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The lazy corpspeak of the Foreign Office establishment
Mark Sedwill is a serious man. He has a master’s in economics from Oxford. He worked in Cairo, Nicosia, Baghdad…
What Strasbourg’s climate ruling means for Europe
Today, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on an unprecedented trio of cases which claimed that European states have…
Can David Cameron charm the Americans?
David Cameron is stateside today as the Foreign Secretary tries to muster up support for the US to send aid…
Who are the Westminster honeytrap targets?
The honeytrap scandal is the talk of the town as politicians, staffers, advisers and even journalists working in Westminster have…
The problem with Rachel Reeves’ non-dom tax plan
By abolishing non-dom status, Jeremy Hunt was supposed to have clipped the wings of the shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves. Given…
Is climate change really a human rights matter?
The media and the middle class may love net zero. Unfortunately, it is increasingly clear that voters are less keen.…
Why the public doesn’t support decriminalising abortion
Curious, isn’t it, how sentiment changes on a critical issue all of a sudden? Not so long ago, the prospect…
The plot to bring down Emmanuel Macron
Last week Emmanuel Macron inaugurated the Olympic aquatic centre that will host the swimming and diving events at this summer’s…
Amnesty laments death of Palestinian torture group leader
One might expect a global human rights organisation to wholeheartedly condemn a man involved in the brutal torture of a…
Does Australia know what a woman is?
When Australian businesswoman Sall Grover set up Giggle – an app exclusively for women – in 2020, it never occurred…
How much trouble is Angela Rayner in?
Another week, another development in the row over Angela Rayner’s tax affairs. The deputy Labour leader is facing questions over…
Will the Seine be safe for the summer Olympics?
Emmanuel Macron’s promise to strip off to his Speedos and swim in the Seine to prove it is safe for…
David Cameron meets Trump at Mar-a-Lago
As the US elections draw ever closer, Donald Trump is back in the spotlight. Last night, David Cameron met with…
We’re all paying the price for our rotten prisons
What happens when government policy meets an entirely unfit system? Today’s report on HMP Peterborough by HM Inspector of Prisons…
The Tories deserve our contempt
The Telegraph reported at the weekend that the Conservative party appears to be attempting, in its selection process for parliamentary…
Trump’s abortion mistake
Donald Trump’s decision to weigh in on the abortion issue again at this juncture, with his most definitive statement yet…
Where will the Westminster honeytrap scandal go next?
The circle of those caught up in the Westminster honeytrap scandal continues to expand, with at least 15 figures now…
Watch: Pro-Palestine protestors vandalise Labour HQ
Uh oh. Labour is once again facing dissent from its own supporters over the Israel-Gaza conflict. Things came to a…
Reform: scrap net zero to fund the NHS
Richard Tice spent this morning fulfilling a role well-known to leaders of smaller parties: defending their vetting procedures amid criticism…
Why are Foreign Office mandarins so ashamed of their own country?
The Foreign Office has been criticised as ‘elitist and rooted in the past’ in a scathing report by some of…
Did David Lammy break broadcasting rules?
Uh oh. David Lammy is back in the spotlight again after Ofcom’s announcement today that it is investigating the shadow…
Honeytrap scandal: Jenkyns says Wragg must face disciplinary action
Back to the Westminster honeytrap, and now Dame Andrea Jenkyns has revealed that she was also targeted by the parliamentary…
Why Justin Trudeau is turning against immigration
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in a state of desperation. His minority Liberal government has been polling behind Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives…
Ian Hislop’s elite blindspot
A common attack line against populist politicians such as Nigel Farage or Donald Trump is that their attacks on contemporary…
Is Whitehall ready for war?
James Heappey, who will soon step down as Conservative MP for Wells after nearly a decade, may have won more…
