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Don’t blame this man for interrupting David Tennant
The curse of Macbeth strikes again. David Tennant’s turn as the Scottish psychopath was interrupted this week by a kerfuffle…
Ofgem’s standing charge crackdown is a win for the wealthy
At last some good news for owners of second homes: Ofgem has ordered electricity providers to offer tariffs which have…
Why Kemi Badenoch keeps being trounced on immigration
At yesterday Prime Minister’s Questions, for the second week running, Kemi Badenoch was savaged by Sir Keir Starmer on the…
Can the gargantuan court backlog be fixed?
Just like London buses, you wait ages for a criminal justice review – and then three come along at once. First…
Why did South Korea’s President Yoon declare martial law?
The aftershocks of last Tuesday’s declaration, and then cancellation, of martial law by President Yoon Suk Yeol continue to be…
Israel must leave Syria
As I walked through Vienna last weekend, I happened upon several protests organised by Syrian refugees celebrating the downfall of…
The role of political spouse has changed completely
The changing nature of political power was neatly demonstrated in Westminster yesterday. In the House of Lords, members debated Labour’s…
Is Trump exiling his problem women?
Maybe the best really was yet to come: Kimberly Guilfoyle has landed the break-up gift of a lifetime, finding herself…
The Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup is a new low for Fifa
Saudi Arabia has been confirmed as the host country for the 2034 World Cup tournament. It has been an open secret…
Full list: the MPs scrutinising the Assisted Dying Bill
At the end of November, Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults Bill passed its second reading with a majority…
Could Reform and the Tories form an electoral pact?
As if 2024 hadn’t been packed full of elections, eyes are already moving to next year’s local polls – and…
Kemi Badenoch is bad at PMQs
Flunked it again, unfortunately. Kemi Badenoch chose poor tactics at PMQs. She made flabby speeches instead of hitting the PM…
Why Carlsberg left Russia
Carlsberg, the brewing giant whose presence in Russia transformed that country’s beverage market, has left. What remains is the lingering…
Shame on the men exploiting Lily Phillips
Lily Phillips, who had sex with 101 men in a single day in October, has hit the headlines, but the…
Watch: Farming chief weeps at Labour’s tax raid
The public outrage at Labour’s family farm tax isn’t going away any time soon. Today farmers from across the country…
Starmer and Badenoch clash over immigration at PMQs
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch had quite an angry clash at today’s Prime Minister’s Questions. The Tory leader attacked on…
Javier Milei’s medicine is working
The economy would crash, the markets would be in open revolt, and he would swiftly be evicted from office by…
Is Humza Yousaf picking a fight with GB News?
Back to Scotland, where it appears hapless Humza Yousaf is still trying to stay relevant by going after, er, GB…
Labour’s planning reforms look like a way of punishing Tory voters
Is the government’s housing policy aimed principally at increasing the stock of homes and making them more affordable or at…
How Putin will make Assad pay for his exile
‘Brave Assad fled to Putin. Where will Putin flee?’ asked Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky after the Syrian dictator escaped embattled…
In defence of Connie Shaw
Here is a philosophical question for our universities to ponder. Should the ‘D’ in ‘EDI’ extend to diversity of opinion?…
Jolani has learnt from history
The victorious Syrian rebel leader now in control of Damascus has already learned a key lesson in history. After his…
Gaza independents to register new party
There has been much focus in recent weeks on Reform’s potential impact on British politics. But a rival quintet of…
Stop idolising Luigi Mangione
So according to the modern left, killing the fascists of Hamas is ‘genocide’, but killing a CEO and father of…
Watch: Independent MP opposes first cousin marriage ban
To the Commons, where this afternoon a rather odd intervention took place. The Westminster rumour mill was in overdrive today…
