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Germany will regret cutting Ukraine aid
It wasn’t so long ago that the German chancellor Olaf Scholz tried to convince fellow European leaders to do more…
Will the Paris Olympics be the final nail in Macron’s coffin?
The mayor of Paris went for a swim in the Seine on Wednesday and emerged invigorated. The water, said Anne…
Joe Biden and the truth about old age
Observing the tremulous travails of Joe Biden, I reflected that we’re in two minds about old age. On one hand…
Watch: Badenoch tears into Rayner
Back to the Commons, where Kemi Badenoch has been making waves. The shadow housing secretary has been ruffling feathers in…
Starmer’s army in private plane hypocrisy
Well, well, well. Off the back of his thumping majority, Sir Keir Starmer has been making good use of the perks of…
Will Trump defend Taiwan?
The prospect of a second Donald Trump administration has put the fear of God into America’s allies around the world.…
A new subdued Trump at the RNC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin “The challenge for Trump,” says The Spectator editorial from this month’s magazine “is to show Americans a steady…
Good luck fixing the CrowdStrike glitch
Worldwide, computers are saying no. GPs can’t access appointments and medical records, banking apps have been knocked offline, flights are…
Just Stop Oil fanatics deserve their lengthy jail terms
The prison sentences passed on the Just Stop Oil protesters who immobilised the M25 – five years for Roger Hallam…
Trump might be bad news for Israel
If Donald Trump becomes president again – which seems likely – American policy towards Israel could see a dramatic shift.…
Tories divided over leadership contest rules
There had been hope that the Tories would announce the rules and timetable for the party’s leadership contest before the…
Why is British retail so sluggish?
Is the retail sector ever going to recover from Covid-19? The rest of the economy seems to be purring quite…
A more reflective Trump will win in November
Dr. Johnson once remarked that the prospect of hanging in a fortnight concentrates the mind. So, apparently, does being shot. At…
Donald Trump sounds sombre – and strange
Nobody can blame Donald Trump for a being a little reflective – given the events of the last few days.…
Trump returns with a sedate RNC speech
Milwaukee, Wisconsin The Republican National Committee could not have hoped for a better convention. For three days, the party has…
When did Trump supporters become fans of cancel culture?
A rock band’s tour cancelled after one of the band members made a tasteless joke. A working-class cashier sacked from…
Why Priti Patel will struggle to win the trust of Tory members
Jonathan Gullis is a happy man. ‘Good news!’ the ex-Tory MP for Stoke-on-Trent North wrote following reports that Priti Patel,…
Trump calls for unity in somber RNC speech
Milwaukee, Wisconsin President Donald Trump arrived at Thursday night’s convention to accept the Republican Party’s nomination for president but, more…
Elon Musk boards the Trump train out of California
Elon Musk is parting from his home state, publicly endorsing Trump minutes after the former president was almost assassinated at…
MSNBC’s hell week: Lord of the Rings racism, Covid and no Joe
It’s been a rough few days over at MSNBC. Since the attempted assassination on Donald Trump over the weekend, the…
Inside the parlous state of state Republican parties
“The whole thing is fucked.” That’s how one former blue-state GOP official describes the current turmoil facing state Republican parties.…
Trump has reshaped the GOP in the last decade. What comes next?
From the outset, it was inconceivable. The idea that Donald J. Trump, limousine liberal, famed for bankruptcies both financial and…
The Biden-Trump rematch is a nationwide exercise in denial
Neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden is the other guy. This, we are frequently reminded, is their principal advantage in…
Clamor rises for Biden to step aside soon
The pressure is building for Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race. Donald Trump leads Biden nationally in…
Coercion and coddling take campus
On October 7, 2023, I was the chairman of the political science department at a large public university, but not…
