Bolsonaro was charged Tuesday for allegedly orchestrating a plan to overturn his 2022 election defeat through…
Scotland’s public sector is growing out of control
There is a perception that Scotland is a socialist basket case where a mammoth public sector is showered with English…
The tide is turning
Konstantin Kisin delivered these remarks – which also appear on his Substack – at the ARC conference in London Ladies…
The elderly don’t need more political representation
Young people feel economically adrift. Homeownership has become increasingly unaffordable, and rents have escalated exorbitantly. Younger workers have borne the…
Hague brings the house down at Oxford
To Oxford, where William Hague was today admitted as the university’s 160th chancellor. In an hour-long ceremony, the onetime Tory…
Women won’t easily forget Scottish Labour’s gender turnaround
For the last fortnight, the employment tribunal brought by nurse Sandie Peggie against NHS Fife and Dr Beth Upton has…
Could Zelensky have made a deal to stop the war?
Is there any truth to Donald Trump’s extraordinary and, to many, highly offensive comments apparently blaming Volodymir Zelensky for starting…
Climate groups wage war on ARC
Dear oh dear. The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference almost got through its entire meet-up without much interference from…
Labour has until Easter to stop prisons running out of space
There are just over a thousand men’s prison places left in the UK out of a total of 88,618 total.…
Read: Oliver Anthony’s speech at ARC
The below is an edited version of Oliver Anthony’s speech to the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) on Wednesday, 19…
Is X still worth £38 billion? Elon Musk thinks so
When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, his many critics gleefully predicted a catastrophe. We were told that everyone would…
Which female minister did Sunak call ‘effing useless’?
There’s only one book which all of Westminster is talking about. Traditionally, the post of Chief Whip has been filled…
Why is Tom Hanks mocking Trump supporters?
We have long become accustomed to actors holding and sharing their progressive political views. So when David Tennant opened the…
Reform makes more gains in Scotland
Well, well, well. As Nigel Farage’s Reform party continues to poll well across the UK, north of the border the…
