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The problem with outdated Commonwealth voting rights
It’s time to decolonise Britain. And no, I’m not talking about tearing down statues of Victorian imperialists, or running roughshod over the school…
Stanley Johnson and the trouble with Green Tories
I have a theory about intra-Johnson family politics. Some time in 2017 or 2018 Stanley agreed to shut up about…
What would a Labour landslide mean for parliament?
As Rishi Sunak faces electoral oblivion today, his final gambit before polling day is to threaten voters with the risk…
The Tories: a requiem
And now the end is near. Barring a polling error of galactic proportions, we are hours away from the final…
Captain Tom’s daughter disqualified from charity
Uh oh. Amid the longstanding inquiry into Captain Sir Tom Moore’s family, one rather damning conclusion has so far been…
The United States cannot afford a 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. president
In 1927, Sigmund Freud published a book about religion called Die Zukunft einer Illusion (The Future of an Illusion). As a contribution to…
Last YouGov election poll points to Tory wipeout
The final polls are rolling in ahead of voters going to the polls tomorrow. On Tuesday night, Survation published its…
The Sun backs Labour
Talk about an eleventh hour endorsement. This afternoon, one long-anticipated announcement dropped less than a day ahead of the general…
A tribute to Ismail Kadare, a writer who really deserved a Nobel Prize
Apart from Bob Dylan and Kazuo Ishiguro, it’s a fair bet that most people’s reaction to the Nobel prizewinners for…
There is no quick fix for Britain’s overcrowded prisons
Imagine the scene. It’s Friday morning and the new Secretary of State for Justice, Shabanna Mahmood, has just slipped into…
Do the Lib Dems have an intolerance problem?
Is the Liberal Democrat party really all that liberal? Mr S isn’t quite so sure – after speaking to an…
Labour heading for landslide, say Tories
Labour is ‘highly likely’ to win a landslide majority tomorrow of historic proportions, according to Rishi Sunak’s own candidates. During…
JK Rowling slams David Lammy over women’s rights
The Harry Potter author strikes again. After blasting Sir Keir in a recent Times column, this time prominent women’s rights…
What Labour gets wrong about inheritance tax
What is the primary purpose of a tax: to raise revenue to fund public services or as a tool to…
Israel can no longer avoid a clash with its ultra-Orthodox citizens
In the imagination of the world, there could be nobody more Jewish than the ultra-Orthodox. With their black hats, sidecurls…
Keir Starmer will be the perfect part-time PM
It is perhaps unsurprising that Sir Keir Starmer’s admission that he may soon be our first part-time prime minister has been seized…
The British Museum shouldn’t make foreigners pay
The interim director of the British Museum, Mark Jones, has broached the idea that our national museums should charge foreign…
The Tory candidate system is broken: I should know
A few weeks ago, if you’d asked me how I expected to spend my time on Thursday, I’d have answered…
Macron has himself to thank for the rise of Jordan Bardella
The mood has taken a dark and intolerant turn in France since the National Rally’s (NR) victory in the first round…
Kamala prepares for power… with wince-inducing BET Awards skit
If you thought the Democrats couldn’t humiliate themselves any more, well, think again. In a cringeworthy pre-recorded skit played during…
Trump campaign lead blasts Labour meetings as ‘fake news’
Oh dear. As election campaigns draw to a close, Sir Keir Starmer has found himself under scrutiny at the eleventh…
Your guide for general election night 2024
After six weeks of campaigning, we are finally here. The bongs of Big Ben at 10 p.m. tomorrow mark the…
Boris and Gove give the perfect Tory requiem
The high point of the Tory rally last night were the superb speeches from Michael Gove and Boris Johnson. ‘Is…
Will the Tories manage to hold on to rural Scotland?
South of the border, a Labour majority is a foregone conclusion. Yet in Scotland, in almost all 57 seats, contests…
The Liberal Democrats should be more liberal
The Lib Dems have had a much more enjoyable campaign than their rivals. Sir Ed Davey has been splishing and splashing…
