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Italy’s crackdown on cyclists is long overdue
Years of exposure to their arrogance, illegality and sense of entitlement has shown me that Italy’s cyclists are a public…
Is Boris Johnson a great man of history?
Boris Johnson has always been an enthusiastic proponent of the long unfashionable ‘great man’ theory of history. As he argued…
The waste disposal racket
The conceit that today’s US householder has never been better served, nor had more choices, has been put about for…
The timing of Sturgeon’s arrest couldn’t be worse for the SNP
The arrest of Nicola Sturgeon by police investigating allegations of fraud within the SNP was hardly unexpected. After all, her…
Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest was inevitable
There was an air of inevitability about the arrest today of Nicola Sturgeon. The SNP had been braced for it.…
Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon arrested in SNP finance investigation
Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in connection with the probe into SNP finances. A spokesperson for Nicola Sturgeon confirmed: ‘Nicola…
What does Boris’s resignation mean for Rishi?
Such is Boris Johnson’s magnetic draw that his resignation gambit is still being discussed largely in terms of what it…
Putin’s nuclear reshuffle is designed to antagonise Nato
Days before Nato leaders descend on Vilnius for the alliance’s annual summit next month, things will be afoot just across…
Britain’s schools are facing an epidemic of bad behaviour
Something troubling is happening in Britain’s schools. This week, the government released its findings from the first national survey into pupil behaviour in…
Ireland’s migrant hypocrisy
‘Cead Mile Failte’, which means ‘a hundred thousand welcomes’, is a sentiment the Irish have long held dear. We pride…
The making of Mecca
Later this year, over two million Muslims will travel to Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, for the Hajj, one the five pillars…
What’s it really like on your first night in prison?
Before I went to prison I thought a lot about what it would be like. Almost a year passed after…
Downing Street hits back in peerages row
Talk about the end of the peer show. Boris Johnson’s allies have spent the past two days spitting blood and…
Tucker Carlson and the danger of antisemitism
Tucker Carlson is many things but stupid is not one of them. So when he describes Ukraine’s Jewish president (‘a…
It’s time to move on from Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson, so the joke goes, will always be remembered as the third prime minister to have been brought down…
Will Putin manage to spin Kyiv’s counter-offensive as a victory?
The Ukrainian counter-offensive has duly started and, needless to say, there is a rush to judgement. It is going to…
Boris Johnson has finally run out of luck
Last night, Boris Johnson unexpectedly resigned from the House of Commons. His graceless and indignant resignation statement made clear that…
Italy’s crackdown on cyclists is a step too far
What are the politics of your bicycle? An interesting question. I’d like to say that mine is an expression of…
Sinn Fein’s shameful commemoration of the IRA
A member of the UK Parliament is the keynote speaker at an event tomorrow commemorating ‘volunteers’ in South Armagh. The ceremony will take…
Is Justin Trudeau right to blame Canadian wildfires on climate change?
Planes grounded in New York, people told to stay indoors – and an actress forced to leave the stage on…
The nasty side of Pride
For a month that’s supposed to be all about love and acceptance, Pride has a pretty nasty streak. Maybe that’s…
Was Boris doomed anyway?
Boris Johnson has stepped down as the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip with immediate effect, but is it a…
The Kakhovka dam and the cheapness of western rhetoric
Following the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine, politicians in the West have followed the familiar dance of…
The truth about Boris Johnson’s ‘betrayal’ myth
These are testing times indeed for longstanding members of the ‘Boris Johnson is nothing like Donald Trump’ fraternity. Once again, the…
Is it really over for Boris Johnson?
It’s Boris day in Westminster. First, the publication of his resignations honours list and now a resignation from the man…
