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What doesn’t kill Trump makes him stronger
As if there hadn’t been enough drama in America in 2024, Donald Trump has survived another assassination attempt. The attempted…
Man in custody after apparent Trump assassination attempt
One man is in custody after shots were fired at former president’s Donald Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach,…
Man in custody after ‘assassination attempt’ on Donald Trump
Multiple shots were heard at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach where the former President was golfing on…
Lib Dems take a swipe at JD Vance
Conference season has begun in earnest and the Lib Dems are having a whale of a time in Brighton. After…
David Lammy: Labour ‘won’t be bullied by Putin’s shameless grandstanding’
This week the prime minister and Foreign Secretary David Lammy flew to the US for discussions involving whether to allow…
David Lammy’s lamentable media round
If there’s something bad and you’re in a jam, who you gonna call? David Lammy! That’s right, the flailing Foreign…
The ONS finally admits to flawed trans population statistics
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has finally admitted that the 2021 census figures on the transgender population of England…
Will France’s school uniform experiment foster égalité?
As the new school year begins in France, pupils across the country are putting on school uniforms for the first…
Is it time to cancel Strictly?
The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing returned this weekend, but rather than being met with the usual fanfare there is a…
Why the ‘two-tier Keir’ jibe isn’t going away
Popping champagne, skulking off to smoke a spliff and pledging to become a life-long Labour voter. Anyone concerned about criminal…
What’s behind China’s overseas policing drive?
So China wants to make the world more ‘safe, reasonable and efficient’ by training thousands of police officers from across…
Oasis obsessives should broaden their horizons
For those of us not into Oasis in the 90s, the past month’s mania over their reunion has been baffling.…
Starmer facing ethics probe over undeclared gifts
Oh dear. It seems that the ‘passes for glasses’ row isn’t going away any time soon. A month after it…
Are Hong Kong trade offices just Chinese propaganda machines?
China has reacted with anger at American threats to close Hong Kong’s trade offices in the United States, pledging to…
Biden inches towards authorising Storm Shadows in Russia
Storm Shadow, Britain’s highly-prized, air-launched cruise missile, is not going to win the war for Kyiv against the Russian invaders.…
Tony Blair wants to launder his past
America is known for its lobbying industry, from PR shops and law firms to former federal officials acting as agents…
How gender ideology corrupts rape crisis centres
Yesterday, Mridul Wadhwa – a trans-identified male and the head of the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC) – resigned, after…
Moscow wants to ruin your weekend
When is slower internet better than none at all? When are travel delays more serious a political challenge than threats…
There’s nothing cool about Starbucks
If you’ve ever visited Starbucks, you may enjoy the overpriced coffees or bewildering assortment of half-sweet, half-savoury drinks – espresso…
Republicans are trying to twist the truth about the Troubles
For many years, republicans have clamoured for a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane, who was gunned down…
Witch hunting is no longer a thing of the past
Witch hunting didn’t end in the Middle Ages. Along Kenya’s Kilifi coast, elderly people are being accused of witchcraft, attacked…
Women’s committee chair struggles to define a woman
To the Women and Equalities Committee, to which Labour’s Sarah Owen has been elected chair. The Labour MP for Luton…
Watch: Andy Haldane attacks Labour’s blackhole narrative
Sir Keir’s Labour government hasn’t been in power for long but already his administration is causing quite the stir. Pub…
The sham of an assisted dying ‘citizen’s jury’
It is remarkable that the BBC decided to give the latest PR exercise in favour of assisted suicide a big…
Could Starmer face a smoking ban rebellion?
Oh dear. It appears that Sir Keir Starmer’s own MPs are rather unhappy about the Prime Minister’s proposed smoking ban…
