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It’s no surprise McDonald’s is struggling
The news that McDonald’s sales have fallen by 1 per cent around the world between April and June might not…
Starmer’s special advisers: a complete guide
Keir Starmer wasted no time on entering 10 Downing Street in appointing his cabinet that same day. But taking longer…
Who is Richard Fuller, the unknown Tory chairman?
When you ask Tory MPs about Richard Fuller, you’re likely to get one of two replies. ‘Nice guy’ from those…
Watch: Just Stop Oil stage another failed protest
Uh oh. After Just Stop Oil’s failed attempt to disrupt travellers at Gatwick Airport on Monday, the eco-activist group are…
Why Kemi Badenoch’s leadership pitch sets her apart
The Conservative party is preparing the ground for its sixth leader since the Brexit referendum eight years ago. Were one…
Why has Donald Trump embraced crypto?
No one ever accused Donald Trump of ideological consistency. And yet, even by the standards of a man who often…
The truth about Kamalamania
In a society that worships the self, identity politics is a very powerful force. We see this now in Kamalamania…
Rachel Reeves’ biggest controversy is yet to come
Rachel Reeves wakes to mixed headlines today after she announced a range of spending cuts to part fill a £22…
Why should Israel tolerate Hezbollah’s deadly rocket attacks?
The slaughter of a dozen child footballers on Sunday came as a startling sign that the situation in northern Israel…
The filthy Seine is a fitting symbol of Macron’s chaotic Olympics
The good news for France is that their athletes have been winning some medals in the Paris Olympics. The bad…
How Labour U-turned on scrapping winter fuel payments
Keir Starmer’s party has only been in government for three weeks – and already they’re spinning like a top. Rachel…
The horror of the Southport knife attack
Three children have died and eight have been injured, five critically, after a series of stabbings in Southport, Merseyside. Two…
How to solve Europe’s anti-tourist backlash
In the town of Sintra, a suburb of Lisbon, some strongly-worded graffiti greets travellers like me. It reads: ‘F**k you…
The significance of Reeves’s social care surprise
A much bigger story than Rachel Reeves cancelling the winter fuel payment is her announcement today that she is finally…
Republicans need to bring it home for me and my three cats
I am forty, I’m perpetually single, I have no kids, and I own three cats. No, this isn’t a reboot…
Is Rachel Reeves really worried about a fiscal black hole?
There is one over-arching question hanging over Rachel Reeves’s speech today, in which she claimed that a £21.9 billion hole…
Rachel Reeves paves the way for spending cuts and tax hikes
Rachel Reeves has just announced a series of spending cuts in the House of Commons. These were ‘incredibly tough choices’,…
Rachel Reeves is right to cut the ‘winter fuel’ bung
A millionaire I know has a tradition every year: he buys a bottle of vintage wine with his Winter Fuel…
Will the US apply pressure to combat Maduro’s election fraud?
Sunday night was a long one in Venezuela. At midnight, the much anticipated yet dubious results came in for the…
The UN would have Israel accept attacks on its citizens
The slaughter of 12 children on an Israeli soccer pitch was awful, of course, but it’s important not to overreact…
What the Labour Growth Group is really about
In a month full of parliamentary firsts, we now have another: the formation of the first new Labour caucus. More…
‘Yellow card’ system to stop Tory leadership turmoil
Nominations for the Tory leadership race have this afternoon closed – and the competition now has six official candidates. Kemi…
Maduro’s win spells despair for Venezuela
It was meant to be a crushing defeat ending 25 years of socialist rule, and the presidency of a man…
Was the far left to blame for France’s Olympic railway chaos?
Trains are again running normally in France today after engineers worked over the weekend to repair the damage caused by…
Watch: Just Stop Oil tries – and fails – to cause chaos at Gatwick
Just Stop Oil eco-activists took to Gatwick Airport this morning – but their attempt to disrupt summer holiday travellers appears…
