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MPs back assisted dying, but was the debate long enough?
The debate on assisted dying, which culminated in a victory for those in favour, hasn’t been long enough – we…
Russia’s tanking ruble spells trouble for Putin
Russia’s ruble is in trouble. The currency has plunged to its lowest rate against the dollar since the weeks after…
Ireland has been living beyond its means for far too long
Today, an Irish election takes place which has seen parties from the left, right, and centre seek to outbid each…
What if assisted dying turned out to save lives?
Who would envy being an MP today when called upon to vote on a matter of conscience: the assisted dying…
Does anyone know how many people live in Britain?
Can Britain trust its economic statistics? The nation’s arbiters of numerical truth, the Office for National Statistics, yesterday released what…
Will Ireland’s fed-up voters punish the Taoiseach in the snap election?
Will the elections taking place across Ireland today result in a whole new government? Not really, is the conclusion most…
Louise Haigh’s resignation raises questions for Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer is one cabinet minister down. This morning Louise Haigh resigned as Transport Secretary following the revelation that she…
How the Groucho lost its lustre
This week, the Groucho Club in Soho had its licence suspended by Westminster Council after a request from the Metropolitan…
There’s nothing radical about flying the Palestine flag
I have a confession to make: when those Maccabi Tel Aviv fans tore down a Palestine flag in Amsterdam a…
France is still fighting the tyranny of Islamophobia
It is almost ten years since I and two million Parisians walked through the French capital on a cold Sunday…
Transport Secretary admits to fraud conviction
In recent years, Labour has made great political hay out of allegations of rule-breaking. The party was never slow to…
Can you win the Booker Prize without being able to write?
I mentioned a couple of days ago being underwhelmed by Orbital, Samantha Harvey’s Booker Prize-winning novel. But I am a…
Starmer attacks ‘open border’ Tories
Anyone else want to do a Westminster press conference? Keir Starmer made it a hat-trick this afternoon when he gave…
Trump has put Trudeau in a very difficult position
President-elect Donald Trump confirmed this week that he’s going to fulfil his campaign pledges on tariffs. There will be a…
Reform hits 100,000 members
There was a business-like manner in Nigel Farage’s response to the news that net migration was more than 900,000 in…
Labour should be cautious about celebrating the fall in net migration
How can you miss over 300,000 migrants? This morning the Office for National Statistics revised up its previous record high…
Is France heading for a Greek-style crisis?
For the first time ever, France’s borrowing costs have risen above those of Greece. As of today, the bond markets…
David Cameron u-turns on assisted dying
David Cameron has today become the first former prime minister to come out in support of assisted dying, having previously…
Britain has a blasphemy law in all but name
Anyone outraged by Labour MP Tahir Ali calling on the government to introduce blasphemy laws has clearly not been paying…
The Taoiseach will get more than he bargained for in Ireland’s snap election
The Irish general election happens on Friday. In times past, observers would be marking the rise of Sinn Fein; now…
The leak that’s haunting Netanyahu’s government
Early September, days after the gruesome discovery of six murdered Israeli hostages in a tunnel in Gaza, a dramatic scoop…
Harris campaign chiefs give pathetic excuses for blowing $1 billion to lose election
After the Harris/Walz campaign blew over $1 billion, its top managers joined their first interview post-election on Pod Save America…
Can Ukraine’s army survive its deserter crisis?
Not since the summer of the 2022 invasion have Russian troops been making more progress in Ukraine. Last month alone,…
Why is a Labour MP calling for a blasphemy law?
Today at Prime Minister’s Questions, the Labour MP Tariq Ali asked: ‘Will the Prime Minister commit to introducing measures to…
Badenoch admits Tory migration failures
Of all the issues which did it for the Conservatives in July 2024, no issue deterred life-long Tories more than…
