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Foreign Office blows £110k on KCL counter-terrorist courses

25 January 2024 3:06 am

It was ten days ago that Mr S brought news of the latest controversy to embroil our ancient seats of…

Who shot down the plane carrying Ukrainian PoWs?

25 January 2024 1:50 am

It will prove to be a terrible and tragic irony if it turns out that Kyiv shot down a Russian…

When will Starmer and Sunak get with the times at PMQs?

25 January 2024 12:29 am

‘Another week with no ideas. Absolutely no ideas for this country and absolutely no plans.’ Either Rishi Sunak or Keir…

Hinkley C and the rising cost of net zero

24 January 2024 11:12 pm

Should we be bothered that Hinckley C nuclear power station has run even further over budget (the latest estimate is…

Prince Edward has ‘gone on a journey’

24 January 2024 11:06 pm

Say what you like about Prince Edward, but he has never usually been one for stepping into the limelight –…

Why is the British Transport Police launching a bursary for British Africans?

24 January 2024 10:18 pm

Some of Britain’s police chiefs are in a total pickle when it comes to race, not least as a result…

Simon Clarke isn’t the only Tory MP unhappy with Sunak

24 January 2024 9:12 pm

Simon Clarke’s detonation last night didn’t come as a huge surprise. The Tory whips had already pre-briefed a group of…

Clarke’s bid to oust Sunak has flopped – for now

24 January 2024 8:19 pm

It was ‘the knife of the long knight’, joked one social media wag about the bid by the unfeasibly tall…

Two weeks in, Gabriel Attal is already fighting fires

24 January 2024 7:29 pm

Gabriel Attal has only been in his job for two weeks but the youngest prime minister in the history of…

Donald Trump swallows New Hampshire

24 January 2024 5:52 pm

Donald Trump has, like a boa constrictor, squeezed the life out of the Republican primary cycle. Last night, he swallowed New…

Why Donald Trump won New Hampshire

24 January 2024 12:36 pm

Nashua, New Hampshire Former president Donald Trump won the GOP primary contest in New Hampshire on Tuesday night, dulling any…

WATCH: Joe Biden heckled by pro-Palestine activists at rally

24 January 2024 11:32 am

President Biden was in Manassas, Virginia this evening, at a rally intended to be focused on federal abortion rights, shortly…

Tory WhatsApp group rows in behind Sunak

24 January 2024 8:53 am

It’s a fun night on Tory WhatsApp tonight. Sir Simon Clarke – a cabinet minister under Boris Johnson and Liz…

Former minister calls for Sunak to go – or face ‘election massacre’

24 January 2024 8:36 am

Here we go. Ever since 11 Tory MPs voted against the Safety of Rwanda Bill last week, talk has resurfaced…

We need to deal with the Houthis’ puppet-master: Iran

24 January 2024 6:15 am

Predictably, the US/UK military coalition that attacked Houthi forces twelve days ago has been in action again. ‘Predictably’ because the…

America is too fat for another civil war

24 January 2024 4:20 am

Pundits and YouTubers these days love to warn of the inevitable civil war, as they sit in their comfortable, air-conditioned…

The tech I’m looking forward to in 2024

24 January 2024 3:46 am

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the first and biggest tech convention of the year, took place earlier this…

Inside Oberlin College’s failed auto-da-fé

24 January 2024 3:30 am

The end of Kim Russell’s career coaching lacrosse at Oberlin College can be traced back to a few words posted…

Ethics Man and Woman should win the game of politics

24 January 2024 3:00 am

This year there will be an election, and all the talk is of strategies for winning power. But for the…

It’s not Palestinian blood that is cheap, Humza Yousaf

24 January 2024 2:21 am

Sometimes a politician says something that makes you wonder if they’re living on a different planet. This week it was…

Britain isn’t a free country

24 January 2024 1:48 am

I’m old enough to remember when ‘it’s a free country’ was a phrase people used in conversation. It feels like…

Starmer and Sunak agree for now on Red Sea attacks

24 January 2024 1:16 am

What happens if the latest round of strikes against the Houthis don’t deter them? That was the big question as…

What Pedro Sanchez should really be apologising for

24 January 2024 12:13 am

Spain has approved a pointless amendment to its constitution, replacing the word ‘handicapped’ with the phrase ‘persons with a disability’. Not only…

Does boxing still matter?

23 January 2024 11:50 pm

Quick — can you name boxing’s heavy-weight champion? If you’re like most readers, you drew a blank. If you’re a…

Drinking during pregnancy just isn’t the same

23 January 2024 10:50 pm

There are many cruel ironies in life. One of them is getting pregnant (and intending to keep it) at just…