World
How Putin used doublethink to manipulate the Russian election
In many ways, the recent presidential shenanigans in Russia, officially dignified with the word ‘elections’, have become a strange ritual.…
Britain just can’t stop spending
Will Jeremy Hunt have scope to deliver more tax cuts before the next election? Tory MPs certainly hope so, as…
Biden’s Rafah plan will only help Hamas
The fathers, brothers and sons who are risking their lives for their country do not want to go into Rafah,…
Reform close in on Tories in new poll
On Wednesday night, Rishi Sunak urged his party to ‘dig deep and fight’ in the face of difficult polling. The…
How it all went wrong for Leo Varadkar
Genuinely shocking political announcements are relatively rare in the Republic. It’s a small country, with an even smaller political and…
Inside Sunak’s showdown with Tory MPs
After a bruising few weeks for Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister this evening appeared before the 1922 committee of Tory…
Leo Varadkar’s days were numbered
Leo Varadkar’s abrupt resignation today left even his closest allies perplexed. ‘I was very surprised, I didn’t expect it at…
Does the Bolsonaro indictment show a legal double standard in Brazil?
The “Trump of the Tropics,” former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, was indicted Tuesday for falsifying his Covid-19 vaccination status for…
There’s an important lesson for politicians in the fall of Leo Varadkar
So farewell, then, Leo Varadkar. The Taoiseach says he is stepping down because he is no longer ‘the best person…
Simon Case quits the Garrick Club
Should we expect a flash sale on Garrick Club memberships? The cabinet secretary Simon Case is the second high-profile figure…
Watch: Lee Anderson’s ‘institutional racism’ takedown
It’s hardly been a week since Lee Anderson defected to the flanks of Reform UK and already the red wall…
The hubris of Scotland’s lofty Net Zero targets
Scotland’s climate goals are ‘no longer credible’ and there is ‘no comprehensive strategy’ to move away from carbon to Net…
Jeremy Hunt should listen to James Dyson
All Sir James Dyson wanted was to do what hundreds of business people and lobbyists have done before him: spend…
China’s threats to Kinmen should be taken seriously
When two Chinese fisherman died last month trying to flee Taiwan’s coastguard, Beijing laid the blame at Taipei’s feet and demanded an…
David Lammy’s Thatcher u-turn
As Labour prepares for power, the party’s leading lights are busy u-turning: not least on their views on Margaret Thatcher.…
Is Viktor Orbán really anti-Semitic?
Much of the criticism directed at Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s long-serving populist prime minister, is richly deserved. Orbán poses as the…
Inflation drops to its lowest level in two years
Inflation has slowed once again, to 3.4 per cent in the 12 months to February, down from 4 per cent…
Five takeaways from Rachel Reeves’s Mais speech
We live in an age of stunts and soundbites so it was refreshing to hear a politician stand up and,…
How big will Rachel Reeves’s state be?
Every year the Mais lecture, hosted by Bayes Business School, gives its speaker a chance to lay out their vision…
Football is in enough trouble without a ‘regulator’
Unlike David Cameron – who famously got in a muddle about which team he supported – Rishi Sunak is a…
Does Rachel Reeves have the answers?
Rachel Reeves has given her much-anticipated speech about what she’d do as the first female chancellor in history. As briefed,…
How to fix the elites
Few things get the British quite as worked up as private schools. To the left, they are factories of inequality…
Simon Case’s five worst WhatsApp moments
At long last, Simon Case has received his hearing date for the UK Covid Inquiry. The most senior civil servant…
In defence of private members’ clubs
The members list of the men-only Garrick Club in London’s West End has remained a closely-guarded secret – until now.…
The Tories are stuck in a Net Zero trap of their own making
The Prime Minister’s pronouncement that Britain needs investment in new gas-fired power stations to keep the lights on is a…
