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Thomas Tuchel is off to a good start
The good news is that England, under new head coach Thomas Tuchel, are off to a winning start. The Three…
How many peacekeepers can Europe send to Ukraine?
We may look back to find Sir Keir Starmer partly defined by the phrase ‘coalition of the willing’. It is…
Bridget Phillipson has a lot to learn from Donald Trump
Over the past few months, I’ve wished that almost anyone was education secretary instead of Bridget Phillipson, who seems to…
Have we become too reliant on antidepressants?
One in seven British adults – almost nine million people – now take antidepressants. Yet a study attached to the…
Does Japan want its own nuclear weapons?
Japan is planning to strengthen its ‘counterstrike capabilities’ by deploying long-range missiles on the southern island of Kyushu. The missiles…
London is not as bad as people say
Complaints that ‘London isn’t what it used to be’ or ‘London is a hell-hole these days’ are hardly original or…
Nigel Farage has won the row with Rupert Lowe
The Reform schism, which the party’s many establishment detractors hoped would prevent it securing a breakthrough at the local elections,…
Tommy Robinson doesn’t know how lucky he is
Tommy Robinson has lost his attempt to force the prison service to move him out of segregation. Robinson’s lawyers said…
The EU’s ‘re-arming’ plan is unserious
Hark ye now, O despots of the world and enemies of freedom: as the American beacon of democracy fades, Europe…
BBC issues support email to LGBT staff over Trump
The BBC’s legions of staff seem to be struggling to cope with, um, the news. The corporation has issued an…
Keir Starmer is a gift to Scottish nationalism
Southside Central is the kind of ward Scottish Labour needs to be winning. It’s in Glasgow, home to significant pockets…
The sorry fate of Nicola Sturgeon
The first thing to say is that Nicola Sturgeon has been cleared in an investigation into the SNP’s funding and…
Trump is right to eradicate the Department of Education
Teachers’ unions have donated millions upon millions over the years almost exclusively to Democratic candidates and left-wing organizations. So it’s…
Is foul play to blame for the Heathrow fire?
Ed Miliband has made the confident and somewhat premature reassurance that there is ‘no sign of foul play’ in the…
The Guardian’s embarrassing Heathrow story slip-up
Uh oh. As the news about the closure of Heathrow airport circulates around the country, Mr S has been rather…
Why are so many Oxford students told they have ADHD?
Exams at the University of Oxford are tough, but there is one test that students nearly always pass with flying…
Why Prince William’s Estonia trip matters
It is a requirement of the Royal Family that they should remain politically neutral. They are, after all, the only…
We’re all paying the price for Ed Miliband’s net zero rush
Pursuing net zero is the ‘opportunity of the century’ which will create tens of thousands of well-paid green jobs and…
Britain’s borrowing is out of control
Rachel Reeves is having to borrow more and more money to keep Britain’s show on the road. Figures on the…
Israel’s Gaza campaign is far from over
The war in Gaza has resumed with a new intensity, but it would be a mistake to see this as…
Elon Musk’s AI predictions should terrify us
How will AI destroy humanity? Will it simply go house to house in robot form, slaughtering us where it finds…
Only Seb Coe could have saved the Olympics
Poor Lord Coe. His dream of leading the International Olympic Committee (IOC) – the most powerful job in international sport…
The World Happiness Report is a sham
Today is World Happiness Day. So, like every year on 20 March, you are likely to see a lot of…
Watch: Protestors storm the House of Lords
There’s no such thing as a quiet day in Westminster. This afternoon, demonstrators invaded the House of Lords in protest…
Don’t let gambling scaremongers ruin your March Madness bracket
Today tens of millions of Americans will happily place a billion bets they know they will lose. The tradition of…
