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Predicting a riot in Hounslow almost caused one
The police were getting ready for far-right demonstrations in 100 locations, we were told. Hounslow, a west London suburb, has…
8,200 Ofcom complaints submitted over Ed Balls’ GMB interviews
Oh dear. It’s not been the best week for ITV, which has seen over 8,200 Ofcom complaints about Monday’s episode…
Hoyle says MPs can WFH as riot fears ramp up
Around 100 demonstrations are expected to break out across the country this evening, and now the Speaker of the Commons,…
Kamala picks the ‘Minnesota Nice’ guy
It’s not hard to recognize the sunny optimism that embodies the phrase, “Minnesota Nice.” You must be able to survive…
The problem with Labour’s mini-Budget blame game
Liz Truss continues to do a lot of heavy lifting for the Labour party. The former prime minister’s mini-Budget featured…
What is Murdo Fraser’s plan for Scotland?
With just 24 hours until nominations open in the Scottish Conservative leadership contest, Murdo Fraser has stuck his hand up.…
Met police chief finally breaks silence on ‘two tier’ policing
Back to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, who seems to have recovered from his strop earlier in the…
Is the Trump ‘meltdown’ a Democratic fantasy?
Talk of Donald Trump ‘meltdowns’ tends to be overblown. For eight years, we’ve been told, frequently, that he’s losing the…
What’s up with Elon Musk?
It’s hard to keep track of Elon Musk. The X/Twitter boss has been busy taunting ‘TwoTierKeir’ Starmer over his handling…
Why a major war in the Middle East feels inevitable
Sun Tzu, the Chinese military strategist writing roughly 2,500 years ago, said that ‘Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to…
Tim Walz is the real-life definition of an MSNBC dad
Well, we knew it would only take so long for even a media-ensconced, Hollywood-produced, consultant stage-managed Kamala Harris to make…
How well is Starmer handling the riots?
Sir Keir Starmer is having a rather testing time as Prime Minister, to put it mildly. With violent riots breaking…
Why did rioters believe the lies?
Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper have set out a blunt message to rioters that they will end up in prison…
Can the grid take Ed Miliband’s net zero targets?
Ed Miliband, along with those who support his ambition to decarbonise the electricity grid by 2030, has long had a…
Europe is worried that Britain’s riots might spread
The riots that have erupted across England in the last week have been splashed across Europe’s newspapers and broadcast on…
Are the riots about to get worse?
When will the violent disorder across England and Northern Ireland dissipate? That’s the question being asked in Westminster as ministers…
Scottish Tory leadership race: runners and riders
While contenders in the UK Tory leadership race ramp up their campaigns, north of the border the Scottish Conservative contest…
Britain’s rioters have acted like Bolsheviks
British riots are not a new phenomenon. They were regular occurrences throughout history and usually the spark that lit the…
Should we treat the rioters like football hooligans?
Images of thugs causing mayhem on Britain’s streets has brought back painful memories of the football hooligans of the 1970s and…
The trouble with Ireland’s balaclava ban
Balaclavas were once the preserve of bank robbers and members of the IRA, but this week they were worn by…
Biden declares war on… plastic
Hurricane Debby is barreling through Florida, America’s economy is crashing, US troops were injured in Iraq Monday and conflict in…
The joy of watching terrible athletes compete at the Olympics
When I was sixteen, my dad took me along to a conference he attended in Calgary just days after the…
No one wants to lead these riots
Joe/Jeff Marsh wants to make it clear that he did not, like people keep saying, start the riots in Southport.…
Watch: Ex-Met police chief blasts Starmer over riots
Finally. Someone who ran the Metropolitan Police that will actually speak to the media. Former Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson…
Does Tim Walz really moderate the Kamala Harris ticket?
Since Kamala Harris moved to the top of the Democratic ticket, it’s been assumed she would use her boss Joe…
