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Peerless: what it’s like to become a Lord
As from this Thursday, I am a peer, although I must wait until next month before I can take my…
Fill the seat
When you have power in Washington DC, use it. That saying is true for both parties. There has been much…
The 'Notorious RBG' and her triumph over tribalism
Ruth the Moabite is the only Biblical figure to merit the description ‘eshet chayil’ – ‘a woman of valour’. One…
Donald Trump should nominate a Supreme Court Justice today
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear: the Bulwark is fretting that he who shall not be named might, sneaky devil…
The persistent myth of a non-political Supreme Court
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a terrible blow to Democrats, but there is an important point to…
What’s the real reason behind Joe Biden’s Brexit threats?
Is Donald Trump taking the Democrats’ line on Brexit and the Irish border? We might think so from the Financial…
The growing evidence for T cell Covid immunity
Back in May I wroteabout a study by La Jolla Institute for Immunology, which raised the possibility that exposure to…
Is 'social distancing’ effective in the fight against Covid?
How many people before Covid-19 had heard the term ‘social distancing’, still less knew that this topic has been intensively…
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at the age of 87 on Friday due to complications from metastatic…
Boris Johnson: the second wave is coming in
There has been growing speculation this week that Britain is heading back towards a second lockdown. Today, it was reported…
Exclusive poll: majority say election can be held safely in person
A majority of voters believe that November’s election can be conducted safely in person, according to a new poll provided…
Amal Clooney’s curious resignation
This afternoon, leading human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney (and wife of George) handed in her resignation to the government. Clooney has…
Rise in cases not (yet) affecting the over-70s
Perhaps the most reliable test of Covid-19 levels is carried out by the Office for National Statistics, which every week…
The Covid cancelling of Van Morrison
Cancel culture has come for Belfast’s finest son. Ulster singer-songwriter Van Morrison, consociationally worshipped god of Norn Irn dad rock,…
With scientists divided, it's time for politicians to decide
Later today, the ONS coronavirus survey will confirm that Covid-19 is on the march again everywhere, not just in regional…
Why isn't Matt Hancock taking Covid false positives seriously?
As Matt Hancock was doing his media round this morning, it was refreshing to hear him finally being questioned about…
Andy Murray shouldn't cancel Margaret Court
Cancel culture has hit the world of tennis – again. Top British player Andy Murray has reignited a torturous debate…
Merkel ally claims 'Britain is joining the ranks of despots'
German politicians have been understandably fired up about Boris Johnson’s plan to breach the Brexit treaty. While the relationship between…
Donald Trump: defender of liberalism
Some things are right even if Donald Trump believes them. The President’s Constitution Day speech was a doughty defence of…
Our testing regime is dangerously flawed – here's how to fix it
Matt Hancock has announced a £100 billion spending programme for mass population testing — his so-called ‘moonshot’ initiative, that would…
Faith in the government is wearing thin
As the government tightens coronavirus restrictions across swathes of the north east, Boris Johnson is facing his worst polling on the…
Scrap presidential debates — but not this year
The toughest moment of Joe Biden’s year arrived in May. It was harder than seeing off Bernie Sanders, harder even…
America’s allies don’t like Trump. So what?
So, the Pew Research Center polled more than a dozen allies and, guess what, the allies — from the UK…
The sanctimony of the celebrity Facebook boycott
Kim Kardashian West is the latest in a long line of celebrities, including Katy Perry, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence,…
In defence of the grouse shooting exemption
At the tail end of last week, news emerged that no groups of more than six people were to be allowed…
