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Yousaf under fire for blasting officials in Covid WhatsApps
All has not been well in the Scottish government for some time – and the latest revelation that former first…
Without Navalny, Russia’s opposition is tearing itself apart
Since the death of Alexei Navalny in an Arctic penal colony in February, Russia’s opposition movement has found itself in…
The SNP’s controversial social care plan hits another roadblock
If you need proof that the SNP’s modus operandi in government is to make it up on the hoof, consider…
Cleverly gains momentum as Tory MPs prepare to vote
Tory MPs are today preparing to cast their votes in the next round of the party’s leadership contest. The final…
The case for Kemi Badenoch is now overwhelming
For all the giddiness at Conservative conference last week, and the implosion of the Labour party since 4 July, the…
Kemi Badenoch is a gamble the Tories must take
No, please no. Not again. Not again! As the Conservatives gear up to choose their final two candidates, and bookmakers…
Labour lead slashed to one point
When it rains for Sir Keir Starmer, it pours. Polling by More in Common via Politico has revealed that Labour’s…
Boris slams ‘greedy’ Starmer over freebie fiasco
Sue Gray may have moved on, but Sir Keir Starmer’s freebie headache isn’t going anywhere. Now former prime minister Boris…
Kamala Harris’s 60 Minutes interview was Prince Andrew-like in its awfulness
Somebody give Bill Whitaker a prize. In his 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, which aired last night, the CBS…
Is Labour’s first Budget coming unstuck?
During the general election campaign, Labour played a cautious game on tax: the party was careful not to share its…
When will Germany’s economy bounce back?
Germany was once the powerhouse of Europe; for decades, its economy has helped drive the continent’s growth. No longer. Berlin’s…
Hamish Falconer and the trouble with Labour’s ‘Red Princes’
The appearance on our television screens of one Hamish Falconer, the newly-elected Labour MP for Lincoln, tells us much more…
Does Singapore’s death penalty really deter drug crimes?
On Friday morning, Azwan bin Bohari was marched to the gallows. The 47-year-old Singaporean, himself an addict, was convicted of…
Sue Gray’s allies turn on Starmer
Another day, another Sue Gray-related drama. Even though the ex-civil servant has resigned from the role of Sir Keir Starmer’s…
Hell is driving in Paris
The latest move in Anne Hidalgo’s war on cars has left Paris motorists teetering on the edge of despair. Last…
Vladimir Putin’s 72nd may have been his unhappiest birthday yet
Happy birthday, Mr President? With Vladimir Putin turning 72 on Monday, this has become an opportunity for the Kremlin’s spin…
Was Hamas’s massacre the Middle East’s Franz Ferdinand moment?
Travelling through the Gaza border area on the morning of October 8, 2023, I was struck by a sense of…
Can Kamala Harris escape the ‘Hubert Humphrey problem’?
When the sitting president is not running for reelection, the party typically turns to his vice president as the “natural”…
Do the Tories need to worry about the winter fuel row?
How long are the Tories going to campaign on the winter fuel payment? It was their main line of attack…
Starmer insists he hasn’t stepped back support for Israel
Keir Starmer took a different tone on Israel today. That change of tone is to a certain extent to be…
What’s the truth about ‘irregular migration’ levels?
Should we trust a new study that claims that the level of irregular migration in the UK has essentially not…
Can Kamala Harris rewrite her political past?
Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast interview with Vice President Kamala Harris was largely a love-in. But when you have been actively…
Morgan McSweeney is the new Peter Mandelson
It’s an iron law of politics that when the staffer becomes the story they have to go. Dominic Cummings had…
Does Joe Biden want Kamala Harris to lose?
On Friday, two minutes after Kamala Harris walked on stage at a campaign event in Detroit, Joe Biden decided to…
Ex-Green leader declares war on strawberries
Who remembers Natalie Bennett, the Aussie-accented eco-warrior whose car crash interviews briefly enlivened the 2015 election campaign? The onetime Green…
