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The Democrats’ ‘do something’ gun bill
There’s a new federal gun law in the works and it’s being heralded as a “bipartisan breakthrough agreement on gun…
Boris’s Protocol shake-up faces two major challenges
The UK government has now published both the text of the Northern Ireland Protocol bill and a summary of its…
Among the green conservatives
The American Conservation Coalition (ACC) last week held its first official summit, hosting a vibrant crowd of over 250 people.…
Changing the Northern Ireland Protocol won’t break the law
The UK is about to publish a bill that will override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol. We are doing…
The royal rabble vs the Queen
By and large, the Platinum Jubilee celebrations were a success. Barring the odd moment of inexplicable poor taste, it was…
Welsh Tories would be wise to split from the Conservatives
Conservatives in Wales are jumpy. Seeing Boris’s name as poisonous on the doorstep, a number of them have suggested disaffiliating…
France’s Socialists have been punished for their intolerance
One of the more significant results from the first round of the French parliamentary elections on Sunday was in the…
The Northern Ireland Protocol is a problem Boris created
If Boris Johnson was elected on a single slogan, it was ‘Get Brexit done’. He then claimed it was done…
Why is America bombing Somalia again?
You may not have caught it amidst other international developments, but the United States bombed Somalia last Friday. No, that…
The next Brexit battle is here
The government will today reveal its plans to unilaterally rewrite parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Depending on who you…
Are we ignoring AI’s ‘lived experience’?
Number Five, as the old film’s catchphrase went, is alive. A whistleblower at Google called Blake Lemoine has gone public…
Could Macron lose his majority?
Last night was a poor one for the President. His Ensemble coalition appear neck and neck with La Nouvelle Union Populaire Écologique…
Gas prices are the new Covid
Soaring gasoline prices (they’re up 49 percent since President Biden took office) are due to “Putin’s price hikes,” claims Biden.…
Will the government stand up to mob rule?
A very big week is in store for the government’s strategy to tackle illegal immigration with all eyes on the…
Did Rishi Sunak really make an £11 billion blunder?
Could Rishi Sunak really have saved the taxpayer £11 billion by insuring against higher interest rates last year? That was…
How long will Xi Jinping rule China?
For some time now it has been assumed that in November the National Congress will rubber stamp Xi Jinping’s continued…
Is there a new Covid wave – and do we need to worry?
Is Covid back on the rise? The ONS survey shows increasing prevalence in England and Northern Ireland, with ‘uncertain’ results…
Kim Kardashian is a better role model than Marilyn Monroe
When Kim Kardashian wore Marilyn Monroe’s dress to the Met Gala recently – the shimmering, crystal-studded, second-skin gown in which…
How Uruguay held out against South American socialism
Of all the epithets for Latin America, the most frustrating and demoralising must be the ‘forgotten continent’. Latin America is…
The lawless Liz Cheney
Congresswoman Liz Cheney had a supposedly shining moment this week as she sat on the January 6 committee to lecture…
Prince Charles is playing with fire
Charles is a prince on a perilous path. It’s a well-trodden one that is proving more problematic the closer he…
Boris has to choose between rewilding and food security
Does Boris Johnson have the faintest idea what he and his government are trying to achieve anymore? I ask because…
Is Britain heading for a summer of discontent?
With workers across the economy looking set to go on strike during the next few months there is talk of…
Britain’s ivory ban is needlessly draconian
The world’s most draconian ban on the trade in ivory came into force in the UK this month. It does…
China is becoming a hermit kingdom
There is an unprecedented experiment under way in China as it reshapes its economy to accommodate its zero-Covid strategy. There…
