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The grooming gang perpetrators who are never convicted
When you hear the term ‘grooming gang’, what comes to mind? ‘Grooming’, as I have long said, is a euphemism…
Trump will now be judged like any other politician
The abiding question for the 47th President of the United States of America is whether he now, after running against everything…
How radical will Donald Trump be?
If Donald Trump, as Scott Jennings observed on CNN, is at the ‘apex of his political power,’ then what comes…
Cooper announces Southport public inquiry
Yvette Cooper has this evening announced that the government will be setting up a public inquiry looking for ‘answers’ on…
Will Trump’s new friends stick around?
The temperatures at game time in Kansas City and Buffalo this weekend were in the high teens and the low…
Trump the ‘Peacemaker’ has his work cut out
Joe Biden is out, Donald Trump is in, and ‘the golden age of America has begun.’ Trump’s second inaugural address…
Donald Trump has promised the world
‘The golden age begins right now’ said the 47th President of the United States as he began his inauguration speech…
Read: Donald Trump’s second inaugural address in full
Thank you. Thank you very much, everyone. Thank you so very much. Vice President Vance. Speaker Johnson. Senator Thune. Chief…
Which president granted the most pardons?
Joe Biden has bowed out of the White House with a slew of presidential pardons. Today they have been awarded…
The strangeness and sanity of Donald Trump
The Village People joined Donald Trump on stage at the conclusion of his pre-inauguration rally last night. ‘You won’t recognise…
Donald Trump’s quarreling coalition
Like Ronald Reagan in 1985, Donald Trump is bowing to the elements and moving his inauguration indoors to the Capitol…
Why is Novak Djokovic getting so tetchy?
On his record, Novak Djokovic deserves to be rated as the greatest singles tennis player of the last 50 years.…
SNP minister faces scrutiny over football expenses
Back to Scotland, where SNP health secretary Neil Gray is in the spotlight over some rather curious expense claims. The…
There is no easy path back for Tulip Siddiq
Tulip Siddiq and the Labour government would like to think that her resignation as a minister earlier this week will…
Britain is taking a punt on Ukraine’s future
There is a perverse congruence of interests between the British and Russian governments, as both sides seek to talk up…
Ex-Tory MPs gear up for Commons return
The new year is three weeks’ old – but some Tories are determined to stick to their resolutions. An impressive…
The true value of going to Oxford
Difficult, I know, to spend your life dreaming of having gone to Oxford. This year’s offers have just been announced…
Jeremy Corbyn and the curse of the eternal 1968ers
Help the aged. Really, someone should help the aged. By this I don’t mean the poor pensioners who’ve been hit…
Why would Trump give Starmer a trade deal?
As President Trump takes office later today, Keir Starmer has assembled his top team, tasking them with landing a trade…
The absurdity of funding ‘diverse’ research
Last week, the government made two major announcements on science and innovation. With backing from the Prime Minister and Chancellor,…
Trump won’t respect David Lammy’s fawning
Dear, oh dear. Will David Lammy never get it right? This morning he told the Today programme that Donald Trump…
Erling Haaland could never match Denis Law
‘Talent is plentiful’, said Laurence Olivier. ‘Skill is much rarer’. Although the great actor was talking about the stage he…
Axel Rudakubana pleads guilty to Southport murders
To Liverpool and the case of the Southport murders. Today, 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls…
Neil Gaiman and the misogyny of the geeks
One of the worst ways to form a good first impression of someone is when they’re chasing the same woman…
Will Trump 2.0 derail the Starmer Project?
Donald Trump is back. Later today, Trump will once again take the oath of office and be sworn in as…
