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Keir Starmer’s Bond blunder
Oh dear. Less than 24 hours after David Lammy (of all people) claimed Labour should not get involved in identity politics,…
Harriet Harman calls for Cressida Dick to resign
Labour’s Harriet Harman has called for Cressida Dick to resign as chief of the Metropolitan Police after Wayne Couzens was…
A government of drunken sailors
It seems strange, but just two decades ago the United States government had a balanced budget. Bill Clinton had run…
In defense of brilliant idiot athletes
I don’t care what LeBron James thinks or says. That’s why, unlike the many conservatives who have turned their backs…
Blame Biden for the sinking infrastructure bill
President Joe Biden, facing a crisis on the southern border, a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, and a breakdown of relations…
Meet Japan’s latest unloved leader
Japan will soon have yet another new prime minster: Fumio Kishida. He will be the country’s third leader in as…
The Met must face the truth about Sarah Everard’s murder
‘We are sickened, angered and devastated by this man’s crimes which betray everything we stand for,’ said the Metropolitan Police…
Was furlough the worst £70 billion ever spent?
Concorde obviously. The Iraq War perhaps? Or Scottish devolution? It is not hard to come up with a list of…
Was Labour conference a success for Starmer?
There is relief in the opposition leader’s office this morning following a broadly warm reception to Keir Starmer’s speech at…
Congress’s defense budget is pure madness
The United States Congress is divided on pretty much everything these days. But there is one agenda item that traditionally…
The green movement flirts with violent sabotage
‘What actions are you recommending for the pro-life movement?’ the New Yorker Radio Hour host asks his guest, a tenured…
It’s time for James Bond to die
I saw the new James Bond last night, but after reading today’s reviews I’m not sure I watched the same…
Joe Biden’s presidency is unravelling
Joe Biden’s presidency appears to be unravelling at remarkable speed. Back in January, in the days after his inauguration, Biden…
Labour’s bid to lose the next election has begun
Sir Keir stamped the Labour conference with his personality today. And the mark he left was very bland, vague and…
How Muslim are the Taliban?
I first met Haji Mir, a tribal elder from Helmand, in Herat in western Afghanistan in 2002, not long after…
The BBC is being left behind in blockbuster Britain
There’s a great revival under way inthe British TV and film industry,but it’s not the BBC that’s behind it.Netflix is…
Did the music industry enable R. Kelly?
As Harvey Weinstein was to film, so Robert ‘R.’ Kelly has been to the music industry. An energetic and profligate…
Labour’s Scottish problem isn’t going away
Certain questions are eternal and many of them are correspondingly dreary too. ‘How should Labour deal with the SNP?’ and…
No Time to Die is a compelling mess
Times being what they are, James Bond can no longer just be the main character in the Bond films. He’s…
Why Biden is hiding
Have you seen the new variation on the children’s book series Where’s Waldo? It’s called Where’s Joe? and it is taking DC…
Are we in a pandemic or not?
No one has done more to undermine the Biden administration’s vaccination strategy than Joe Biden. From his confusion over when…
Exclusive: Republicans condemn Biden’s role in anti-white conference
Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Rep. Matt Gaetz are rebuking President Joe Biden for his participation in a conference that elevated…
First responders: from heroes to zeroes
At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, first responders were the toast of the town. Most of us appreciated that…
Republicans’ fiscal responsibility theater
If you think Washington couldn’t get any more dysfunctional, think again. On Monday night, Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic attempt…
Eric Zemmour is eating Marine Le Pen alive
French opinion polls are best taken with a generous bucket of sel de Guérande but this evening’s drop of a…
