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The concerning appointment of Australia’s new governor-general
While the King and the Princess of Wales both battle cancer, the business of monarchy goes on. In the realms…
Nato’s unhappy birthday
Nato marks its 75th birthday today, but the alliance is in no mood for celebration. At its foundation, and for…
The Besiktas nightclub fire was tragically inevitable
At least 29 workers died and two were seriously injured yesterday in a fire at an Istanbul nightclub. The Masquerade club is in the basement of a 16-storey building in…
The next Senate GOP leader won’t be super-rich. That’s a good thing
One of the two Johns — John Cornyn and John Thune — is in all likelihood going to be the…
Biden uses the gilded cage of the White House to his advantage
As much as things have changed since 2020, the campaign styles and strategies of Trump and Biden have mostly stayed…
Poll predicts Labour could become Scotland’s largest party
As Scotland’s embattled First Minister continues to face backlash over his Hate Crime Act, his party has been hit with…
The truth about Israel’s ‘friendly fire’
David Cameron has got some front. The Foreign Secretary is haranguing Israel over its tragic unintentional killing of seven aid…
Four groups keeping quiet on the SNP’s Hate Crime Act
It’s three days since Scotland’s Hate Crime Act took effect and there is no sign of public outrage dissipating anytime…
The real reason Macron is suddenly talking tough on Russia
What should we make of the recent hardening of Emmanuel Macron’s position on the war in Ukraine? At the beginning…
Did an Iranian hit squad attack a journalist in London?
Counter-terrorist detectives investigating a stabbing of a dissident Iranian journalist in London have discovered that three suspects left the country…
Iran is dangerous – but rational
We’ve been here before. Iran has been here before. In 2020 its most senior IRGC commander, Qassem Soleimani, was killed…
Don’t trust Labour to build houses
Could a promise of more housebuilding win an election, or does the Nimby vote still rule the shires? Labour, it…
Will Keir Starmer be the Yimby prime minister?
Keir Starmer seems intent on exploiting the rising divide between Nimbies and Yimbies as we move towards the general election.…
The Poetry Society has betrayed poetry
Each year poets throughout the land wait breathlessly for the results of the National Poetry Competition and the latest winners’…
It’s hard to be proud of the FTSE 100
It has finally happened. In trading on Tuesday afternoon, the UK’s FTSE 100 index finally closed in on an all-time…
Does Reform believe in democracy?
For the third time in recent years a party created by Nigel Farage is threatening the Tory party’s fading hopes…
A leftist revolution won’t stop Marine Le Pen
A well-known French radio comedian recently suggested an armed revolution in the event Marine Le Pen is elected President in…
Sunak ‘appalled’ by British deaths in Israeli strike
The death of three British citizens in an Israeli strike has prompted fierce condemnation from the UK government. In a…
Don’t feel too encouraged by police leniency with JK Rowling
Police Scotland, who are responsible for enforcing Humza Yousaf’s Hate Crime Act, have found no criminality in a series of tweets posted…
Is Donald J. Trump International Airport on the horizon?
As the 2024 presidential election picks up steam, so is the race to kiss up to the presumptive GOP nominee.…
Rishi Sunak can’t lecture Humza Yousaf about free speech
Good on Rishi Sunak. At long last we have a Prime Minister who has come out swinging in defence of…
Drugs are costing the lives of too many prisoners
In prison, drugs kill. HMP Parc, a private prison in Wales managed by G4S, has seen six inmate deaths over…
Is Richard Dawkins a Christian?
When the New Atheism thing was new, I wrote a piece saying that the people who supported it were pretentious…
Rishi Sunak slams Scotland’s Hate Crime Act
Scotland’s Hate Crime Act has got off to a rather rocky start, to put it mildly. On Monday, when the…
House prices aren’t falling any time soon
The thing about having three prominent house prices indices, all of which publish monthly figures, is that they are forever…
