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In defence of David Cameron’s comeback

14 November 2023 12:15 am

David Cameron is back. This will make some people unhappy, because they dislike the man. Common reasons for disliking Dave include…

Is Lord Cameron a ‘useful idiot’ for the CCP?

13 November 2023 11:09 pm

Let the great kow-tow begin – again. David Cameron, the new Foreign Secretary, is well-known for his attempt to create…

The dying days of Rishi Sunak’s black hole government

13 November 2023 10:33 pm

In my admittedly sketchy understanding of it, black holes are formed when something becomes so massive that it collapses in on…

Six questions David Cameron can now answer

13 November 2023 10:28 pm

David Cameron left 10 Downing Street with indecent haste. Britain had voted for Brexit and we were about to discover…

Rishi Sunak will regret bringing back David Cameron

13 November 2023 9:42 pm

So farewell then to the great realignment: Suella Braverman out of a great office of state and David Cameron back…

Live: David Cameron back as Suella Braverman sacked

13 November 2023 7:48 pm

David Cameron has been ennobled and made Foreign Secretary. James Cleverly is the new Home Secretary after Suella Braverman’s sacking.…

Celtic’s Remembrance Day shame is the final straw

13 November 2023 6:49 pm

A portion of the crowd at Celtic’s Parkhead stadium booed the minute’s silence for Remembrance Sunday. It was abandoned after…

How Sunak can use Braverman’s biggest weakness against her

13 November 2023 6:09 pm

So Suella Braverman is going to get whacked then. One discerns this from the behaviour of senior ministers sent out…

Donald Trump is UFC royalty

13 November 2023 9:11 am

Donald Trump’s ninety-one felony charges can’t keep him down, nor the thunderous applause of his fans. The former president and…

The real far-right threat

13 November 2023 2:37 am

There was a horrendous far-right gathering in London yesterday. Racist cries cut through the air like a knife. One attendee…

What BLM and the Remembrance Day protests had in common

12 November 2023 8:51 pm

Back in June 2020, I attended a quasi-legal Black Lives Matter protest in London, and a widely reviled counter protest,…

Farage to seek millions in damages from NatWest

12 November 2023 8:00 pm

It’s a busy old time if you’re Nigel Farage. The Brexiteer is expected to shortly become the latest politician to…

Can Remembrance survive?

12 November 2023 6:00 pm

This week the BBC interviewed the last of the Few. Group Captain John Hemingway, 104, is apparently the only remaining…

How North Korea is supporting Hamas

12 November 2023 6:00 pm

First, it was Russia’s war with Ukraine. Then, it was Hamas’s terrorist attacks against Israel. Both of these events, in…

For Israel, the real battle is only just beginning

12 November 2023 5:30 pm

Israel must steel itself over the coming weeks for more national trauma as the fighting against Hamas in Gaza intensifies…

Remembrance Day protests through the ages

12 November 2023 5:00 pm

It’s not the first time that protesters have intruded on Remembrance Day. But this time feels different. In the 20s,…

Democrats are tearing themselves apart over Israel

12 November 2023 5:00 pm

A month is a long time in American politics – or so it would seem judging by the growing split…

Have we forgotten the lessons of Shoah?

12 November 2023 5:00 pm

Since Hamas’s assault on innocent Israelis, a wave of anti-Semitism has swept across the world. Jews in Europe feel distinctly…

England and Scotland are forever bound in mourning

12 November 2023 5:00 pm

Today, on Remembrance Day, wreaths will be laid to remember the fallen at 11am at the Stone of Remembrance. It…

Inside the Armistice Day protests

12 November 2023 6:00 am

The Metropolitan Police today staged their largest-ever operation with two marches – the pro-Palestinian march and a smaller counter-protest –…

Why the Tories need the new Hong Kong voter base

12 November 2023 4:00 am

With the Conservatives trailing around twenty points in most polls, the outcome of the next election seems all but set.…

The Tories’ biggest missed opportunity

11 November 2023 7:30 pm

In about a year’s time, maybe less, the British people will collectively hand the Tory government their P45s. Rishi Sunak will be mildly disappointed…

After Hamas, who will control Gaza?

11 November 2023 6:00 pm

Who will rule Gaza once the war is over? Israel, so far, hasn’t provided an answer. The country’s prime minister…

In defence of ‘nuisance’ buskers

11 November 2023 6:00 pm

I’ve always been partial to buskers. I’m sympathetic to beggars of most kinds – except the aggressive rotters, of which…

Rishi Sunak is in office but not in power

11 November 2023 5:40 pm

Can Rishi Sunak still catch a break or has the plughole spiral of British politics now dragged him firmly into…