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Eddie Izzard tries again to become a Labour MP
As the earth orbits the sun and leopards avoid changing their spots, so Eddie Izzard is again attempting to become…
Watch: Tory minister prepares for a Labour election win
Oh dear. It seems Health Minister Maria Caulfield failed to get the memo on government lines to take this morning,…
Is the ‘era of cheap food’ over?
Not so long ago, some were arguing that cheap food was a problem in Britain. We’re unlikely to hear such complaints now…
Macron is pushing France to tipping point
In the last three years, Mali, Guinea, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Niger have all undergone coup d’états. The most recent…
Could Trump’s indictments boost his election chances?
When Donald Trump’s attorney and spokeswoman Alina Habba took to the streets on Thursday in front of the federal courthouse in…
Is Sadiq Khan trying to make London’s schools more dangerous?
London’s schools are about to become less safe. The city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, has decided to appoint Maureen McKenna to…
Will Justin Trudeau’s divorce affect his career?
Canada’s Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, have jointly announced on their Instagram accounts that they are…
Locking up shoplifters won’t solve Britain’s crime problem
The Conservative party has had an idea. It’s not a very good idea, but it’s an idea and those are…
Why Labour needs a clear victory in this Scottish by-election
The Labour party could hardly ask for better than the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election as a means to judge…
Where did it go wrong for the Scottish Greens?
Dear oh dear. Things haven’t been going well for for the Green party lately and now they’ve just got a…
Britain might be in a wage-price spiral
The Bank of England has raised the base rate yet again, this time to 5.25 per cent, a high not…
Robin Harper is right: the Scottish Greens have ‘lost the plot’
Robin Harper, the first Green parliamentarian elected in the UK, has resigned from the Scottish Greens, saying his former party has ‘lost…
Britain’s growing army of pensioners should be delivering pizza
Over-50s could deliver pizza. They could try their hand at Uber driving. Or they could put in the occasional shift…
Chess doesn’t need Rishi Sunak’s cheesy cheerleading
There’s something embarrassing about Rishi Sunak’s plan to revive chess in Britain. The PM is set to announce half-a-million pounds…
Is Scottish Labour embarrassed of Starmer?
They had balloons, handmade posters and a big red van lit up with ‘Michael Shanks: A Fresh Start’ flashing on…
Report: Meghan Markle backed for president by Biden’s sister
From the palace to the White House? Joe Biden’s sister, Valerie Biden Owens, endorsed Meghan Markle as a woman she…
Lizzo and the problem with Fat Activism
Remember when we all loved Lizzo? In 2019 ‘Juice’ (the last great party anthem BP – Before Pandemic) was a…
America’s female footballers should sing their national anthem
Just four members of the US football team at the Women’s World Cup sang their country’s national anthem before their game against…
‘Do you not speak English?’: Trump ally blasts BBC’s Chris Mason
Poor old BBC political editor Chris Mason got a rude awakening during his interview with Donald Trump’s former aide this…
A Saudi-Israel peace deal would be a game-changer
It emerged this week that the head of the Mossad, David Barnea, slipped quietly over to Washington in July to…
Rishi Sunak is right to hedge his bets on oil and gas
It is quite right that the Prime Minister has chosen to approve new licences for oil and gas extraction in…
How wine gums helped me win my Tory selection battle
To the uninitiated, Tattersalls is an historic and world-renowned bloodstock auction house in Newmarket, Suffolk. Since 1766, the finest race…
Donald Trump can run but he can’t hide from his 6 January indictment
The surprising thing isn’t that Donald Trump was indicted. It’s that it took this long. After Attorney General Merrick Garland…
Donald Trump charged with bid to overturn 2020 US election
Former president Donald Trump has been indicted, again, by Special Counsel Jack Smith — this time over his efforts to…
Modi’s cheetah rewilding project is coming unstuck
Political vanity projects come in all shapes and forms but invariably turn out badly. One such is India’s ‘Project Cheetah’,…
