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Keir Starmer slaps down Elon Musk over ‘civil war’ comment
When Rishi Sunak was prime minister, he welcomed Elon Musk as a guest of honour at the government’s AI summit,…
The terrible error that ended Sheikh Hasina’s rule over Bangladesh
A month ago, no one in Bangladesh could ever have imagined that the country’s authoritarian prime minister Sheikh Hasina could…
It’s not surprising Russia wants to spy on Britain
The British Army’s Field Army Threat Handbook has warned soldiers of potential Russian espionage at UK sites where Ukrainian military…
SNP under fire over handling of sex scandal complaints
To Scotland, where the Nats are facing accusations of not dealing with sex offender complaints properly. Cameron Downing, former SNP…
Watch: Met Police boss grabs mic after ‘two-tier policing’ question
As Britain braces itself for further outbreaks of violence, questions are being asked about the UK’s police response and how…
How will Iran seek to ‘punish’ Israel?
It was never just about Gaza. Since October, the Middle East has been in a regional war that, over the…
Watch: Ed Balls interviews his Home Secretary wife on ITV
Good heavens. Now it’s ITV under fire after the broadcaster was accused of bias for allowing ex-politician-turned-presenter Ed Balls to…
Trump’s son blasts Lammy for ‘clickbait’ comments
Donald Trump’s second son Eric made a visit to Scotland this weekend, for a round of golf and a rather…
Why talk of civil war is overblown
Are we really on the brink of civil war in Britain? Is it ‘inevitable’ in the foreseeable future? So thinks Elon…
How to stop the riots
For five days at the beginning of August 2011, it felt like we were on the brink of anarchy. Over…
The FTSE fall will upset Rachel Reeves’s October Budget
For a while it looked as if Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves were going to be lucky: they had walked…
Can our prisons take these thugs?
The last comparable period of civil disorder in this country happened in 2011. Then as now, the courts acted with…
Even France is surprised by Britain’s riots
The riots that have erupted across Britain in the last week have been reported extensively in France. The centre-right Le Figaro describes…
Kamala’s ABC connection
Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are at odds over where and when the pair will debate,…
Starmer has to act tough over riots chaos
Hundreds of angry protestors have attacked a hotel in South Yorkshire that has been used to house migrants and asylum…
Starmer blasts ‘far-right thuggery’ in wake of weekend riots
After a weekend of violent disorder breaking out across the UK, the Prime Minister has this evening issued a statement from Downing…
Is Britain falling apart?
My brand is pessimism so I’m wary of flogging it to death or becoming a parody of myself, but it’s…
Violent mob comes to Rotherham
Protests are spreading across the UK. In Hull, protesters gathered outside a hotel housing asylum seekers and chanted ‘stop the…
There’s no excuse for this thuggery
On Friday night, I watched the news with a sick heart. I watched masked men in Sunderland throw bricks and…
Israel’s coming war against Hezbollah might be necessary
A full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah now seems closer than at any point since 7 October. Recent escalations, including…
Why America has more lawyers per capita than any other country
Despite the sharp polarization of American politics, there is surprising agreement on what went wrong with capitalism. Whether the writer…
The Josh Shapiro sexual harassment cover-up scandal is actually quite bad
Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is on the shortlist to be Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate and with his newfound…
24-hour courts are risky, but right
Yesterday evening, the government instituted a little-known procedure called the Additional Courts Protocol. Set up following the 2011 London riots,…
The risk of ‘loaning’ the Elgin Marbles to Greece
Sir Keir Starmer’s government looks ready to smile upon the British Museum’s apparent desire to by-pass the legal prohibition of…
Japan is running out of rice
Japan is running out of rice. Stocks have fallen to their lowest levels in decades, prompting fears that emergency reserves…
