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Donald Trump’s Taylor Swift nightmare
Look What You Made Me Do. It seems that last night’s debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris convinced one…
Watch: the key moments in the Trump-Harris debate
On Tuesday night the former President Donald Trump and the current Vice President Kamala Harris faced off in Philadelphia for…
Donald Trump was his own worst enemy in this debate
‘So I think you’ve heard tonight two very different visions for our country,’ Vice President Kamala Harris insisted in her…
Americans were failed by the Trump-Harris debate
The first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump was a missed opportunity for both…
Germany’s immigration crackdown will heap pressure on Brussels
In a drastic move to curb illegal immigration, the German government has announced that it will tighten controls on its…
How Donald Trump lost the debate
If Kamala Harris is elected president – and that’s a big ‘if’ since the race is still tight – she won it…
When will the families of Lucy Letby’s victims be allowed to move on?
When Lucy Letby was convicted last year of murdering seven infants and attempting to kill seven others it seemed that…
The real significance of the winter fuel row
The question of whether to scrap winter fuel payments to all but the poorest retirees is a very British debate,…
Kamala’s brand new, same old last-minute policy platform
After weeks of studious silence, Vice President Kamala Harris has been issuing a flurry of policy proposals that she’s touting…
The winners and losers from today’s Tory leadership vote
The names of the final four candidates left in the Tory leadership contest are in. Mel Stride has been eliminated…
The Apple case is a huge win for the European Commission
Apple must pay €13 billion (£11 billion) in unpaid taxes, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled, bringing to…
Labour’s winter fuel woes are a sign of things to come
On paper, the result was a success for Labour. Despite excited reports, government whips managed to keep their party’s great…
The EU’s Apple tax ruling is a bleak day for Ireland
For those of us who grew up singing songs about Irish nationhood, today is a depressing day. As youths we…
Germany’s border crackdown is a gamble
From next week, Germany will enforce controls at its borders once again. The decision, announced by interior minister Nancy Faeser,…
The state pension system is unfair. Reeves is right to change it
Rachel Reeves is cutting £1.4 billion of pensioner welfare payments with her winter fuel payment means-test. It sounds like a…
Keir Starmer’s prisoner endorsement
Happy prisoner release day, one and all! Today’s move to let out the lags is all part of the Ministry…
Does Starmer know what to do with the unions?
Before coming into government, Keir Starmer would use his battles with the unions, particularly Unite, as a way of defining…
The terror of Australia’s random coffee attack
A young mother, picnicking with friends in a Brisbane park, shouldn’t now be praying for the recovery of her nine-month-old…
Can Labour get young people back to work?
The UK still looks set to get another interest rate cut (or two) by the end of the year, but…
Has King Charles finally run out of patience with Prince Andrew?
While the nation basks in the good news about the Princess of Wales in her battle with cancer, the Royals’…
The Spectator’s new owner – and new era
After a year-long auction drama that involved sheikhs and moguls and even ended up changing the law, The Spectator has a new owner.…
Women will pay the price for Labour’s early release prison scheme
For women trying to escape domestic abuse, the government’s early prison release scheme spells further misery. Around 1,700 prisoners will…
Starmer’s social contract with the unions won’t work
There may be a few warnings about pay, and the inevitable references to the ‘black hole’ that has mysteriously appeared…
We’re being ruled by a 1980s left-wing student elite
We are now governed by people who were left-wing students in the 1980s and early 90s. This is one of…
The sinister call to make barristers advance diversity and inclusion
As a barrister my professional duty is to provide the best legal advice outside of court and to represent my…
