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Two weeks in, Gabriel Attal is already fighting fires
Gabriel Attal has only been in his job for two weeks but the youngest prime minister in the history of…
Donald Trump swallows New Hampshire
Donald Trump has, like a boa constrictor, squeezed the life out of the Republican primary cycle. Last night, he swallowed New…
Why Donald Trump won New Hampshire
Nashua, New Hampshire Former president Donald Trump won the GOP primary contest in New Hampshire on Tuesday night, dulling any…
WATCH: Joe Biden heckled by pro-Palestine activists at rally
President Biden was in Manassas, Virginia this evening, at a rally intended to be focused on federal abortion rights, shortly…
Tory WhatsApp group rows in behind Sunak
It’s a fun night on Tory WhatsApp tonight. Sir Simon Clarke – a cabinet minister under Boris Johnson and Liz…
Former minister calls for Sunak to go – or face ‘election massacre’
Here we go. Ever since 11 Tory MPs voted against the Safety of Rwanda Bill last week, talk has resurfaced…
We need to deal with the Houthis’ puppet-master: Iran
Predictably, the US/UK military coalition that attacked Houthi forces twelve days ago has been in action again. ‘Predictably’ because the…
America is too fat for another civil war
Pundits and YouTubers these days love to warn of the inevitable civil war, as they sit in their comfortable, air-conditioned…
The tech I’m looking forward to in 2024
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the first and biggest tech convention of the year, took place earlier this…
Inside Oberlin College’s failed auto-da-fé
The end of Kim Russell’s career coaching lacrosse at Oberlin College can be traced back to a few words posted…
Ethics Man and Woman should win the game of politics
This year there will be an election, and all the talk is of strategies for winning power. But for the…
It’s not Palestinian blood that is cheap, Humza Yousaf
Sometimes a politician says something that makes you wonder if they’re living on a different planet. This week it was…
Britain isn’t a free country
I’m old enough to remember when ‘it’s a free country’ was a phrase people used in conversation. It feels like…
Starmer and Sunak agree for now on Red Sea attacks
What happens if the latest round of strikes against the Houthis don’t deter them? That was the big question as…
What Pedro Sanchez should really be apologising for
Spain has approved a pointless amendment to its constitution, replacing the word ‘handicapped’ with the phrase ‘persons with a disability’. Not only…
Does boxing still matter?
Quick — can you name boxing’s heavy-weight champion? If you’re like most readers, you drew a blank. If you’re a…
Drinking during pregnancy just isn’t the same
There are many cruel ironies in life. One of them is getting pregnant (and intending to keep it) at just…
Israel suffers its deadliest day in Gaza
It’s only Tuesday, and already Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has had one of the worst weeks since the war…
How Modi is tearing up India’s secular state
The religious and political symbolism was unmistakable, as the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi led the consecration of a controversial new…
Christine Lagarde is failing again
Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, has one of the most glittering CVs in European politics. The…
Why have parties suddenly gotten good?
Not long ago this month’s column would have been one long gripe about how the party — as a forum…
Remembering George Eastman
George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak and benefactor of Rochester, New York, told my late friend Henry Clune (1890-1995 —…
The vagabond spirit of Mirleft, Morocco’s surf nook
At first, the sleepy little town of Mirleft looks like all the others on the 600-mile trek through the sands…
Swimming with sharks is nothing to be scared of
The small South African coastal town of Umkomaas hosts many scuba diving operations and resorts; its local reef system, the…
The rise of English wine
Sometimes, I pretend that I worked the wine beat thirty or forty years ago. I picture myself in formal wear,…
