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Putin’s nuclear escalation is a sign of desperation
As Vladimir Putin senses the momentum of the war shifting in Ukraine’s favour, he has redoubled his attempts to coerce…
The bleak truth about falling net migration
The government has been in a celebratory mood since the release of the latest immigration figures. The Home Secretary tweeted…
Streeting has abandoned the NHS like everyone else
As well as making noises about wealth taxes that sound suspiciously similar to the kind of thing Andy Burnham would…
The planning catastrophe that stops homes being built in London
The Aylesham Centre is a rundown half-empty shopping centre built in the 1980s. It is a short walk from Peckham…
Net emigration isn’t soaring
This morning the government was able to celebrate some sorely needed good news. Long-term net migration has fallen sharply to…
Starmer’s Russia oil U-turn sends a clear message to Ukraine
The government did two things at once on Tuesday evening. It legislated, for the first time in binding form, the…
Labour MPs are in no mood to celebrate falling migration
Net migration has hit its lowest level since the pandemic – but you won’t catch swathes of Labour MPs celebrating…
The ‘Trump sleaze factor’ grows and grows
Earlier this month, I wrote a cover story for The Spectator warning that Donald Trump’s increasingly brazen flouting of ethical…
Streeting’s wealth tax could be very costly
Claim: Streeting’s wealth tax would raise £12 billion a year. Reality Check verdict: False Wes Streeting has proposed a ‘wealth…
Russia is becoming embarrassingly dependent on Beijing
A week after Donald Trump was greeted in Beijing by well-orchestrated crowds of flag-waving schoolchildren, it was Vladimir Putin’s turn…
Watch: Rachel Reeves heckled by white van driver
White van driver has delivered his verdict on Labour – and it isn’t good news for Keir Starmer. The Chancellor…
Fifa’s Iran flag ban is a new low
At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, I was approached by soldiers holding assault rifles outside the stadium before Iran’s…
Why is Bridget Phillipson teaming up with a Towie star?
Once, a battle for the future of the Labour party meant serious politicians debating ideological differences through lengthy speeches. In…
The unbearable smugness of Arsenal fans
Arsenal are Premier League champions after a 22-year wait: their first title since the famous Invincibles season under Arsène Wenger…
Trump’s NATO troop reduction isn’t Europe’s biggest problem
Before Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, there were many commentators who sought to sanitize the President.…
Keir Starmer is resigned to resigning
Has Sir Keir Starmer already checked out? There was a strange atmosphere in the House of Commons today. A sort…
HS2 is a national scandal
HS2 has never had the attention it needs and the scrutiny its scale demands. This is Britain’s largest infrastructure project,…
It’s no surprise Starmer’s ‘pompous’ tone annoys voters
Keir Starmer probably found it vaguely comforting that today’s Prime Minister’s Questions at least gave the impression that he is…
Watch: Sir Keir Starmer hails trade deal with ‘North Korea’
? WATCH: Keir Starmer corrects the record after accidentally saying the UK struck a trade deal with North Korea instead…
The Nova exhibition is a glimpse into the abyss of humanity
The film playing as you enter the Nova exhibition – which commemorates the 7 October attack – was painfully familiar to me.…
Starmer’s sanctions U-turn will put money in the Kremlin’s pocket
The British government yesterday quietly issued two sweeping import licences for Russian oil and gas. This may ease European supply…
AI paranoia has come for fiction
‘Polished and confident, with a melodic voice that lingers long after the final line, Jamir Nazir’s prose pulses with a…
Why drones will carry out the next 9/11
Few know more about drone warfare than Brett Velicovich. During the Iraq war, the former Delta Force intelligence analyst lived…
The disparate fortunes of Catherine Connolly and her sister
Ireland’s President, Catherine Connolly, is in London, doing the rounds with King Charles – sandwiches, small talk, the full diplomatic biscuit tin. She…
Where Thomas Massie went wrong
What happens when a Republican congressman turns his primary election into a referendum on Donald Trump? What happens when he…
