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Reform: scrap net zero to fund the NHS
Richard Tice spent this morning fulfilling a role well-known to leaders of smaller parties: defending their vetting procedures amid criticism…
Why are Foreign Office mandarins so ashamed of their own country?
The Foreign Office has been criticised as ‘elitist and rooted in the past’ in a scathing report by some of…
Did David Lammy break broadcasting rules?
Uh oh. David Lammy is back in the spotlight again after Ofcom’s announcement today that it is investigating the shadow…
Honeytrap scandal: Jenkyns says Wragg must face disciplinary action
Back to the Westminster honeytrap, and now Dame Andrea Jenkyns has revealed that she was also targeted by the parliamentary…
Why Justin Trudeau is turning against immigration
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in a state of desperation. His minority Liberal government has been polling behind Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives…
Ian Hislop’s elite blindspot
A common attack line against populist politicians such as Nigel Farage or Donald Trump is that their attacks on contemporary…
Is Whitehall ready for war?
James Heappey, who will soon step down as Conservative MP for Wells after nearly a decade, may have won more…
There’s no Roald Dahl without his cruelty
Roald Dahl Goes Woke: Part Two in what promises to be a very long and funny and ignominious series. Not…
Dowden: UK position on arms sales to Israel ‘has not changed’
Dowden: UK position on arms sales to Israel ‘has not changed’ Israel and Hamas are expected to hold a new…
Watch: Lammy flounders in Rayner defence
When you’re in a hole, who gonna call? David Lammy! Yes, the Shadow Foreign Secretary was out on the airwaves…
Scotland’s hate crime act is stifling academic freedom
For the past few days, I’ve been hoping to receive an email from the two universities in Scotland where I’m…
The truth about the Rwandan genocide
Today a solemn ceremony takes place in Rwanda’s capital. President Paul Kagame, flanked by international dignitaries – including our own…
Bulgarian Tsar: why the West is not in decline
Bulgaria has rarely been the master of its own fate. Throughout history, neighbouring powers have often succeeded in imposing their…
Will Iran attack Israel?
The Middle East is bracing for an attack whose exact source, targets, method, timing and scope are unknown. On Monday,…
Despite Russia’s intensifying attacks, Kharkiv carries on
Irina Kotenko, 53, was already awake when a Russian drone crashed into the roof of her three-story building at 1…
Scotland’s police at ‘breaking point’ over hate law
Oh dear. As the furore around Scotland’s Hate Crime Act extends into its sixth day, there are now fears about…
How likely is Putin to target the Paris Olympics?
One thing the French seem to be learning (or, given their history, re-learning) is that the Russians are always up…
How Syria collapsed
In April 2018 I was taken on a coach through miles of war-wasted urban landscape in the Syrian cities of…
Who’s to blame for Scotland’s ferry fiasco?
You wait eight-and-a-half years for someone to lose their job over the SNP’s ferries fiasco, then two sackings come at…
Euthanasia is too cruel to doctors
It seems like every day there is a new push to legalise euthanasia in the UK. This week, Prue Leith…
No, prison sentences aren’t going soft
In 1894 Maria Hermann, an Austrian-born prostitute stood trial at the Old Bailey for the murder of a client. The…
The Tories are resigned to an almighty defeat
The herd of Conservative MPs is on the move again, this time obediently setting off towards the abattoir in which…
The curiously quiet reaction to Oppenheimer in Japan
Finally, eight months after its US premiere and a month after it triumphed at the Oscars, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has…
The recklessness of William Wragg
Everyone makes mistakes, but they are seldom as monumental as William Wragg’s. The Tory MP has admitted handing over the…
Why is Putin still blaming Ukraine for the Moscow terror attack?
In the fortnight since four Isis gunmen stormed Crocus City Hall in the Moscow suburbs, Vladimir Putin has done his…
