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Why Boris thinks no deal might be worth the pain
You may wonder why on earth a Tory government led by Boris Johnson, the heirs to Thatcher for goodness sake,…
It’s time for the West to ditch its Russian playbook
We have been here before. Russia is at the centre of an international crisis of its own creation. And we…
Boris Johnson’s Brexit deadline
After months of coronavirus leading the news agenda, Brexit is back. The Prime Minister has overnight promised to quit the…
Extinction Rebellion’s newspaper stunt has backfired badly
I believe that halting and if we can, reversing man-made climate change is one of the most important challenges facing…
Is Britain a nation in fear of safetyism?
It should come as no surprise that Britain’s city centres remain, in the words of CBI chief Carolyn Fairbairn, ‘ghost…
Is Donald Trump really anti-abortion?
At the Republican National Convention last month, he was repeatedly described as the ‘most pro-life President ever’. According to some…
Can Simon Case restore stability to the heart of government?
Boris Johnson does not get everything wrong. The appointment of Simon Case to be head of the civil service at…
Boris Johnson’s careerist cabinet problem
Last year Boris Johnson won three notable domestic political victories. His hot streak began when he romped home in the…
President Trump’s big Balkan deal
President Trump has presided over a notable deal between Kosovo and Serbia. It’s interesting in more ways than one. For…
Pundits gaslight the American people on violent riots
Though Joe Biden has now accepted that violence is occurring in many major American cities and has started blaming Donald…
Macron’s battle against the forces of French anarchy
This week France announced a €100 billion (£89 billion) stimulus package equivalent to 4 per cent of GDP over two years.…
Ten ways to save the BBC
It is encouraging to hear that the new Director-General of the BBC, Tim Davie, is demanding changes in the BBC’s…
Who will pay for a mega-spending Biden administration?
Over the last month, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has proposed roughly $4 trillion in new tax hikes. That is…
The return of the Blob
For decades, Washington think tanks were vital to a virtuous revolving door. Young policy professionals, both Democrats and Republicans, would…
In defence of Tony Abbott
You sometimes wonder whether we live in an adult country anymore. For the last two days the broadcast media has…
The future of populist conservatism
Laramie, Wyoming William Kristol, a Grand Poobah of neoconservatism, is leaving the Republican party to join the donkeys of the…
Navalny’s poisoning has shown the emptiness of German diplomacy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has confirmed that tests showed ‘unequivocally’ that Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was poisoned by a military-grade…
The biggest obstacle to a Brexit deal
Downing Street now thinks that the chances of a Brexit deal are down to 30 or 40 per cent, I…
Europe’s ‘second wave’ has fizzled out
Has the Covid ‘second wave’ already run out of steam? On 9 July, just when Britain was reopening the hospitality…
The complaint from MPs that ought to worry Boris Johnson
When Boris Johnson addressed MPs on Wednesday, the hope in government was that the Prime Minister’s multiple appearances would rally the…
Keir Starmer’s hypocritical attack on Tony Abbott
One of the most impressive qualities of Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership so far has been his ability to land blows…
France is fighting a lone battle for free speech in the West
One of the most craven moments in the recent history of the British media was an interview Sky News conducted…
The chilling treatment of Piers Corbyn
If you were looking for the archetype of a crank it would be Piers Corbyn. Rather like his long forgotten…
Kay Burley’s bizarre takedown
What a scandalous idea, drinking with someone you might disagree with. Rather than grilling the transport secretary over his own…
Could Scotland’s hate crime bill make depictions of Mohammed illegal?
Charlie Hebdo’s decision to republish the Mohammed cartoons has the media a-fretting. Al-Jazeera called the illustrations ‘offensive’. The Daily Telegraph…
