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Thomas Tuchel would be a divisive choice for England manager
Thomas Tuchel, the former Chelsea and Bayern Munich manager, has emerged as the favourite to succeed Gareth Southgate as England…
Watch: Farage blasts Labour over Elon Musk snub
Sir Keir Starmer’s investment summit may have concluded, but the row over its invite list certainly has not. Now Nigel…
Britain doesn’t know how to remember the Holocaust
On 27 January next year, the world will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. ‘The commemoration will…
Can Reeves get away with a national insurance hike?
The Budget is not due for a fortnight, yet with every day that passes its contents seem to become clearer.…
Could Ozempic actually boost Britain’s labour market?
Is Ozempic the miracle fix for Britain’s labour market woes? This morning Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced a £280…
Why Sweden is cracking down on cousin marriages
In Sweden, marrying your first cousin has long been legal, though as in the UK it is widely frowned upon.…
Is Kemi Badenoch right about autistic people being advantaged?
Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch has been criticised for endorsing ‘Conservatism in crisis’, a pamphlet put out by her campaign…
Iran has the most to lose if it closes the Strait of Hormuz
Following the mass ballistic missile attack on Israel at the beginning of the month, speculation is rife once again that…
Sue Gray under fire over Taylor Swift security fiasco
Despite all the free concert tickets the Labour lot received to her gigs, Taylor Swift seems to be causing Sir…
Is class rather than race a bigger barrier to success in Britain?
Is Britain racist? At times, you’d be forgiven for thinking so. In recent years, our country has experienced considerable turbulence…
The Novichok inquiry raises some big questions for MI5
The inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess as an innocent victim of the attempt to murder Russian double-agent Sergei…
Guardian apologises for controversial 7 October review
Back to the Grauniad, the bastion of journalistic integrity. Last week Mr S spotted that the newspaper had first uploaded…
Macron is in office, but is he in power?
Emmanuel Macron is said to be appalled by his new right-wing government. A confidant of the French president conveyed to…
India’s ‘murder’ spat with Canada has come at the worst time
The alleged involvement of agents of a foreign government in the murder of a citizen is a crime that violates…
Australia’s republicans are embarrassing themselves over King Charles’s visit
Australia, where King Charles will return to on Friday, is where the monarch became a man. In 1966, Charles had…
Tim Davie and the death of BBC ‘talent’
Has anyone ever come up with a better put-down for Nick Robinson? It is even better that it came from…
Thank God for Elon Musk
Like many people this weekend, I couldn’t tear myself away from videos of the booster rocket of Elon Musk’s Starship…
Israel’s murder problem
A wave of violence is convulsing Israeli society. It’s not caused by Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthi, or Iranian attacks. Instead, it’s…
Is Kemi Badenoch scared of Robert Jenrick?
Is Kemi Badenoch running scared? It’s not an accusation often levelled at the shadow housing secretary, who is usually criticised…
Tories try to hammer Labour on freebies
It seems that one of the great posts in British politics has been filled at last. The title of ‘Minister…
Will Labour keep its promise not to hike National Insurance?
Despite getting off to a rocky start – including nearly losing £1 billion worth of investment – Labour’s much-anticipated Investment…
Watch: ‘Apparatus of state turned on Alex Salmond’, fumes David Davis
Heartfelt tributes were paid to the late Alex Salmond in the Commons today. A number of politicians from across the…
SpaceX has put Europe to shame
The flawless launch of SpaceX’s 5,000-ton Starship and its Super Heavy Booster, and the precision recovery of the booster on…
Five flops from Labour’s investment summit
It’s investment summit day for Sir Keir’s Labour government and, like much else about Starmer’s reign, it hasn’t got off…
Brwa Shorsh and the failure of Britain’s asylum system
Postman Tadeusz Potoczek had completed his deliveries for the day. At around 3 p.m. on 3 February, the 60-year-old was…
