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Is Marine Le Pen ready to bring down Macron?
There is a deadline today in France. It was set by Marine Le Pen last week for Michel Barnier. Show…
What’s the best film about US politics?
After Donald Trump’s election-win, many junkies of US politics will be needing another fix. But if you’ve already overdosed on…
Sunday shows round-up: Tories dodge migration questions
Louise Haigh resigned as transport secretary this week after it emerged she had committed a fraud offence in 2013, falsely…
A pause between wars
‘What is to stop it happening again?’ was the pertinent question put to me by a Lebanese friend this week…
The Tory Flood has changed Britain forever
Some political disasters take a very long time to live down, as the Tories will discover over the coming years.…
Why does Rachel Reeves want to destroy our family farm?
Living and working as a dairy farmer in Shropshire, I’ve witnessed firsthand the fallout from Rachel Reeves’ recent Budget. It…
Make Schooner Scorer prime minister
The Schooner Scorer is a young man in a gilet with good bone structure, who glugs 2/3rd pints (schooners) in…
South Korea’s balloon barrage has hit a nerve in the North
Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has long been confined to her brother’s…
Irish politics is stuck on a loop
It’s Green bin day! That was the general refrain of many Irish political wags as the country continues to tally…
Ireland’s voters have chosen to stick with the devil they know
At first glance, Ireland’s general election has bucked global trends: the centre has held. If the exit polls are borne…
The corruption scandal gripping Xi Jinping’s army
In an effort to create a cutting edge force, the Chinese Communist party (CCP) has spent billions of dollars expanding…
Prepare for the National Suicide Service
Tragically, British lawmakers voted on Friday in favour of a bill legalising medically assisted dying. Despite all the talk of…
The slippery slope to the return of the death penalty
Parliament has voted to proceed with Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill, which will see the NHS offer terminally ill people…
Syria’s conflict is heating up once more
Since March 2020, Syria’s conflict lines have been frozen, as Russia, Turkey, Iran and the United States held together a…
Is there really a human rights crisis in the Highlands?
It’s grim up north in Scotland, we’re told. A mission from Edinburgh has produced a report about the woes of life…
Is DEI dead?
The triumph of Donald Trump and the defeat of a Democratic party beholden to identity politics has prompted many to…
How to negotiate with Russians
Russians are notorious for an aggressiveness at the negotiating table. In 2017 I met a group of diplomats from eastern…
How to fix VAR
Will football fans ever be happy, or are they addicted to outrage? In April, Coventry City played Manchester United in…
History will not be kind to the MPs who backed assisted dying
Before MPs voted to support the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, Kim Leadbeater, who has sponsored the bill,…
Assisted dying won’t work
Well, the pro-choicers have got their way. In two years’ time, if Kim Leadbeater’s reassurances hold good, we’ll have the…
Ed Davey needs to grow up
Sir Ed Davey has released a Christmas single. No, really. Called ‘Love is Enough’, it is, of course, all in…
New MPs were more likely to back assisted dying
Does wisdom come with age? MPs have just voted by a margin of 55 to back a bill to legalise…
Will the assisted dying bill become law?
The assisted dying bill has passed its second reading. After an emotionally charged debate, MPs have voted 330 to 275…
Full list: how the cabinet voted on assisted dying
This afternoon the House of Commons voted to support assisted dying for the first time. By a majority of 55,…
Who is Scott Bessent, Trump’s pick for treasury secretary?
How rare it is to be given a second chance. That’s what the American people have handed Donald Trump. His…
