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Why is Michael Gove gaslighting himself about the Tories’ achievements?
Michael Gove has written a staunch defence of the government’s 14 years of ‘achievements’ for Conservative Home. ‘Do we really…
Is Taylor Swift ‘profoundly powerful’ when it comes to politics?
It’s not yet February, and already we have a clear idea of what Joe Biden’s re-election will be all about:…
Zelensky’s rivalry with Zaluzhny spells bad news for Ukraine
Is he out or not? After a night of claim, counter-claim, rumour and speculation, it appears that Ukrainian president Volodymyr…
It is still early days for the DUP’s new power-sharing deal
It has been nearly two years since the last elections for the Northern Ireland Assembly. Sinn Féin, for the first…
Hit SUV drivers where it hurts: in the pocket
Heavier cars will soon be hit with higher parking fees. Good. As an urban pedestrian and a car driver, I…
Do French farmers really have it so bad?
What a shame we are not still in the single market, seamlessly exporting our lamb and whisky so it can…
Why Jordan is in Iran’s sights
The drone attack on a US base in Jordan that killed three American troops and injured dozens risks bringing one…
George Freeman: My £120,000 ministerial salary wasn’t enough
At £120,000 a year, George Freeman was in the top 3 per cent of earners as science minister – but…
Do the Tories really ‘have a plan’?
Tory ministers are now well rehearsed in the latest slogan that Rishi Sunak wants to take into the election. Today’s…
Laurence Fox loses his libel case
Things go from bad to worse for Laurence Fox. In October, he was sacked from his GB News gig; in…
How will attacking the Mona Lisa save the planet?
Now the environmentalists are going after the Mona Lisa. Because of course they are. Just when you thought you couldn’t dislike…
Can we blame universities for cashing in on foreign students?
As an English teacher and sixth form tutor, I spend a lot of my time at the moment celebrating and…
Ireland is falling out of love with Sinn Fein
Is the Sinn Fein star starting to wane? Support for the party has hit its lowest level for four years…
Banning disposable e-cigarettes won’t stop kids vaping
The government thinks it has finally found a popular policy. Better still, it is a policy that it can implement,…
Time is running out to crack down on Iran
Three American soldiers on the Syria-Jordan border were killed by Iranian drones on Sunday. Since October, Iranian drones and missiles…
Estate agents shouldn’t need A-Levels to sell houses
Last week the shadow housing minister Matthew Pennycook tabled an opportunistic amendment to the government’s Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill.…
What explains the rise of Austria’s Freedom Party?
We don’t hear much about Austrian politics in Britain, which is not perhaps surprising since the landlocked Central European republic…
The Tory cigarette rebellion will likely go up in smoke
Back when Rishi Sunak was trying to pitch himself as the change candidate, he used his party conference speech in…
Trump is right – the world is less stable under Biden
Donald Trump said yesterday that we’re ‘on the brink of world war three’ after a suicide drone killed three US…
France’s furious farmers are marching on Paris
Paris will be under siege from 2 p.m. today as farmers intensify their protest action and attempt to cut off…
The shame of Britain’s ‘cash for courses’ universities
‘If you can take the lift, why go through the hardest route?’ a recruitment officer representing four Russell Group universities asked…
Both parties are fumbling the border debate
Given just how unpopular illegal immigration is, it is stunning to see both the likely nominees for president fumbling the…
Labour suspend MP over Holocaust Memorial Day comments
Oh dear. Every time Labour looks just about electable, up pops one of Keir Starmer’s MPs to help make that…
Kemi Badenoch: Tory plotters are ‘not my friends’
This week there have been reports of Tory ministers calling for Rishi Sunak to be replaced by Business Secretary Kemi…
John Fetterman’s noble support for Israel should be no surprise
Politicians are like bad boys: never fall in love with them, they’ll always hurt you in the end. But try…
