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The EU’s remaining Brexit stumbling block
Here is the fundamental stumbling block to a free trade deal, one that the Prime Minister has just confirmed in…
What the Lancet study tells us about the Oxford vaccine
While the Pfizer vaccine became the first to be used in a public vaccination programme on Tuesday, the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine…
A morning in a diner with Michigan’s COVID rebels
Portage, Michigan The short notice taped to the door is addressed ‘to all government officials’. It gives them a warning:…
Republican resurrection
When Donald Trump took his famous escalator ride, the Republican party was too attached to abstract principles at the expense of the material interests of…
Deal or no-deal? The choice is Boris Johnson’s
If you voted for Brexit, did you think it was a state of pure and perfect national independence, or did…
Every business is essential
Governors across the country are deploying their unilateral power to institute draconian measures which close small businesses, mostly those in…
Can Boris’s dash to Brussels secure a Brexit deal?
The upshot of Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen’s conversation this evening is that the pair will meet in…
The Tory Covid wars aren’t going away
The Covid wars in the Tory party aren’t going away any time soon, not least because MPs are expecting a…
Brace yourselves for President Harris
Although the electors for the presidential election of 2020 do not cast their votes until December 14, and their votes…
Barack Obama, the real narcissist president?
For four years now, Democrats and the media have droned on about how much of a narcissist Donald Trump is.…
Should we judge Roald Dahl’s work by his anti-Semitism?
Roald Dahl died in 1990. So why does it matter today that he was an anti-Semite? Why has his family…
The Met Office’s confused climate change forecasts
Oh, do make your mind up. Is snow in Britain going to be eradicated for good due to climate change…
The COVID response shows the left is losing its way
Last month, British Columbia announced that those who don’t wear masks indoors can now be fined $230. ‘To me, it’s…
Inside the no-deal reasonable worst case scenario
I’ve been passed the government’s ‘reasonable worst case scenario planning assumptions to support civil contingencies planning for the end of…
Meet the pollster who doesn’t suck at his job
The winner of this year’s presidential election may be different than the last, but the struggles of the polling industry…
Johnson’s ‘last throw of the dice’ in Brexit talks
The UK’s chief negotiator David Frost has arrived in Brussels for last-minute talks with the EU’s Michel Barnier. After a phone…
A Grantham statue is the least Margaret Thatcher deserves
Grantham in Lincolnshire has an interesting history. Newton went to school there. Turner produced several paintings of local scenes. During…
The Grenfell Tower inquiry is uncovering a major corporate scandal
A picture of an enormous corporate scandal has emerged at the Grenfell Tower inquiry to little fanfare over the last…
Brexit talks resume despite ‘critical issues’
Brexit talks are back on between the UK and EU after a brief break. After both sides paused talks due…
Covid’s endgame
The Pfizer vaccine’s approval by UK regulators marked what many hope is the beginning of the end of the coronavirus…
Why lockdown scepticism is growing in Japan
‘We all know it’s bull and we’ve had enough.’ This is not the kind of language I have come to…
What does the different Covid data tell us?
In spite of the approval of one vaccine and the likely approval of at least two others, the government seems…
Brexit negotiations paused ahead of crunch talks
Those hoping for white smoke in the Brexit negotiations tonight will be left disappointed. After a week of intense negotiations,…
A Sudan-Israel peace deal could be Trump’s crowning achievement
Twitter is not always kind to the Jewish state. But the peace accord between Israel, UAE and Bahrain that was…
France would be foolish to veto a Brexit deal
Britain and France are heading for an almighty bust-up over Brexit. This morning the French junior minister for European affairs,…
