World

Joe Biden has failed Israel

26 June 2024 2:08 am

Another week, another confirmation that when it comes to jihadism, the Biden administration’s foreign policy occupies the nexus between incompetence…

How Edinburgh kowtowed to Beijing

26 June 2024 1:35 am

Zhang Biao, Beijing’s man in Scotland, warned earlier this month that a proposed friendship agreement between Edinburgh City Council and Taiwan’s southern…

Steve Baker speaks as though the Tories have already lost

26 June 2024 1:23 am

It’s pretty unusual to hear a minister speaking during this election campaign: other than Mel Stride, the rest seem to…

Which cars are stolen most often in London?

26 June 2024 1:08 am

As the election campaigns continue to pick up pace ahead of the national poll in nine days’ time, Mr S has…

Labour already know what public finance horrors await them

26 June 2024 12:33 am

Over the weekend, a leaked document revealed by the Guardian outlined different tax hikes the Labour party could impose, including changes…

Has CNN learned anything about debate moderating since 2012?

26 June 2024 12:27 am

It’s been twelve years since the infamous moment when CNN’s Candy Crowley interjected herself into the presidential debate between Mitt…

Hillary Clinton offers unsolicited debate advice

26 June 2024 12:08 am

It’s that time of year again: Hillary Clinton has surfaced from her Chappaqua estate to weigh in on politics with…

Why do some anti-fascists have a problem with Jews?

25 June 2024 11:05 pm

Is it still okay to ‘Punch a Nazi’? I’m asking for a friend. In fact, I’m asking for many friends…

Rishi Sunak has proved he is terrible at politics

25 June 2024 10:54 pm

Today’s hot topic for the Rishi Sunak-is-terrible-at-politics club is the foolishness of suspending candidates mired in the election betting scandal…

The Assange compromise leaves a lot to be desired

25 June 2024 10:40 pm

Stella Assange’s elation was palpable, after what she has described as a whirlwind 72 hours. She was speaking to the…

JK Rowling slams Rayner and Reeves over trans debate

25 June 2024 10:23 pm

Following JK Rowling’s rather scathing attack on Sir Keir’s Labour party on Sunday, some in Starmer’s army have been grovelling…

King Charles has much in common with Japan’s Anglophile Emperor

25 June 2024 10:15 pm

The Japanese Emperor is in London today for a state visit, the first by the occupant of the chrysanthemum throne…

Sunak withdraws support for gamble-gate Tory candidates

25 June 2024 9:49 pm

It never rains but pours for Rishi Sunak. After a weekend of negative headlines over the Tory gambling scandal and…

Assange is released – but there is still a danger to press freedom 

25 June 2024 9:36 pm

James Cleverly may now be a care-and-maintenance Home Secretary, but even so he will be heaving a sigh of relief…

What Nigel Farage gets wrong about the Ukraine war

25 June 2024 8:51 pm

‘We [the West] provoked this war [in Ukraine],’ Nigel Farage recently declared on BBC Panorama, blaming Putin’s invasion of the neighboring…

Is the Farage ‘Putin ally’ row putting off Reform voters?

25 June 2024 8:35 pm

So far in this election campaign the consistent theme has been Tory turmoil. A large part of this has been…

Reform candidate slammed for pro-Putin remarks

25 June 2024 7:26 pm

Another day, another election mishap. This time it’s Reform UK under fire after one of the party’s candidates was found…

The SNP needs to come clean about rejoining the EU

25 June 2024 6:52 pm

John Swinney and his colleagues continuously claim Scotland ‘rejoining’ the EU is possible, and that by voting SNP we can…

Meet the Labour ministers who are going to ruin the country

25 June 2024 4:23 pm

We’re going to be lumbered with them for at least five years, so I think it’s time to have a…

Will Jordan Bardella’s support for Ukraine last?

25 June 2024 4:15 pm

Has France’s far right just made a 180-degree turn on Ukraine? The leader of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella, expressed his support…

The moment of truth beckons for Gareth Southgate

25 June 2024 4:00 pm

England manager Gareth Southgate has led a charmed life for far too long – eight years and three international tournaments…

Mark Rutte can’t rescue Nato

25 June 2024 3:30 pm

No-one really thought that Klaus Iohannis, Romania’s president since 2014, was going to be the next secretary general of Nato.…

The Scottish Tories need a better election strategy

25 June 2024 7:37 am

It is no surprise that the Scottish Conservative manifesto launch was centred on independence. While Scotland’s Tories talk about the…

Donald Trump ‘the anointed one’ at the Road to Majority Conference

25 June 2024 5:45 am

Donald Trump spoke at the Faith and Freedom Coalition on Saturday, with a few speakers deeming him “the anointed one.”…

Sunak and Starmer slug out a stalemate

25 June 2024 4:49 am

Tonight saw the penultimate TV exchange involving Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer. Both men took part in live-streamed interviews with…