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The local election results hold few crumbs of comfort for Sunak
Given the universal forecasts of the Tories taking a proper pasting in yesterday’s elections, it is quite something for Rishi…
Boris Johnson forgets his ID to vote
With millions of voters heading to the polls today, how many will forget to bring along suitable photo ID? One…
Holyrood needs Kate Forbes
There are a number of very good reasons that Kate Forbes is not standing for SNP leader. Chief amongst them…
Von der Leyen can’t buy her way out of the migrant crisis
Elections have a wonderful way of focusing a politician’s mind. So it is with Rishi Sunak and the Tories, who…
Japan won’t forgive Joe Biden for his xenophobia gaffe
Joe Biden just threw a particularly nasty insult the way of Japan, a close ally of the United States, at…
Wes Streeting should be ashamed of his white supremacist Tory jibe
Over the past few years Wes Streeting has established himself as one of the more open-minded and reasonable members of…
An explanation of the campus protests
A friend wrote me to ask, “Why is this mess happening on campus?” Here is my response. Let me offer…
Daniel Radcliffe has dug himself a hole on trans rights
When you are in a hole, it is always best to stop digging. That is advice Daniel Radcliffe would have…
Why Britain is building the world’s most expensive nuclear plant
For over 20 years, Britain effectively gave up on building new nuclear power stations. But that’s changed now, Hinkley Point…
Will Britain ever escape the low growth trap?
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) latest report, published this morning, downgrades Britain’s growth prospects this year: from…
Tory members prefer Farage to Sunak
Happy local elections day, one and all. As voters head to the polls across the country, the talk in Westminster…
London deserves better than Sadiq Khan
By any measure, Sadiq Khan deserves to lose the London mayoral election. Khan has been terrible for the capital, yet…
It’s time to abolish Police and Crime Commissioners
When the idea of having Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) first arose it seemed so promising. These would be locally…
Choosing mob rule at UCLA
A big part of the social contract for a modern society is an agreement that citizens will grant the state…
Lindsay Hoyle is a hooligan
How does it feel to wake up and discover that you’re a socialist? We got the answer at PMQs where…
The Gaza student protestors have emboldened America’s enemies
For the past few weeks, protests have rocked college campuses across the United States over Israel’s war against Hamas. Last…
The war on Kate Forbes
Kate Forbes has yet to throw her hat into the ring for the SNP leadership race, but already the campaign…
The Commission on Presidential Debates deserves to be disrespected
The Donald Trump campaign is not an organized effort with which I typically agree or endorse, but their latest statement,…
Do Tory MPs really believe Rishi Sunak can win the election?
Could Rishi Sunak be about to win the next general election? That suggestion, made at Prime Minister’s Questions today by…
Trump would never quash the free press
As if the media’s coverage of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this weekend wasn’t painful enough, now we have to…
Falling migration might not be something for the Tories to celebrate
The good news for the Conservatives is that immigration is down. It looks as if the net migration figures will…
Rwanda could still be Rishi’s saving grace
There is an old Rowan Atkinson joke about the secret to good comedy timing in which Atkinson says the word…
Poll shows Khan’s lead slashed in London
Could Labour really lose London? A new poll out today shows that Sadiq Khan’s lead over Susan Hall is down…
Why Gillian Keegan is right to scrap the free school cap
The other day a nice Albanian builder came round. He was in an upbeat mood because his son had been…
First illegal migrant paid to go to Rwanda
In what seems like a watershed moment for the government’s Rwanda plan, the first migrant has been sent to the…
