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Iran and the Yakuza are natural criminal bedfellows
On Thursday, a 60-year-old Japanese crime boss appeared in a New York court to respond to charges that he helped…
Why Prevent is still failing to tackle Islamist extremism
What is the core mission of the Government’s ‘Prevent’ strategy? When William Shawcross presented his review of our flagship counter extremism programme…
Unreliable renewables will make energy more costly
It is of course good news that the Ofgem price cap for a dual fuel household bill will fall from…
Net Zero’s days are numbered
If a week is a long time in politics, then 2023 belongs to a different age in the politics of…
Was Cameron behind Prince William’s Gaza intervention?
Eyebrows in Westminster this week after Prince William opted to wade into the Gaza conflict. On Tuesday, the Prince of…
Europe’s elitist politicians have lost touch with the working classes
What links Rishi Sunak to Elly Schlein, the leader of the Italian left, and Raphaël Glucksmann, the great hope of…
Liz Truss’s Republican love-in at CPAC
‘Oh, that’s Liz Truss,’ a conservative reporter says as the former British prime minister passes us in the corridor at…
The sad truth behind why the UK’s first trans judge resigned
A transgender judge has resigned, apparently because of the risk of politicising the judiciary. But this was no ordinary judge.…
Expelling the Russian ambassador would be a mistake
Jacob Rees-Mogg spoke for many people horrified by Alexei Navalny’s death in a Russian prison last week when he suggested…
Trump’s Never Surrender High Tops embody the worst of sneaker culture
It was inevitable. Having infected every other part of culture, partisan politics has arrived in the world of sneakerheads. Last…
Germany’s new anti-Ukraine party unnerving the establishment
Her party may be less than two months old, but already Sahra Wagenknecht has put a cat amongst the pigeons…
Did red tape worsen Britain’s inflation problem?
It has been a miserable few years for our quality of life. People have gotten used to that sinking feeling…
Commander’s canine reign of terror comes to a close
As war rages in Gaza and Ukraine, Joe Biden is preoccupied with another bloody battle, in the White House —…
Chaos in the Commons benefits the SNP
Wednesday’s chaotic procedures in the House of Commons have handed an enormous soapbox to the SNP’s Stephen Flynn. The MP…
Violence is corrupting our democracy
Fascism begins with political violence on the streets. In 1922, Benito Mussolini ordered his supporters to march on Rome and…
The SAS fought a dirty war in Afghanistan
The SAS blocked UK visas for Afghan special forces soldiers, perhaps fearing that they would be able to produce evidence…
Hungary has become China’s useful idiot
This week a security deal was announced that could see Chinese police on the streets of Hungary. Despite this, there…
Lindsay Hoyle looks safe – for now
The dust is settling in the House of Commons after an explosive evening in the Chamber on Wednesday night. Speaker…
The valuable lesson learnt from Japan’s stock market recovery
A lot has happened over the past 34 years: the Cold War ended, several wars have taken place in the…
Menopausal women shouldn’t be treated differently
Granted, I could be a beneficiary of the latest guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) about women…
Can Lindsay Hoyle survive as Speaker?
Lindsay Hoyle’s justification for tearing up convention on the Gaza vote was that he had become worried for MPs’ safety…
Russians feel bleaker than ever after Alexei Navalny’s death
The news about Alexei Navalny’s death came as a shock to anti-Putin Russians like myself – he’d been a central…
Why do football managers like Thomas Tuchel always get the blame?
Bayern Munich’s decision to part ways with their coach Thomas Tuchel is a rather bizarre form of managerial sacking. Tuchel…
Lindsay Hoyle has lost control of the Commons
Ahead of the SNP’s opposition day debate calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the expectation was that it could…
Lindsay Hoyle apologises amid Commons chaos
The Commons has gone into meltdown this evening over the Speaker’s handling of the Gaza ceasefire motion, with the Speaker…
