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Springtime for liberal interventionists
It’s springtime for liberal interventionism. Russian President Vladimir Putin may not have intended it, but he is doing a good…
Who cares about partygate?
Does anyone else feel uncomfortable with the idea of the police investigating the elected government? I have laughed and fumed…
Downing Street braces for Sue Gray’s party report
It’s groundhog day in Westminster as once again hacks and ministers ask: when will Sue Gray’s report come out? On…
Putin’s big bluff
My first visit to Ukraine was in 1994. We drove to a village about three hours south of Kiev. The…
The Met’s partygate probe has left the Tory party in limbo
The Metropolitan Police’s decision to investigate lockdown parties undoubtedly makes things more serious for Downing Street. It is now harder…
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…
