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Dmitri Trenin: the pro-West Russian radicalised by Putin’s war in Ukraine
The circus of American and European diplomats in Moscow loved Dmitri Trenin while he was on their side. Trenin was…
Will Boris Nadezhdin be allowed to run for president against Putin?
Will the anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin be allowed to run against Vladimir Putin for the Russian presidency? That’s the question…
Why can’t Peter Tatchell leave Cliff Richard alone?
Leave Cliff alone! Peter Tatchell has weighed in on Cliff Richard’s refusal to declare his sexual orientation. Tatchell was spurred…
What should Buckingham Palace do following the King’s cancer diagnosis?
The news, when it came, was as stark as anyone could have imagined. As a Buckingham Palace statement observed: ‘During…
What’s wrong with Tory MPs supporting Trump?
Asking Liz Truss for advice on how to make conservatism popular seems as wise as consulting Paula Vennells on how…
The cynicism behind Labour’s Race Equality Act
Labour is desperate to come across as business-friendly. Last week, the party said it will no longer reinstate a cap…
Watch: Rishi bets Piers £1,000 on Rwanda
Proper prime time viewing this afternoon with a PM on the ropes. TalkTV today broadcast Piers Morgan’s interview with Rishi…
Why don’t Tories like Gillian Keegan want to talk about asylum?
Does the Tory party have a death wish? It’s a question we have been prompted to ask again and again…
Christians are being played for fools in asylum claims
It came as quite a shock when we learned that many of our universities had moved into the lucrative trade…
Of course the Clapham chemical attack is about asylum
The Clapham chemical attack is ‘not really about asylum’. An actual government minister said this. Not some junior scribe for…
Full extent of sick-note Britain revealed
We already know that Britain has a massive sick-note problem but we did not, until today, know just how large.…
Why shouldn’t Tucker Carlson interview Vladimir Putin?
In September, 1934, William Randolph Hearst, the most famous journalist and publisher in the world, visited Berlin and interviewed Adolf…
Russia isn’t the biggest worry in Macron’s crime-ridden France
February has not started well for the European Union. On the first day of the month, furious farmers surrounded the…
How do we draw the line between gambling and gaming?
‘Skins gambling,’ anyone? No, until yesterday, me neither. It’s nothing to do with strip poker or 70s bovver boys. It’s…
Casting an able-bodied actor as Richard III isn’t ‘offensive’
The row over Richard III rumbles on. Disability groups have objected to the Globe’s forthcoming production in which Michelle Terry…
Can Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill save Northern Ireland?
The appointment of a new executive by the Northern Ireland Assembly on Saturday was a hugely significant moment. There was…
Performative airstrikes against the Houthis will achieve nothing
Performative sanctions have long been the last refuge of the lazy policymaker looking to ‘do something’. Take, for instance, the…
In praise of Kemi Badenoch
Whenever international affairs are proving particularly ‘interesting’ there’s always some clown who pipes up with ‘Oh, if only women ruled…
Are Scots tiring of devolution?
As Scottish devolution celebrates its 25th anniversary, are voters losing faith in Holyrood? A quarter of the country believes devolution…
Sunday shows round-up: Sinn Fein First Minister vows to be a ‘unifier’
Sinn Fein leader Michelle O’Neill made history this week as she became Northern Ireland’s first nationalist first minister. Speaking to…
Why Kate Forbes is right about high tax
I was on BBC1’s Question Time with Kate Forbes in Glasgow last week in which she was oddly loyal to…
Why Britain’s farmers aren’t revolting
Europe’s ablaze, but not on this side of the English Channel. Paris has been besieged. Dutch politics turned upside down.…
Will Londoners fall for Sadiq Khan’s election bribes?
Taxpayers are being treated to a clutch of pre-election bribes from a politician who only a few months ago was…
The trouble with Marcus Rashford
What a week it’s been for Marcus Rashford, who divides opinion like almost no one else in football. The Manchester…
The world would be a better place without Facebook
It’s sometimes difficult to remember a time before Facebook, isn’t it? It’s like trying to remember a time before the…
