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There is no easy path back for Tulip Siddiq
Tulip Siddiq and the Labour government would like to think that her resignation as a minister earlier this week will…
Britain is taking a punt on Ukraine’s future
There is a perverse congruence of interests between the British and Russian governments, as both sides seek to talk up…
Ex-Tory MPs gear up for Commons return
The new year is three weeks’ old – but some Tories are determined to stick to their resolutions. An impressive…
The true value of going to Oxford
Difficult, I know, to spend your life dreaming of having gone to Oxford. This year’s offers have just been announced…
Jeremy Corbyn and the curse of the eternal 1968ers
Help the aged. Really, someone should help the aged. By this I don’t mean the poor pensioners who’ve been hit…
Why would Trump give Starmer a trade deal?
As President Trump takes office later today, Keir Starmer has assembled his top team, tasking them with landing a trade…
The absurdity of funding ‘diverse’ research
Last week, the government made two major announcements on science and innovation. With backing from the Prime Minister and Chancellor,…
Trump won’t respect David Lammy’s fawning
Dear, oh dear. Will David Lammy never get it right? This morning he told the Today programme that Donald Trump…
Erling Haaland could never match Denis Law
‘Talent is plentiful’, said Laurence Olivier. ‘Skill is much rarer’. Although the great actor was talking about the stage he…
Axel Rudakubana pleads guilty to Southport murders
To Liverpool and the case of the Southport murders. Today, 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls…
Neil Gaiman and the misogyny of the geeks
One of the worst ways to form a good first impression of someone is when they’re chasing the same woman…
Will Trump 2.0 derail the Starmer Project?
Donald Trump is back. Later today, Trump will once again take the oath of office and be sworn in as…
The sad decline of the Westminster lunch
‘Lunch?’ growled Gordon Gekko in Wall Street. ‘Lunch is for wimps.’ Yet for half of Westminster the noble art of…
Remember the poor souls at Davos
It’s fitting that Donald Trump’s inauguration day coincides with the first day of the World Economic Forum’s infamous Davos conference.…
The difference between Trump 45 and Trump 47
Him again? Donald Trump’s back in the White House. Those who thought his first term in office was an aberration…
The quarrelling coalition behind Donald Trump
Like Ronald Reagan in 1985, Donald Trump is bowing to the elements and moving his inauguration indoors to the Capitol…
Trump hypes America for his return
Biblical weather outside the sixtieth presidential inaugural rally in the Capitol One Arena yesterday: hail plonked down onto streets of…
Is it too late to Make Europe Great Again?
A poll published last week by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) found that much of the world is relishing the…
Heading to Washington, DC to celebrate two zero hours
I am on my way to Washington, DC for zero hour, which as I write is a scant twenty-four hours…
Hamas has exploited Israel’s weaknesses
When Hamas launched its war on Israel in October, 2023, it did so on the basis of a clear analysis…
Will Donald Trump pardon TikTok?
Millions of Americans will have tried to follow their routine this morning: turn off the alarm, grab the phone, start…
Can the ceasefire last?
The ceasefire in Gaza, scheduled to begin this morning, has been anything but straightforward. As the agreement unfolds, many have…
Gaza’s fragile peace
The signs are not good. The much-anticipated Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal is a horribly complicated construct which seems…
How Pakistan’s rape culture led to the UK grooming gangs
Lahore, Pakistan Pakistani-origin men are up to four times more likely to be reported to the police for child sex…
Prisons have become airports for drones
A few months ago, I spoke to a man halfway through a life sentence for murder. We first met 12…
