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Europe should prepare for president Vance
Foreign policy will have been low on Donald Trump’s list of considerations when deciding to anoint JD Vance as his…
Labour’s plan for the Lords looks unwise
Labour’s plans for Lords reform, announced during the King’s Speech this morning, do not come as a great surprise. It…
What did Charles make of his King’s Speech?
The protesters were out, as usual, but nobody was paying them a lot of attention. For all the angry bellowing…
Green leader opposes green pylon plan
Good heavens. Now it seems that Green co-leader Adrian Ramsay has forgotten his own party’s raison d’être. Today the MP…
Everything you need to know about the King’s Speech
The big theme of today’s King’s Speech is ‘mission-led’ government, with economic growth, house building, workers’ rights and devolution the…
France is in limbo as its politicians continue to battle it out
France’s Gabriel Attal has resigned as prime minister. President Emmanuel Macron even made a ceremony out of it. And yet,…
The race to replace Rishi as Tory leader is about to begin
Who will lead the Conservative party in opposition? By Tory party conference, we should have the answer. After much debate…
Starmer’s ‘defence review’ is much-needed
While this new government’s approach to many issues – the NHS, prisons, China policy – seems to start with a…
Labour’s war on nimbys won’t work
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has promised the ‘most ambitious programme of devolution this country has ever seen’, with new…
Stubborn inflation may rule out a summer interest rate cut
The UK’s inflation rate is comfortably back to target: inflation held at 2 per cent in the 12 months leading…
Have the Republicans resolved their abortion dilemma?
The botched assassination attempt on Donald Trump could well generate a wave of sympathy that helps waft him into the…
Is Starmer’s King’s Speech really a recipe for growth?
Labour’s first King’s Speech in almost 15 years is expected to be quite meaty. According to reports, His Majesty’s new…
Biden gets snappy in Lester Holt interview on NBC
On Monday, in the aftermath of Trump’s shooting, President Biden sat down in the White House with NBC’s Lester Holt…
The National is a paper in need of help
Since its launch in Scotland in 2014, the National newspaper has made a name for itself for several reasons, none…
Watch: Marjorie Taylor Greene turns on Times Radio
What is it with Marjorie Taylor Greene and the Brits? First, she advised the-then Foreign Secretary David Cameron to ‘kiss…
Boris reunites with Trump at Republican jamboree
The great and the not-so-good of the international conservative movement have descended on Wisconsin this week. Liz Truss and Nigel…
Biden bats down attempts to get him to stand aside
Even amid inner Democratic turmoil over his capability to stay in office, President Joe Biden refuses to step down. In…
Britain’s economy is growing faster, but not fast enough
Another day, another small piece of good economic news. Today the International Monetary Fund has produced its World Outlook report…
JD Vance appeals to trad America
I’m meant to maintain some air of objectivity at Trump’s selection of JD Vance for vice president, but I can’t…
Kanye West’s wife goes nude while ex speaks at RNC
Yeezy porn may have been put on ice, but Kanye West is still intent on bringing debauchery to the world.…
Hamas looks like it’s lost its mastermind
If the Pimpernel was damned and elusive, he had nothing on Mohammed al-Masri, the head of Hamas’s military wing. The…
Hit the road, Jack
If you squint, I reckon you could see two bloody corpses that the Secret Service turned over on that roof…
The Senedd, like Holyrood, has failed its people
There are disturbing parallels between the meltdown of the Labour administration in Wales and the recent chaos of the SNP…
Southgate’s strengths were also his undoing
After yet another dose of Euros final heartbreak for England, Gareth Southgate has resigned as manager. Southgate has been manager…
Tory finances worsen as donations dry up
In a further blow for outgoing Tory leader Rishi Sunak figures have revealed that donations to the Conservative party this…
