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Where will Boris write his column?
With just four weeks left in No. 10, rumours are swirling about Boris Johnson’s future plans. Will he quit the…
Why cost of living talks will have to wait
The Tory leadership candidates will not be joining Boris Johnson in emergency talks about support for people struggling with the…
Team Rishi is losing the plot on taxes
It would be an ‘electoral suicide note’. It would condemn the party to ‘the impotent oblivion of opposition’. And it…
Is Best for Britain the worst of Remain?
Oh dear. It seems that the Hiroo Onodas of Remainia have done it again. Best for Britain, the former Stop…
The problem with Justin Welby’s environmentalism
There is an excellent religious case to be made for environmentalism. Roger Scruton ten years ago made the point that…
The Mar-a-Lago raid reeks of political intimidation
Donald Trump announced Monday night that the FBI had raided his home in Mar-a-Lago. One would assume the bar should…
Did my generation break Britain?
When I was 11, I was a pompous little git, but was I also a playground prophet? It first dawned on me…
Rationing and blackouts are a possibility this winter
The debate about energy in the UK has largely concentrated on just how high prices will go. This is understandable…
War in Ukraine has exposed the truth about Europe
The war in Ukraine has exposed the truth about Russia. Many refused to see that Vladimir Putin’s state still has imperialist…
Ukrainians aren’t surprised by Amnesty’s victim-blaming
Is Amnesty International victim-blaming? The Ukrainian military has been endangering civilians, it said, by establishing military bases and putting weapons…
How did climate doomsters get the Great Barrier Reef so wrong?
We are, of course, in the midst of a ‘climate emergency’ and the ‘sixth mass extinction’ of life on Earth.…
Who cares about Trump’s toilet?
It’s the scoop they were all after. Finally, at last, the much-lambasted Washington press pack has obtained the media equivalent…
Taiwan tells China: we’re not scared
China has launched a new round of military drills near Taiwan, having previously announced they were ending on Sunday. The…
Boris Johnson’s warning from history
After a long period in office, it’s natural for any political party to lose their zeal for governing. As problems…
How vulnerable are Ukraine’s nuclear power stations to attack?
For years, security services have worried about terrorists unleashing a ‘dirty bomb’ – where a conventional explosive is used to…
Truss and Sunak go to battle on economic ‘handouts’
The dire economic warnings from the Bank of England of a 15-month recession with inflation hitting more than 13 per…
There’s no such thing as an ‘ordinary Russian’
There was a whiteboard in the BBC Baghdad bureau for noting down phrases we hoped to ban from the airwaves.…
Does the Met have a racism problem?
Back in the winter of 2012, a postal worker named Zac Sharif-Ali was taking a lunchtime stroll with his dog…
It’s time for feminists to say #MenToo
Let me be clear: I am a committed feminist and a passionate supporter of the Enlightenment and its ideals. Indeed, I…
Truss is ‘misinterpreted’, again
With four weeks left in the leadership race, how many more times is Liz Truss going to be ‘misinterpreted’? First,…
What has Pelosi’s Taiwan trip wrought?
In becoming the highest-ranking American politician to visit Taiwan in a quarter-century, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has become the dominant…
Truss and Sunak are blind to the coming crisis
In times of crisis in the 20th century, voters called for politicians from opposing parties to put aside their differences…
I apologize for my white baby
I’m here to apologize to my brothers and sisters of color — my white daughter’s pale skin has brought me…
How Truss plans to bring the Bank of England to heel
Liz Truss believes the Bank of England has lost control of inflation. If chosen as the country’s next prime minister,…
Why Liz Truss is right to say ‘forecasts are not destiny’
‘Forecasts are not destiny,’ said Liz Truss in last night’s debate: a remark that has drawn alarm in some quarters. If…
