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Humza Yousaf fails to make the economic case for independence
Try to start a speech with a joke to warm up your audience. That’s always good advice. And so Scotland’s…
Can private schools survive Labour’s VAT raid?
As Labour edges closer to power, any hindrance to that goal is being ruthlessly removed. The £28 billion pledge in…
TikTok bill makes strange bedfellows
Congress struck a major blow against TikTok’s Chinese ownership Thursday morning, by passing the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled…
Parliament has protected press freedom
In a landmark ruling for press freedom in Britain, the government has today moved to outlaw ownership of national newspapers…
The undoing of Professor Jason Leitch
Jason Leitch was a calm, reassuring presence in his almost daily TV appearances during the pandemic. But after an unedifying…
What the royals must learn from Kate’s photo blunder
As an object lesson in how to feed conspiracy theorists while trying to see them off, the Princess of Wales’s…
Britain’s recession looks like it’s over
Is the UK already out of recession? It’s a question that won’t be confirmed for months, but this morning’s update…
Why can’t Ukraine trademark the phrase: ‘Russian warship, go f**k yourself’?
Ukraine’s bravery and daring in the face of Russian aggression marks a stark contrast with European – or at least…
Biden and Trump heading for US election rematch
The United States is heading for a Donald Trump vs Joe Biden rematch in this year’s presidential election. US leader…
The NHS puberty blocker ban for children is long overdue
Children in England will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at NHS gender identity clinics. This is good news: it…
Robert Jenrick: The Tories have a young person problem
Is ex-immigration minister Robert Jenrick on manoeuvres? He certainly looked the part as he waxed lyrical to a crowd of…
Kemi Badenoch refuses to toe the line – again
It’s been another deeply uncomfortable day for the Tories, where the line to take on an issue of racism has…
Robert Hur’s damning testimony about Joe Biden
“We identified evidence that President Biden willfully retained classified materials after the end of his vice presidency, when he was…
Badenoch calls for forgiveness over Tory donor’s ‘racist’ remarks
The Frank Hester saga continues after the Tory donor’s ‘rude’ remarks about Diane Abbott came to light on Monday. A…
The RNC becomes the Trump National Committee
Donald Trump has a plan to turn the Republic National Committee into a “seamless operation” — and it involves cleaning…
Navalny’s death has left Russia’s opposition in despair
Following the wave of articles that have appeared in the Western press since Navalny’s death come three pieces from émigré…
Should the Emiratis be allowed a minority stake in the Telegraph?
How much of The Spectator and the Daily Telegraph should the United Arab Emirates be allowed to own? Tomorrow, the…
Leave Kate Middleton alone
Well done everyone for ruining Mother’s Day for the Princess of Wales. I hope you’re proud of yourselves. A young-ish…
Who is going to pay for Rishi’s gas power stations?
The problem with intermittency of wind and solar energy is so obvious that you wonder why is has taken the…
Boris Johnson won’t help Sunak win back the Red Wall
What are we to make of today’s rather breathless story in the the Times suggesting that Boris Johnson will make…
All hail the abolition of the ‘non-doms’
One of the agreeable surprises in the Spring Budget was Jeremy Hunt’s late conversion to the idea of abolishing ‘non-dom’…
Has the jobs market cooled enough to cut interest rates?
Is the Bank of England about to cut interest rates? Today’s labour market statistics might just give them the room…
Is Giorgia Meloni a secret centrist?
When it became clear in September 2022 that Giorgia’s Meloni right-wing coalition was on course to win Italy’s general election,…
Blame Prince William, not Kate, for the Royal photo blunder
The Princess of Wales has owned up. In a statement on X/ Twitter, she revealed that she was the phantom…
Lee Anderson should call a by-election after defecting to Reform
Lee Anderson, who has defected from the Tories to Reform, is about to find out that switching parties is not…
