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Why Hungary’s opposition failed
Viktor Orbán has now spent a total of 16 years as Hungary’s Prime Minister but he has not lost his hunger…
Can Elon Musk save Twitter?
Teslas will be permanently trending. So perhaps will space rockets. Petrol cars will be quietly forgotten about. And if you…
Carrie Lam’s disastrous legacy in Hong Kong
When Carrie Lam became Hong Kong’s chief executive in 2017, she positioned herself as a candidate for unity. Five years on,…
Are sanctions working?
When allied military operations go well or badly, we very quickly hear about them. But what about sanctions? It is…
Viktor Orbán’s victory has dashed hopes in Brussels
The scale of Viktor Orbán’s victory in the Hungarian election overnight has taken even his supporters by surprise. Against many predictions,…
Russian cruelty has been laid bare
It was 2 a.m. when Russian gunmen broke in and took away 21-year-old Milana Ozdoyeva. When Sara, her three-year-old daughter,…
No. 10 prepares decades-long energy plan
The government’s delayed energy strategy is finally due to be released this week. The Prime Minister is due to unveil…
Six Biden-Harris howlers on Ukraine
It’s 15 months since President Biden swept into the White House, where, judging by his current poll ratings, his tenure…
Why Viktor Orbán keeps winning
Viktor Orbán took the stage for a victory speech in Budapest last night with supporters chanting his name. Not long…
Rebuild our cities
For an ancient city with an illustrious industrial history, Derby doesn’t get much attention. But it does boast at least…
After invasion, famine
Geopolitical pundits fool themselves by thinking that President Putin wants simply to return to challenge Nato or return to the…
Macron is the Messiah for French millennials
Emmanuel Macron welcomed the faithful to Paris on Saturday at a rally in the west of the capital. I know…
Finland’s Bible tweet trial should trouble us all
Is it a criminal offence to quote from the Bible? Finland’s former home secretary Päivi Räsänen found herself in hot…
Of partisan razors and Byzantine bakers
Last week, conservative media company the Daily Wire announced it would begin selling shaving supplies under the brand name Jeremy’s…
It’s time to bring the Falklands into the United Kingdom
Today marks 40 years since Operation Rosario, when Leopoldo Galtieri’s commandos landed on the Falkland Islands and began an invasion…
Why Macron’s poll lead is dwindling
With eight days to go before the first round of voting in the French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron has just…
What progressives can learn from France’s straight-talking communists
The latest poll has France’s socialist candidate Anne Hidalgo on 1.5 per cent. This is the party that won the presidential…
Who’s to blame for France’s catastrophic intelligence failure in Ukraine?
From the outset of the war in Ukraine, the ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence agencies have accurately predicted every twist and turn of…
How Russian drones are being used to spy on Kyiv
‘That used to be my neighbour’s Skoda,’ says Alexei Marchenko, as he points to a twisted lump of metal in the…
Did China just take out an NBA player?
It sure looks like basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom has been blackballed by the NBA for his candor over the…
Is this the end of Imran Khan?
Imran Khan’s innings as the Pakistani Prime Minister may be coming to an end. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement, one of…
Ukraine shouldn’t get a free pass to the World Cup
Should Ukraine be given a free pass into this year’s football World Cup? Boris Johnson has given his support to…
What if Hunter Biden actually gets indicted?
More news is breaking daily on America’s favorite pipe artist. But if you looked at Hunter Biden’s inner circle, you…
Anti-Semitism is alive and well in Britain’s schools
My children have never felt the need to hide their Jewishness. That’s the heart of it, I suppose. A few…
‘McKinseygate’ won’t bring down Macron
We are in the final stretch before the first round of voting in the French presidential election on 10 April…
