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Why we should let the police scan your face
The use of facial recognition technology to catch criminals is controversial. Earlier this year Essex police paused a trial of the…
Nicki Minaj backs Kemi Badenoch
It’s the story which Mr S has always wanted to write: a tale of two divas renowned for their witty…
Britain’s growth uptick can’t save Starmer and Reeves now
At any other time the GDP figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning would have come…
Why Xi thinks he has the upper hand
Taiwan is “the most important issue,” Xi Jinping warned Donald Trump. “If mishandled, the two nations could collide or even…
Miliband’s energy plan is no different to Just Stop Oil’s
A few weeks ago it seemed as if some sense was finally creeping into Labour’s energy policy. It was reported…
Angela Rayner cleared by HMRC
Talk about good timing. Angela Rayner has this morning announced that HMRC has finally concluded its long-running probe into her…
WATCH: Keir Starmer declares himself a ‘gooner’
They say being honest in the face of adversity can help save your neck. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer this…
Starmer is finally enjoying being Prime Minister
One of the traditions of the state opening of Parliament is that the Yeomen of the Guard search the cellars…
Starmer’s King’s Speech response bore little resemblance to reality
Like the rest of the King’s Speech, Keir Starmer’s address on the government’s legislative agenda had been prepared long before…
Support for independence is not surging in Scotland
Yesterday was the news that Keir Starmer has agreed to have a face-to-face meeting with John Swinney, Scotland’s first minister, following the…
The battle for the neoconservative soul
Robert Kagan has long had a knack for capturing public attention with bold pronouncements about American foreign policy. In 1996, together…
Farage investigated by Commons sleaze watchdog
Nigel Farage has been on a well-deserved high after Reform pulled off a spectacular coup at the local elections. But…
Wes Streeting prepares to challenge Starmer
Wes Streeting is preparing to resign from the government and trigger a Labour leadership contest as soon as tomorrow. On Tuesday night,…
Keir Starmer looked utterly miserable during the King’s Speech
This King’s Speech will live long in the memory: not for its contents, but for its context. The long-planned state…
France is throwing a tantrum at Trump
France is intensifying its counter-offensive against what it calls misinformation. Earlier this month, Paris prosecutors confirmed they have opened a…
Britain is sick of the Westminster psychodrama
The British Army has long lived by a simple maxim: “Prior preparation and planning prevents piss poor performance.” It remains…
My day with the Schöffels of Badminton
The first arrest of the weekend at Badminton Horse Trials occurred at 7.17 p.m. on Saturday. Fight, separation, removal, detention, escape,…
Why is the Labour party so bad at coups?
The Labour party is pretty useless when it comes to getting rid of its leaders. That’s the only reason Keir…
Starmer-Streeting coffee summit lasts 16 minutes
Pity Sir Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting. The embattled Prime Minister must get through a King’s Speech against the backdrop…
Will bond markets ‘have to fall into line’ with Andy Burnham?
Reality Check verdict: false You know things are hotting up in Westminster when reporters start unironically using the word ‘febrile’.…
Labour needs Europe strike a deal on ECHR migration reform
It might seem odd, amid the domestic political crisis currently engulfing the Labour party, to turn one’s eyes to Chișinău,…
The inevitable horror of an Ed Miliband premiership
Logic, sadly, points to one all-too-likely victor from the Labour leadership crisis: Ed Miliband. On the principle of ‘he who…
Food shortages don’t worry the Falklands
Rumour had it that the Falkland Islands were running out of food. There was panic, it was said, and people…
You’ll miss Keir Starmer when he’s gone
You will miss Sir Keir Starmer when he has gone. I hear you say that you will do no such…
The London school where pupils are fighting back against striking teachers
Moan all you like about Gen Z, but some of today’s youngsters put adults to shame. Take the pupils at…
