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Britain faces plenty of economic pain – even if it dodges a recession
The UK will narrowly avoid a formal recession this year. That’s the consensus that is emerging based on the current…
Kiwis are tiring of New Zealand’s blundering prime minister
It’s all going wrong for New Zealand’s prime minister Chris Hipkins. Hipkins’s laidback, convivial persona and managerial skills were seen…
The hubris of Prince Harry
As Prince Harry walked into the High Court for his second day of cross-examination, he might have been forgiven for…
As it happened: Prince Harry accused of ‘total speculation’ over hacking claims
Prince Harry has finished his second day of giving evidence in the High Court. The Duke of Sussex is taking…
Will the first migrant flight to Rwanda take off in September?
Rishi Sunak attempted to get on the front foot this week by giving an update on the progress he has…
The Saudi blood money takeover of sport is complete
Some of football’s biggest names are revealing themselves to be shameless mercenaries on a scale that is staggering even by…
Behind the Trump-DeSantis influencer Twitter bloodbath
Forget the campaign trail: the real Trump-DeSantis fight is spilling out on Twitter. Conservative influencers who support the respective campaigns…
Flashback: Donald Trump predicted the PGA-LIV merger a year ago
The PGA Tour will officially merge with LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed golf league, in a shock bid to squash the…
Labour’s AI attack strategy comes unstuck
What’s wrong with the government’s AI strategy? Labour has been claiming today that it is ‘already out of date’, with…
Kim Yo-jong is fast becoming North Korea’s propaganda puppeteer
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Such is the axiom underpinning North Korea’s (DPRK) approach towards its…
Full text: Prince Harry’s tabloid hacking witness statement
Prince Harry is in the High Court today, being cross-examined as he sues the publisher of the Daily Mirror over…
As it happened: Prince Harry cross-examined on phone hacking accusations
Prince Harry has finished his first day being cross examined in the High Court as part of his case against…
What the Smiths’ critics don’t get
It’s forty years since the Smiths released their first single ‘Hand In Glove’. We’ve already seen a slew of articles…
Mike Pence jumps on the grenade
When I interviewed Mike Pence recently, I asked him why so many people around him tell me the same thing:…
Prince Harry’s bruising time in the High Court
Prince Harry is on a mission. ‘How much more blood will stain their typing fingers before someone can put a…
Russia destroys key Ukrainian dam as counter-offensive begins
Hours after the Ukrainian army finally launched its long-awaited counter-offensive, Russia has hit back. Early this morning, Russian forces blew…
What’s the point of tilting the statue of Vienna’s antisemitic mayor?
Tilting a statue. That’s the solution now. At least, that’s what a jury appointed by Vienna city council has recommended…
Book banning has come back to bite US conservatives
If you thought American book-banning couldn’t get any more ridiculous, think again. A school district in Utah, one of the…
Have we betrayed the D-Day generation?
Today is the 79th anniversary of D-Day, 6 June 1944, when Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy to…
Can Apple make virtual reality relevant?
Today, from Cupertino, California, Apple held their latest Worldwide Developer Conference Event, and (along with new laptops and software features)…
Saint Jacinda becomes a dame
‘I was in two minds about accepting this acknowledgment,’ says the now Dame Jacinda Ardern, reflecting on how ‘humbled’ she…
Who allowed Dale Vince’s climate curriculum to take over schools?
Recently, much light has been shone on the way LGBTQ+ campaign groups have been able to influence school sex and…
How Pride lost itself
I was in my fondly forgotten twenties when I made it to 53 Christopher Street, site of the 1969 Stonewall…
What does the BBC have against Oxbridge-educated white men?
Has the BBC been taking diversity hiring tips from the RAF? Leaked emails released last week showed RAF officials urging the recruitment…
Will Rishi Sunak ever deliver on his ‘stop the boats’ pledge?
When Rishi Sunak replaced Liz Truss in Downing Street last autumn, fundamentalism gave way to incrementalism. So far, the results…
