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What if this election had been COVID-free?
Imagine there’s no COVID. It’s not that easy even if you try. The pandemic fogs up everything now. But it’s…
No, the United States isn’t on the verge of civil war
As the US enters the final straight of what has been — to put it mildly — a highly unusual…
Who’s really being silenced on campus?
The never-ending social justice messaging from our college and university presidents and their legions of diversity, equity and inclusion officers…
Boris’s ‘Captain Hindsight’ attack backfires
Boris Johnson may be able to explain his U-turn on imposing a second national lockdown on England in policy terms,…
Backsliding on a lockdown end-date has begun already
Will England’s lockdown end on 2 December? Even before this morning’s media round there was good reason to suspect it…
Instead of lockdown, let’s create a National Shielding Service
So what would you do? That was the question that cropped up on my Twitter timeline after I’d sent out…
The Pope really doesn’t like Republicans
Last week we learned that Pope Francis has torn up the Catholic Church’s teaching that same-sex civil partnerships are gravely…
Will Tory MPs back Boris’s lockdown plan?
Boris Johnson did not want to give a Downing Street press conference this evening. The Prime Minister had hoped to present his…
Why have No. 10’s Covid forecasts changed so much?
We have just seen how much the Prime Minister’s view of the virus has changed, and how quickly. Just ten days ago,…
Why England is going back into lockdown
I’m afraid no responsible Prime Minister can ignore the message of those figures. When I told you two weeks ago…
Why a new lockdown is so difficult for Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson had set his face against an England-wide lockdown. He rejected the idea when Sage proposed it back in…
What lockdown sceptics get wrong about Sweden
Should Britain return to a form of lockdown — the logical conclusion of a suppression strategy — or should we…
Does Kim Jong-un want the ‘dotard’ or the ‘snob’ to win?
Donald Trump has made plenty of enemies in his time as president, but as the US president himself has claimed, he…
Is the UK heading for a second national lockdown?
Is the UK heading for a second national lockdown? That’s the question being asked in Westminster as coronavirus cases rise…
Macron’s France is fearful and angry
On Thursday morning, I visited the cathedral at Reims. The central door on the north side is dedicated to Saint…
What Trump can learn from Boris in fighting fake news
The US election has, once again, been plagued by a tide of disinformation and fake news. But don’t point the…
The American media is failing you
American journalism has lost its bearings, and we are all paying the price. For the past four years, egged on…
Trump has the momentum in the final week
I don’t believe in astrology, but, if I did, I’d have to say the stars are aligning for Donald Trump…
It’s time to expel Turkey from Nato
Even the staunchest Remainer would admit the EU is not currently the happiest ship, sailing in the waters of world…
Starmer’s suspension of Corbyn took courage
Keir Starmer’s decision to suspend Jeremy Corbyn shows a courage so many lacked when the far left ran the party…
The challenge the Tories face after the pandemic
After the last few years of political turmoil, Westminster can’t break the habit of waiting for the latest poll to…
How Macron reacts to the Nice attack will be critical
The suspected terrorist attack in Nice’s Notre Dame Basilica this morning appears to be the third such incident in France in…
It’s time for an alternative to lockdown
As France and Germany lock down again – and as Britain considers whether to follow suit – many people will…
The Philly riots could throw Pennsylvania to Trump
Rioters and looters in Philadelphia may have just paved Trump’s road to victory in Pennsylvania. Biden helped last week when…
The eurozone is in deep trouble
In Germany, the DAX index – the benchmark for the economy – is already down 4 per cent today. In…
