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Labour will find it hard to get tough on benefits seekers
Liz Kendall gave a speech this morning in which she promised to ‘build a better future’ for young people, with…
Why France is a target for Russian spies
Last week was a good time to bury bad news in France. While French and international media were focused on…
Sunak and Hunt face a Budget dilemma
Budget day is approaching and what was once seen as a window of opportunity is now being talked up as…
Is Rishi Sunak too late to stop the spread of Islamism?
Rishi Sunak has joined the long line of prime ministers who have declared that enough is enough, and the country…
Germany is the West’s weakest link against Putin
Two massive security scandals this weekend have given a shot in the arm to Putin’s war on Ukraine. Yet again…
It’s time for vicars and wedding photographers to make peace
This week’s unexpected public smackdown is… vicars versus wedding photographers. What a time to be alive! The latter have hoisted…
Is this really the Tory party’s election budget?
February was a tough month for Jeremy Hunt, as he tried to roll back the tax cut promises that were made by…
Hunt: Budget will be ‘responsible’
Jeremy Hunt: Budget will be ‘prudent and responsible’ Ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gave an interview on Sunday…
The Iranian people have had enough
The record low turnout for parliamentary elections in Iran, which took place on Friday, is another blow to the regime’s…
Russian dissidents in Serbia are struggling
It must be strange to be Russian and living in Serbia these days. On the one hand, Serbs are very…
Show-off vicars are ruining the Church of England
It’s generally my morning habit to leap out of bed at 5am singing the Queen song ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’,…
Why an Indian Ocean island has become a battleground in French politics
A tiny island in the Indian Ocean is the latest battleground in France’s immigration debate. High immigration into Mayotte, a…
John Bercow banished from The Traitors
Poor John Bercow just can’t seem to catch a break. In his never-ending quest to find some relevance post-parliament, the…
Pakistan has jailed one of its last independent journalists
In a cosy Persian restaurant in an Islamabad strip mall, a young man approached Asad Ali Toor for a selfie.…
Can the Tories avoid oblivion?
Another day, another terrible poll for the Tories – the latest YouGov survey records support for the parties at Labour…
It’s time to eliminate the concept of ‘mental health’
The concept of mental health is a hypochondriac’s, narcissist’s, shirker’s and social security fraud’s charter: for who can prove that…
Football obviously has a doping problem
For an astonishing length of time the attitude of football authorities to the prospect of widespread doping at the sport’s…
Sunak pledges extremism crackdown
Rishi Sunak has just appeared on the steps of Downing Street to give a speech on the need to take…
We must face down the extremists
The Prime Minister has given the following speech tonight outside 10 Downing Street. In recent weeks and months, we have…
Is Amnesty right that Britain has a black mould epidemic?
Are large numbers of children in Britain being killed by black mould in their homes? That seems to be the…
Does Labour want an anti-CV revolution?
Alison McGovern, Labour’s shadow employment minister is one of those politicians who are always worth watching. She combines the ability…
‘We are not afraid’: Russians gather for Navalny’s funeral
Today is a sad day for Russia. Two weeks after his death in an Arctic penal colony, Alexei Navalny, Putin’s most vociferous…
Justin Webb has been wronged by the BBC
The BBC has upheld a ludicrous complaint against the Today programme’s Justin Webb. Back in August, Webb told listeners that…
George Galloway will be a nuisance for Keir Starmer
The return of ‘Gorgeous’ George Galloway to the House of Commons may not be Keir Starmer’s worst nightmare, but it…
China’s nickname for Macron is perfect
Alexei Navalny is being laid to rest in Moscow today, a fortnight after the Russian opposition leader was found dead…
