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The Iran war hits inflation
The Iran war is being felt in Britain’s economy. Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show…
Keir Starmer has been brutally exposed
There has been quite enough talk of process. In the past few days, we have heard more about vetting forms,…
What do the Greens have against Haifa?
Haifa, a mountainous Israeli city on the coast of the Mediterranean, is a place that makes you believe in coexistence.…
Gen Z’s faith in democracy is fraying
The basic idea that the next generation will have it better than previous ones is a founding belief for most…
Why Iran doesn’t want peace
Perhaps we should be used to be this by now. Yet again, there have been a flurry of promises to…
Congress needs an ethics overhaul: Anna Paulina Luna
Washington’s problems are not hidden. Many of them simply go unaddressed. On Capitol Hill, “open secrets” persist because Congress has…
The Iran war is giving Xi the upper hand with Trump
China’s largest trade show is now under way in the southern city of Guangzhou. The Canton Fair is a colossal…
Is Russia’s economy really on its last legs?
The head of Swedish military intelligence has dropped what he clearly regards as a bombshell. Thomas Nilsson told the Financial Times this…
Why Trump hasn’t stuck the knife into Starmer
As public messages of support go, it scored pretty low on the conviction-o-meter. “Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United…
War bonds won’t fix Britain’s creaking defence
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reported to be considering proposals to issue war bonds to fund a splurge in defence…
It’s little surprise that an Israeli soldier was caught desecrating a crucifix
There’s something apposite, I suppose, about the desecration of a crucifix. In this case, it was an Israeli soldier in…
Iran is winning the meme war
The opening strikes on Iran forced the country’s military to operate without a centralized command structure. Despite this enormous setback,…
An unflashy Olly Robbins mauls Keir Starmer
Ding ding! Round two – or is it round 22? – of the Mandelson saga was underway in the Foreign…
Watch: Robbins drops Doyle bombshell
Oh dear. It seems that Keir Starmer’s strategy has, er, backfired once again. Having spent yesterday afternoon declaring to all…
London’s Jews are under attack
Over the weekend, an incendiary device was allegedly thrown through a window at Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow. Smoke from…
Olly Robbins hits back over Mandelson’s vetting
Sir Olly Robbins has only been giving evidence to the foreign affairs committee for 20 minutes, and already he has…
An energy bill bailout would be a terrible idea
Liz Truss’s greatest fiscal sin was her Energy Price Guarantee. True, markets didn’t like her tax cuts unmatched by spending…
The absurdity of this week’s tube strike
I’ll say this for the RMT: they are, at least, a trade union that has long since given up the…
Britain should not wait for tragedy to protect its Jews
It is impossible not to look at what is happening in Britain today – the relentless synagogue firebombings and attacks…
Why politicians make us wince
Mind your language! There has recently been another smattering of incidents featuring accusations of inappropriate choice of words, or even…
Unemployment has fallen – but not in a good way
On the face of it, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have just released great news on unemployment. The rate…
Starmer can’t blame the civil service for the Mandelson fiasco
Of all the politicians to take up arms against Sir Humphrey, Keir Starmer is the most unlikely. After all, this…
Has Andrew tarnished Queen Elizabeth’s legacy?
Today marks the centenary of Elizabeth II’s birth. Less than four years after she died, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch is still…
Ofsted has lost interest in educating children
Ofsted published a note on its areas of research interest earlier this month, setting out more than 100 questions grouped…
Meet the Green candidate who thinks Zionists killed 20 million Christians
A Green Party council candidate in Bournemouth says “the Zionists killed 20 million Christians” and are “trying to control the…
