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Boris will never regain his election winning magic
Even as the partygate stories continue to mount, some of Boris’s defenders still leap to his defence. This dwindling group…
Whisper it, but Putin has a point in Ukraine
Around 100,000 Russian troops are currently massed on the Ukrainian border. Talk of an invasion fills the air. British intelligence…
Can the Tories afford to grant Boris Johnson a reprieve?
This was supposed to be the week of judgement for Boris Johnson and assorted Downing Street officials about whether they…
Met Police to investigate parties in Downing Street
Boris Johnson’s team thought that the biggest problem they would encounter this week was Sue Gray’s report into allegations of…
Germany’s naval chief has paid the price for Berlin’s pro Russia policy
Germany’s navy chief, vice admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach, resigned over the weekend. His crime? Saying something out loud that many German politicians intrinsically…
Biden’s mask has slipped
It was, in a way, a refreshing moment of mental alacrity from President Joe Biden. Asked if he thought inflation…
Cheer up Boris, the French still like you
If, as many are predicting, the wheels are about to come off Boris Johnson’s premiership, few world leaders will be…
Inside Operation Save Boris
Will Boris Johnson still be Prime Minister in a year’s time? It’s the question that haunts Johnson’s closest allies. After news…
Will the old world order end in Ukraine?
As Russian troops encircling eastern Ukraine are preparing to attack, western leaders are bracing for a Russian invasion while struggling…
Joe Biden in the Metaverse
Meta is meant to be better — better than Facebook, better even than reality. In the future, a second Edward…
In the valley of the shadow of birth
I was five weeks pregnant when I found out. At that point, it’s nothing more than a little gestational sac…
How energy will influence policy in 2022
One issue more than any other will dominate airtime and influence policy in 2022: energy. Americans are seeing the highest…
How China meddles in American academia
“Congress has dropped language from a must-pass bill governing US defense policy that would have effectively prevented US scientists from…
Downloading God in the App Store
Education at my Jewish private school was chock-full of religious instruction. Precisely half of our lessons were dedicated to Jewish…
Boris Johnson’s lockdown birthday
‘Wait for Sue Gray’ has been the mantra on every ministers’ lips these past few weeks. But with just days…
The Church of England’s diversity mission has gone too far
Is the Church of England on a mission? It should be, of course. But it appears to have confused its purpose…
Boris’s partygate troubles mean a welcome dilemma for Starmer
The last time a Conservative government was in the midst of a crisis like partygate, Labour had a choice. Should it stick…
Entitled motorists have ruled the roads for far too long
Last week it was ‘operation red meat’, designed to recapture wavering Tory voters. This week something very different: changes to…
When will Johnson discover his fate?
As concerns rise in government over the possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Boris Johnson is facing problems both…
Where next for ‘party Marty’?
Westminster is gearing up for ‘Sue Gray week’ as the top civil servant is due to finally release her long-awaited…
The WFH bubble has burst
We would work over Zoom. We would all exercise on our Peletons. We would order in organic vegetable boxes, stream…
Downflood: the Good Ship Boris is sinking
In Sebastian Junger’s book The Perfect Storm, there’s a near-matchless description of how big boats go to the bottom. ‘The crisis…
Big tech wants us to empathize with robots
It seems like we can’t help getting attached to robots. It also seems like the people making the robots are…
Dominic Raab: ‘Serious consequences’ if Russia invades
Dominic Raab – ‘Serious consequences’ if Russia invades Ukraine The Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab took to the TV studios…
Science Museum axes slavery exhibits
An iconoclastic spirit has swept much of Britain’s institutions over the past two years. Just last month Mr S revealed that…
