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Is Badenoch bouncing back?
Conventional wisdom says the Tory leadership of Kemi Badenoch is close to crisis. This is perhaps because the prevailing political…
Why is WFH still as common as it is?
Have you seen Severance? If not, I urge you to cancel all evening plans and commit to binge-watching it for the next…
Why we’re horrified by Bonnie Blue and Andrew Tate
OnlyFans content creator Bonnie Blue claims to have broken a world record by sleeping with over a thousand men in…
Humza Yousaf takes aim at media in Grazia photoshoot interview
Hapless Humza Yousaf has a lot more time on his hands after he was forced to quit as Scotland’s First…
Why is the High Court ruling on political consultations?
No one came out very well from the government’s High Court defeat yesterday morning over planned changes to long-term sickness…
Rachel Reeves tries deregulation, but she’s bad at that too
If it was a Netflix mystery series, it would be the moment for the ‘big reveal’. After months of boasting…
Alastair Campbell finally admits what Tony Blair got wrong
No one expected this day to come – but here we are. Alastair Campbell, former Labour spinner and full-time Tony…
RedNote is breaking down the Great Firewall of China
I turned to Xiaohongshu during the pandemic. At a time when I couldn’t visit China, the Chinese social media app…
Could this infrastructure bill get Britain growing again?
Every so often, something unexpected happens in the Westminster village which disturbs the usual run of malicious gossip and misleading…
Nandy denies Labour ‘governs by social media’ over grooming gang review
Well, well, well. Britain’s grooming gangs scandal is still dominating the headlines and pressure is piling on the Labour government…
AfD on track to turn a third of Germany blue
With less than six weeks to go until voters head to the polls, the snap federal election campaign in Germany…
Labour’s grooming gang plan doesn’t go far enough
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has finally bowed to pressure and announced five local reviews alongside a ‘rapid national audit’ into grooming…
Why Hamas keeps on celebrating
As plans for a ceasefire were announced on Wednesday night, videos of Gazans celebrating with glee made their way onto international news broadcasts.…
The retail recession
There was some relief for Rachel Reeves earlier this week when inflation fell slightly to 2.5 per cent and the…
Why Sweden is cracking down on citizenship
The Swedish government is proposing a constitutional amendment that would make it possible to revoke the citizenship of certain individuals.…
Labour’s grooming gang inquiry mess
What a pig’s ear the government is making of its response to the grooming gangs scandal. Ministers have spent weeks…
Bessent, Burgum, Turner and Zeldin face confirmation hearings
Four days away from inauguration, the Senate is moving quickly with confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet. The saga…
Is removing nicotine from cigarettes bad science?
On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced a bizarre proposal to cap the amount of nicotine in cigarettes. This change could…
Biden bids an ominous farewell to a falling America
President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address last night in the Oval Office. While he started with strong patriotic themes,…
How Trump shaped the Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal
After days of increasing optimism, Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani summoned the press last night to announce…
The Chagos Islands deal that Starmer ignored
As Mauritius and the UK scramble to finalise the terms of a treaty to hand over the Chagos Islands before Donald…
Is public sector headcount out of control?
Eyebrows were raised in the House of Lords this week as the Justice and Home Affairs Committee heard evidence that…
What does Greenland have that Trump wants?
Donald Trump’s favourite President, William McKinley, added Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines to the American fief at the turn of…
Why has Trump invited Zemmour – and not Le Pen – to his inauguration?
There will be two politicians from France in Washington next week to see Donald Trump sworn in as president –…
This Israel-Hamas agreement defines an ‘uneasy peace’
After 15 gruelling months of war and negotiation, a ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas has been…
