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This is what Trump means by ‘victory’ in Iran
President Trump has now told us something very important about the war with Iran. Ponder his address to the nation…
Ignore the propaganda war
Prediction: by the time you read this, the joint US-Israeli operation in Iran will be all but over. In fact,…
The truth behind Miliband’s North Sea drilling U-turn
At first sight it might seem like the triumph of reason over ideology. The Times is reporting that Ed Miliband…
Reform should be wary of Farage fatigue
Nigel Farage has spent the best part of three decades positioning himself as the outsider who might one day break…
Donald Trump is going on a firing spree
The surprising thing isn’t that Donald Trump fired his attorney general Pam Bondi and appointed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche…
Will my Italian family finally support England in the world cup?
Dante’s Beach, Ravenna I was at the wheel of our Land Rover Defender on Wednesday with my middle daughter Magdalena…
What the death of my beloved son taught me about Easter
The hawthorn hedges are white with blossom; the countryside looks set for a wedding. Even in the small garden of…
Why the keffiyeh classes have forgiven Kanye West
And there you have it. Britain is a country where a musician who says “Heil Hitler” gets to headline festivals…
Bondi out: is Trump culling the beautiful women from his cabinet?
More like Pam Gone-di! President Trump this afternoon confirmed that Attorney General Pam Bondi would be moving on to pastures…
Is Reform’s Simon Dudley right about building safety?
Trade-offs and compromises are part of all government policy. One day’s priority can easily be eclipsed by the next day’s…
What we get wrong about extremism
Last year I obtained a leaked copy of the new government’s ‘counter-extremism sprint’. It caused a huge political backlash –…
The blood of Denby pottery is on Labour’s hands
I’m not sure just how quickly the Labour government is actually moving Britain towards being ‘net zero’, but it is…
The one hurdle to Trump taking America out of Nato
Donald Trump has never liked the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato). Disagreements have been managed before and problems deferred, but…
Labour admits it wants children to vote
When is an adult not an adult? It’s a question that the Labour party does not seem to be able…
The state completely failed Valdo Calocane’s victims
On June 13, 2023, a mentally ill man named Valdo Calocane went on a rampage in Nottingham, murdering 65-year-old caretaker…
How could Wireless festival book Kanye West?
Here’s a surprise. For over two years the Mayor of London has maintained a Trappist vow over the regular hate…
Will Artemis II fulfil our Space Age dreams?
As the Artemis II mission thundered into the sky last night, a full moon rose above Cape Canaveral. It was…
Reform will regret its commitment to the pensions triple lock
Reform UK has just made what could turn out to be an enormous error. Its Treasury spokesman, Robert Jenrick, has committed…
The BBC’s real crime is its relentless political bias
I am not convinced that the BBC did very much wrong regarding Scott Mills. No matter how boring the BBC’s…
How to stop the Clapham rioting
On Tuesday, I was walking from my home in Clapham towards the Common, as I do most evenings, when I…
Iran doesn’t need pummelling to the Stone Age
In his nationwide address on Wednesday, Donald Trump could not have been clearer about the course of the Iran war.…
Trump’s rambling Iran address was full of wishful thinking
In his nationwide address on Wednesday, Donald Trump could not have been clearer about the course of the Iran war. It’s not ending…
Trump touts the successes of his war for peace
“Ceasefire!” Some people worried that President Trump was taking to the air waves tonight in order to declare a ceasefire with Iran. That, clearly,…
Trump’s presence won’t sway the Supreme Court
For the first time in memory – and perhaps in history – an American president has attended a Supreme Court…
Donald Trump would regret leaving NATO
Donald Trump has yet again raised the prospect of the United States leaving NATO. The President called the alliance a…
