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Why Taiwan is pulling down statues of Chiang Kai-shek
While the West obsesses about whether or not China’s supreme leader, Xi Jinping, is going to invade Taiwan, the Taiwanese…
What’s the truth about Ramzan Kadyrov’s ‘terminal illness’?
Is Ramzan Kadyrov dying? The independent Russian-language publication Novaya Gazeta recently published an investigation in which it claimed Kadyrov was terminally ill, suffering from pancreatic…
Is Havana Syndrome real?
Aficionados of zombie films will know that some ghouls just won’t stay dead. In 2013, the economist Paul Krugman came…
After Street’s loss, the Tories have one strategy left
Tory supporters went to bed on Friday night believing that their man Andy Street would hold on handily in the…
Sadiq Khan’s five worst moments as London mayor
Back to London for the city’s mayoral elections – and the verdict is in. In a win for Labour, Sadiq…
Sadiq Khan wins a third term as London mayor
Sadiq Khan has won the London mayoral race with 43.8 per cent of the vote to the Tory candidate Susan…
Khan may have won, but he should still reverse on Ulez
So what was that all about? Rumours that Susan Hall was close to toppling Sadiq Khan have proved to be…
The Lib Dems are ready for a general election
‘Consolidation’ is the word on Lib Dem lips today, as the party mulls its solid, if not spectacular, progress in…
Who can blame Boris Johnson for feeling smug?
The real victor of these local elections? Boris Johnson. According to Oscar Wilde, the only thing in life worse than…
Giorgia Meloni’s opponents are becoming hysterical
Like drowning men clutching at straws, Giorgia Meloni’s opponents are trying ever more hopelessly to justify their claim that she is a…
Has Labour done enough?
Is Labour on course to be the largest party at the next election but miss out on a majority? Despite…
Labour had a lucky escape in the North East
The election for the first North East of England mayor should have been a gift to the Labour party. Its…
Labour will swing left as it heads for power
Labour people are used to defeat. Before every election they wonder if the Tories will defy expectations. Real votes are…
Could George Galloway topple Angela Rayner?
It’s not been a good night for the Tories – but Labour has not emerged unscathed either. Sir Keir Starmer’s…
No, the war in Gaza is not like Vietnam
America’s National Public Radio (NPR) this week likened the 2024 student protests in campuses across the USA to those of…
Reform is a busted flush without Nigel Farage
Any insurgent political party needs a breakthrough moment. For the SNP, it was Winnie Ewing’s victory in the 1967 Hamilton…
Tories aren’t panicking – they expected a drubbing
Unsurprisingly, the overnight results from the local elections have been very bruising for the Conservatives. Local election results day is…
Tory MP calls for Boris to return amid election losses
Election results are coming in thick and fast – and the bad news is piling up for Rishi Sunak. Labour…
How big is Labour’s Gaza backlash?
From Hartlepool in the red wall to true blue Rushmoor, Labour has made gains across the country. But as Keir…
Why the Establishment hates Donald Trump
Like many commentators who have struggled to understand the reasons for the inveterate hatred of Donald Trump among the swank…
Did Stephen Fry join the Garrick by mistake?
The battle over sexism and equality at the Garrick Club continues to rumble on. It was revealed yesterday that several of its members, including Stephen Fry, Sting,…
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s strategery
Dumb is dumb. Among the dumbest is a political strategy that harms your own side and infuriates your normal allies,…
Labour keeps the spirit of Karl Marx alive
Purging the left has been one of Keir Starmer’s main goals since his election as leader four years ago. His…
The local elections have not left the Tories in crisis – yet
The Conservatives have, as predicted, had a pretty awful night, but is there any comfort they can draw from the…
Is John Cleese right that the ‘literal minded’ have killed comedy?
John Cleese appeared in the West End this week. ‘I’ve got vertigo,’ he said as he walked on stage at…
