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Labour Together, Apco and the hell of consultancy firms
I’ve long had a theory – despite knowing many clever and nice people who work in the sector – that consultancy…
Labour Together in turmoil over smear campaign
It was the think tank which made Keir Starmer leader – but now Labour Together is struggling. The Sunday Times…
Why Russia used poison to kill Navalny
When leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny died two years ago, the only real question was not whodunnit, but howdunnit? His widow,…
Yvette Cooper: ‘Only the Russian regime had the motive, the means and the opportunity’
Two years on from the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the UK has released a joint statement with…
The dangers of UpScrolled
I have spent nearly a decade working in the field of online anti-Semitism and extremism. This, I thought, was long…
Why doesn’t the Church want us to get married?
I got married last year and was shocked to find that it would be more than three times as expensive…
Why Shahid Butt might win in Birmingham
It’s the end of the working day on a Friday, and punters are steadily beginning to fill up Sparkhill’s last…
Terrorism no longer shocks Britain
British Jews are under threat. That was the blunt warning from Sir Stephen Watson after a jury at Preston Crown…
The genius of Japan’s ambassador to Britain
I don’t know if ‘gaun yersel, yer excellency’ translates into Japanese but the salutation is on the lips of many…
India are becoming unbeatable in T20 cricket
India are very likely to win the T20 World Cup that they are currently co-hosting with Sri Lanka. They won…
There is no evidence that social media harms children’s mental health
The government is consulting on the merits of banning children under the age of 16 from social media and looks…
Starmer: Britain must be ready for war
Munich, Germany It’s no secret that Keir Starmer prefers foreign diplomacy to the domestic side of his job. So after…
Has Marco Rubio done enough to reassure Europe?
As Marco Rubio boarded his flight for Munich on Thursday night, he sought to reassure nervous Europeans that they weren’t…
Is Putin paving the way for a crackdown?
It may sound like a rather arcane development, but a change in the command structure of the Rosgvardiya, Russia’s National…
The Docklands bombing should have been a line in the sand
This week marked the 30th anniversary of the IRA bombing of Docklands – the blast which dramatically ended the first IRA…
In praise of juicing
‘Enhanced’– it’s such a slinky word. A ‘boob job’ sounds like a gimmick on a stick and a ‘breast augmentation’…
Pep Guardiola should pipe down about politics – and Palestine
It will be refreshing to see Pep Guardiola back in the dugout today. The Manchester City manager has been rather…
Does coffee really lower the risk of dementia?
People who drink coffee and tea are less likely to suffer dementia, according to a large study published this week.…
The Democratic primary in Munich
While all eyes and ears at the Munich security conference will be on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on…
Trumponomics is working
Remember the old quip about economists? “That’s all very in practice,” they say, “but how does it work out in…
Will Merz get his ‘transatlantic reset’ with America in Munich?
The Munich security conference started with a bang today. Breaking with tradition, German chancellor Friedrich Merz opened the conference with…
Twelve things we learned this week
When I started out in Westminster in 2001, the parliamentary lobby was a very hierarchical place and the press gallery…
What does it take to get fired from Trump 2.0?
You’re not fired! One of the defining aspects of the second Trump administration so far has been the unwillingness of…
Is this Irish man really an ICE victim?
Over the past few days there has been a flurry of stories and official statements about Irish national Seamus Culleton,…
Palestine Action and the problem with human rights law
The Divisional Court has dramatically upheld a legal challenge to the decision of the then-Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, to proscribe Palestine Action…
