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Why Trump and Israel differ on Turkey’s involvement in Gaza
As the Gaza ceasefire struggles into its second month, a significant difference between the position of Israel and that of…
The less cosy side of Danish hygge
Judging by how well it fares in the annual UN World Happiness Report, there’s not much rotten in the state…
Poll: Scots are fed up with both governments
Another day, another bad poll for Labour. YouGov research has revealed that a whopping 75 per cent of Scots disapprove…
Scotland does not need an LGBTQIA+ festival
Around this time of year TV schedules groan under a blizzard of feel-good festive movies, all of which share essentially…
Andrew Cuomo was the spoiler, not me
In the final weeks of the New York City mayoral campaign, there was heavy involvement from billionaires and masters of…
How to make universities appeal to the working class
‘Long Eaton is dying a death. I was born and bred here, so I’ve seen it go downhill quite quickly.…
Has Gordon Ramsay lost his Midas touch?
Say what you like about the sweary, suspiciously blonde chef-entrepreneur Gordon Ramsay – and people have been known to do…
Inside Your Party’s disturbing Manchester rally
Before I left for the Your Party rally in Manchester, I carefully looked at myself in the mirror. My Star…
Has QAnon been vindicated?
QAnon is the online movement spawned by Q, a poster on the anonymous message board 4chan. In October 2017, they…
The fatal flaw in Shabana Mahmood’s migration plan
Today we will learn exactly what Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood meant when she hinted last week that the government would…
Shabana Mahmood’s asylum reforms are a calculated risk
This afternoon, the Home Secretary will set out in the House of Commons her proposed reforms to the asylum system.…
Shabana Mahmood has gone further than expected
‘This is a moral mission for me, because I can see illegal migration is tearing our country apart, it is…
Siddiq’s aunt handed death sentence
To Bangladesh, where the country’s ousted former prime minister – and aunt of Labour MP Tulip Siddiq – has been…
Shabana Mahmood plots illegal migration overhaul
The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, is set to announce a series of new measures in the Commons today to combat…
Stop saying ‘Our BBC’
One of the most grating and nauseating verbal constructions of our times – ‘Our NHS’ – has with grim inevitability…
Sunday shows round-up: Mahmood’s migration ‘moral mission’
Tomorrow Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary, is set to announce changes to Britain’s asylum system, designed to discourage those who…
Chile flirts with a rightward turn
A border ‘ditch’ may prove to be the thing that brings the right back to power in Chile. Although the…
Why Israel fears Turkey’s involvement in Gaza
As the Gaza ceasefire struggles into its second month, a significant difference between the position of Israel and that of…
Accused rapists aren’t getting a fair trial in Scotland
The UK Supreme Court has made a very confused ruling about whether or not Scottish courts are breaching the right…
An independent Bank of England isn’t working
Andrew Bailey recently claimed that the Bank of England has saved the government £125 billion. The Bank’s governor was responding to criticism…
England will win the Ashes
The build-up to any Ashes series in Australia provides great entertainment all of its own. This time, as the first…
Polish plumbers and the problem with national stereotypes
In 1614, the Scottish writer John Barclay published a slim Latin book with the grand title Icon Animorum, or The Mirror of…
Greyhound racing is on its last lap
The trap draws open. The long, slender bodies of the greyhounds bolt out in pursuit of the taunting, mechanical hare…
Why Trump is freezing out Five Eyes allies
The most powerful intelligence alliance in the world is breaking up. In January, Donald Trump restricted intelligence-sharing on Russia and…
Starmer’s EU ‘reset’ risks playing into Reform’s hands
Keir Starmer’s ‘reset’ talks between the UK and EU are continuing. Having agreed in principle to renewing the post-Brexit diplomatic…
