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The new aggressive politics in an age of lawfare
Impeaching a president may not have the same power it once did in Washington. But the announcement of an official…
Why Putin is pointing the finger at Britain
Perfidious Albion is, we are told, at it again. In the course of a wide-ranging and often quite surreal speech…
Has Mark Rowley made London safer?
Today marks a year since Sir Mark Rowley became Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. When Rowley took over, his predecessor Cressida Dick…
Rory Stewart’s Brexit revisionism
‘Mad’. ‘Disgusting.’ These are the words Rory Stewart, the great centrist king over the water, uses to describe Sir Keir…
Prisons aren’t working
Will we learn the lessons of Daniel Khalife? It depends what those lessons are. If they revolve solely around prison…
Will Rishi axe the pensions triple lock?
Will the pensions triple lock survive the election? That’s the question being asked in Westminster after Rishi Sunak refused to…
Why is the EU forcing Apple to change its charger?
When the iPhone 15 is unveiled later today it will no doubt come with an array of flashy tweaks and…
Don’t condemn McDonald’s for giving prisoners a day job
In the aftermath of Daniel Khalife’s escape and recapture, prisons are in the headlines. Even the most commonplace events, like…
The Colombian cartels are coming to Europe
In May this year 87,000 asylum applications were lodged with the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA). This was a…
Is Britain getting a pay rise?
Whisper it, but British workers seem to be getting a pay rise. This morning’s update from the Office for National Statistics reveals…
Scotland is right to try drug consumption rooms
Scotland is the drug deaths capital of Europe. Last year saw 1,051 drug misuse fatalities, a rate 2.7 times higher…
Parliament needs protecting from foreign infiltration
The suggestion this weekend that an alleged Chinese spy is a British-born parliamentary researcher – leading a policy group aimed at…
Joe Biden has become a global embarrassment
What time is it? A bit like the emperor Domitian, Joe Biden seems confused about the time. Warned by an omen…
Liz Truss is wrong – the ‘global left’ isn’t to blame for her downfall
Liz Truss is back and she’s got a book to plug. ‘It will set out what we must do to counter the disastrous…
Why were Foreign Office staff ‘in tears’ over Brexit?
Simon McDonald, the former Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Office, really needs to engage his brain before opening his mouth…
Can Liz Truss rewrite history?
Last week’s anniversary of Liz Truss entering Downing Street could have passed by quietly. But the Trussites had other ideas.…
Four bold but real predictions for public schools this year
Last year’s report card for public schools? A resounding “must do better.” Trans athletes ruined competitive sports, the 1619 Project…
Joe Biden’s grapple with senility is the GOP’s 2024 message
Weep, ad men. The Republican Party shouldn’t have to rely on any of you in 2024. They don’t need your…
Was Luis Rubiales’ resignation really necessary?
Luis Rubiales, the embattled Spanish football chief, has bowed to the seemingly inevitable and resigned from both his positions as president…
The Birmingham attack shows why Bully XLs must be banned
Three people including an 11-year-old girl have been mauled by an American Bully XL dog in Birmingham. The video showing…
Boris’s Brexit blunder on customs unions revealed
Oh dear. When it came to getting Brexit done, Boris Johnson was, it seems, winging it more than he might…
Accused parliamentary researcher denies spying for China
A former House of Commons researcher has this morning denied claims that he ever spied for China. The man in…
Could a return to its ‘nasty party’ roots save the Tories?
Next year’s general election could either be a 1992 or a 1997, commentators have speculated: a slender Tory win or…
Don’t fine drivers for doing 31mph in a 30mph zone
Drivers could soon be prosecuted for travelling 1 mph over the speed limit, at least if some MPs get their…
There’s not much we can do about China spying
A parliamentary researcher has just been arrested on suspicion of espionage. A man in his late twenties, with reported links…
