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France is braced for World Cup violence
France kick off their World Cup campaign today against Senegal – and it seems almost inevitable that, win or lose,…
Twenty ways to fix Doctor Who
The BBC has binned its planned Doctor Who Christmas special and put the show ‘out to tender’. This is a…
Spencer Pratt teams up with Karen Bass’s brother to sue Mayor for ‘reckless negligence’ during fires
Spencer Pratt may not be the next mayor of Los Angeles. But he’s not letting his primary defeat subdue him…
Watch: Remaining defence minister admonishes Starmer
Luke Pollard tells MPs he is only still in the job because John Healey asked him to stay. In a…
Jerry Seinfeld and the dark truth about ‘Free Palestine’
I see Jerry Seinfeld has got the pompous left sobbing into their keffiyehs. His sin? He refused to buckle to…
Assisted suicide is morally inadmissible
Harold Shipman wasn’t as keen on bumping off vulnerable people as the average member of Britain’s euthanasia lobby. Not that…
We’ve been too tolerant of Palestine Action for too long
In a sensible but hard-hitting judgment this morning, the Court of Appeal upheld the ban on Palestine Action, overturning the decision of…
Trump can forge a lasting peace in Iran
President Trump is giving peace a chance in the Persian Gulf, and for Iran’s leadership this is literally a matter…
A snap election need not be a disaster for Reform
We live in a time of ifs and wills. If Reform and Restore split the right-wing vote in Makerfield, will…
The social media ban is stupid and unenforceable
The government’s announcement today of a ban on social media for under-16s doesn’t show it in a good light. The…
Reform pledges new migrant worker levy
British workers will come first every time under a Reform UK government. ✅ pic.twitter.com/ko8cEAPdW6 — Reform UK (@reformparty_uk) June 15,…
How serious is Starmer about building a fighter jet with Japan?
It was all smiles for the press when Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi visited Keir Starmer at No. 10 on…
Is the White House trying to hurt Anthropic?
The US government has finally intervened in the AI regulation question, albeit in the kind of haphazard, incoherent, and possibly…
How popular will Starmer’s social media ban actually be?
Yesterday, the think tank the IPPR released YouGov polling showing that a majority of Britons, 83 per cent, believe there should…
A Brexit single market ‘reset’ would be a huge mistake
One uncomfortable consequence of political longevity is seeing the facts prove some of one’s most confident forecasts wrong. As the…
Starmer bans social media for under-16s
BREAKING: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced a social media ban for under-16s. Live updates: https://t.co/Jxi67uC5Qk pic.twitter.com/VnIFMyjAhs — Sky…
Will Starmer’s under-16 social media ban actually work?
Today, with much fanfare, HM Government is rolling out its new policy to protect young people from online harms. Here…
Keir Starmer is a worse PM than Neville Chamberlain
The last Prime Minister to resign over national security was Neville Chamberlain in 1940. Eighty six years later, Sir Keir…
The Employment Rights Act will fuel striking doctors
TThe junior doctors were due to strike again, and everyone was sick of the whole business. At the last minute,…
Trump is treating AI like a nuclear bomb
Initially, AI’s critics insisted that artificial intelligence was just another software product. AI was presented as a huge commercial opportunity,…
Starmer’s Russian oil tanker raid was a political stunt
This morning, in a blaze of publicity, Royal Navy commandos boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the English channel in…
Sunday shows round-up: Nandy insists Labour will ‘meet that moment’ on defence
Lisa Nandy insists government will ‘meet that moment’ with defence budget Keir Starmer’s premiership is now under enormous strain, after…
Trump’s birthday UFC fight is a seminal moment in US politics
The UFC event today at the White House has been widely dismissed as an absurdity. Inevitably, the administration’s critics have portrayed…
Is Trump’s birthday extravaganza his last hurrah?
In January 1934, Franklin D. Roosevelt held a toga-themed birthday party at the White House to mock the accusation that…
The Belfast attack raises questions about Ireland’s borders
As is so often the case following riots, attention on symptoms drowns out discussion about the cause. This pattern has…
