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How long will Starmer’s new MPs stay loyal?
It’s show time for Keir Starmer as MPs return to parliament today following the summer recess. The Prime Minister and…
The war on smokers has gone too far
You’d think, wouldn’t you, that after winning a giant mandate from the electorate and having not yet done anything to…
What the AfD’s ‘historic victory’ means for Germany
Alternative für Deutschland’s success in east German state elections marks a major blow to the government in Berlin. The AfD…
Scottish Nats still haven’t worked out why they lost
Unlike a slightly more high-profile reunion event, the ticketing website for the Scottish referendum tenth anniversary show is not expected to crash.…
The strange case of Pavel Durov and Emmanuel Macron
The arrest of Pavel Durov, the founder of the messaging app Telegram, has not only raised questions about the charges…
The AfD is set to win its first ever state election
The far-right Alternative für Deutschland party is set to make history and take control of at least one of Germany’s…
This could be the first right-wing Scottish Tory leader in years
The Scottish Conservative leadership election is now Russell Findlay’s to lose. The West Scotland MSP has secured three big endorsements:…
Labour’s puritanical attack on vaping
On Times Radio this morning Lucy Powell, Leader of the House of Commons, said that she wanted the government to…
Why Netanyahu is being blamed for the Israeli hostage deaths
The heartbreaking news that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have recovered the bodies of six Israeli hostages has caused rage…
The ICC is right to pursue Benjamin Netanyahu
On 20 May, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan tried to push the borders of the ‘permissible’. In an extraordinary rebuke of…
The Irish elite are terrifyingly out of touch
For the average member of the Irish political, media and NGO complex there are several political issues in Ireland which…
How Labour should deal with China
Keir Starmer’s geopolitical in-tray will arguably be one of the most daunting in recent history. The Prime Minister faces a…
The cynical manipulation of ‘dynamic pricing’ for Oasis tickets
Given my unequivocal feelings about the Oasis reunion, I was, apparently, one of the few people in Britain who was not attempting…
A four-day week is bad news for workers
When I was a young reporter on the Daily Express in the 1980s I was sent to Belfast to cover…
How to end the Tory leadership chaos cycle
In the eight years since David Cameron resigned as prime minister, the Conservatives have had four different leaders. Soon it…
The Venezuelan practice of property invasions has emigrated to America
Viral footage showing armed Venezuelan gang members taking over an apartment complex in a Denver suburb has shocked thousands, especially…
The US should sanction the ICC
The actions of the International Criminal Court’s Chief Prosecutor, Karim Khan, will deprive Israel of its sovereignty and undermine the…
Tottenham’s ‘Yid Army’ chant isn’t antisemitic
‘They tried to stop us and look what it did. The thing I love most is being a yid.’ So…
Oasis’s reunion is a moment of joy – but I won’t be buying tickets
As someone who was around pop stars from a very young age, I’m not inclined to get over-excited about them.…
Keir Starmer’s popularity delusion
All year Keir Starmer has been using a reassuring phrase about his inevitable Downing Street tenure in a bid to calm…
Why are people so shocked that Starmer isn’t perfect?
The 1997 Christmas special of The Mrs Merton Show probably doesn’t feature in many people’s formative political memories, but it…
Jess Phillips must explain her two-tier NHS Gaza claim
Forget two-tier policing – we need to talk about two-tier healthcare. Jess Phillips, Labour MP and Home Office minister, has…
Police probe senior civil servant over Salmond inquiry
As the SNP conference weekend kicks off, another Scottish story is starting to take shape. It has emerged that detectives…
Will Priti Patel’s ‘unity’ pitch succeed?
Priti Patel’s Tory leadership launch in Westminster this afternoon was an upbeat affair, featuring mango lassi and a tonne of…
John Swinney is leading the SNP to oblivion
As the SNP gathers for its conference in Edinburgh this weekend, its membership nearly halved from a peak of 125,691,…
