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It’s too late for tariffs to save British steel
Cheap Chinese imports will flood the market. Even more jobs will be lost, and the country’s industrial base will be…
How New Zealand managed to sink a tenth of its naval fleet
New Zealand just lost one tenth of its naval defence fleet. The HMNZS Manawanui – the jewel in the nation’s small military…
Watch: Labour Red Prince flounders in GB News grilling
It’s been a golden start in politics for Hamish Falconer. The son of former Lord Chancellor Charlie, the ex-Westminster boy…
Was Abraham Lincoln gay?
Given the idolatry with which Americans worship the man widely seen as their greatest president, Abraham Lincoln, and the obsessive…
Why is Gary Lineker worth all the bother?
There’s been another development in the wearying saga of Gary Lineker, the over-salaried presenter of football on the BBC and…
Israel’s triumphant response to 7 October
One year after the brutal attacks of 7 October 2023, Israel’s global reputation has undergone a remarkable transformation. Far from…
Will Keir Starmer’s No. 10 reset work?
Who’s in charge in Downing Street? Until recently, the answer to that question would tend to reveal whether you were…
Macron would rather anger Israel than the banlieues
Emmanuel Macron has chosen to mark the first anniversary of Hamas’ murderous attack on Israel on 7 October by criticising…
Sue Gray’s top five lowlights
Change is the flavour of the month and nobody knows that better than Sir Keir Starmer’s top team, which on…
Is Morgan McSweeney the answer to Keir Starmer’s troubles?
It might be best described as the war for Keir Starmer’s ear in Downing Street, a battle to the bitter…
The EU can’t stop Denmark’s migrant crackdown
Nørrebro, Copenhagen’s hip, multicultural inner-city area, was crowned the world’s coolest neighbourhood by Time Out in 2021. Former residents include Denmark’s greatest…
Shame on the pro-Palestinian mob for hijacking 7 October
It is one year since the Jews suffered the worst act of anti-Semitic violence since the Nazi era, and what…
The long-forgotten history of the Chagos Islands
Now that Sir Keir Starmer has unilaterally decided to give up British ownership of the Chagos Islands, the last vestige…
Why did some people refuse to mourn with the Jews after 7 October?
A year has passed since the terrible events of 7 October 2023, but for Jews the pain of that day…
Why Spain might be the worst country in western Europe
Spain is busy with an image update. Thanks to a host of savvy media stories, we’re now supposed to think…
Sue Gray, Keir Starmer and the centre-left’s self-righteousness problem
‘Could you write a piece,’ my colleague wondered aloud, ‘saying come back Jeremy Corbyn: all is forgiven?’ Ha ha ha,…
Pundits left red-faced over ‘serious politics’ claims
Another one bites the dust. Now Sue Gray has resigned from her top job as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of…
SNP police probe investigating fake company claim
Back to Scotland, where the police probe into the SNP’s funds and finances continues to rumble on. Now it transpires…
What Sue Gray’s departure means for Starmer
Keir Starmer has not yet reached the 100 day mark but already he has lost his Chief of Staff. This…
Keir Starmer’s polling calamity
Politicians’ popularity only tends to go in one direction: down. John Major entered office in 1990 with a net satisfaction…
Why you should worry about gallium
You will be forgiven for not having heard of, let alone given much thought to, a raw material called gallium.…
Kemi Badenoch wins a surprise endorsement
It’s just four days to go until the next round of voting for Tory leader. So, with the various candidates…
Private schools should be cheaper
Independent schools are an asset to the education system and they have been singled out by Labour for a tax…
The 1990s were Britain’s sunset years
A myth seems to be developing about the 1990s. In a recent programme on Disney Plus called In Vogue: The…
Putin’s cannon fodder: an anthem for Russia’s doomed youth
Many were killed. Others hid in the fields, forests and basements, sometimes for days, before surrendering to the Ukrainian forces.…
