World
Trump redefines the race
Helplessness and passivity were the defining themes of the Democratic convention last week. The American people are unable to overcome…
Children who died of Covid-19 were already seriously ill, new study shows
It has been clear from the start of the Covid-19 crisis – from Wuhan’s experience, before cases were confirmed in…
Why I won’t vote
Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote a piece titled ‘The battle cry of the politically homeless’ in which I…
Putin prepares to send in the troops
Sometimes, Vladimir Putin just can’t help himself. Russian coverage of the popular revolution in neighbouring Belarus has been unusually even-handed,…
France has partly seen sense on face masks
I went for a long walk last night in Paris. I chuntered most of the way, only breaking off to…
Trump goes for Biden’s jugular in convention speech
President Donald J. Trump just gave an impressive and unprecedented State of the Union address from the lawn of the…
Full Transcript of President Trump’s RNC 2020 speech
President Donald Trump: Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Friends, delegates and distinguished guests, please. I stand before…
The work from home brigade should be careful what they wish for
No more commuting. An end to irritating conversations with slightly dull colleagues. The boss can’t monitor how much time you…
Leaked letter: Boris Johnson rejects Trump on Iran sanctions
A leaked letter to the UN Security Council shows that the British government has rejected the US position on Iran’s…
Protesters are clearing a path for Trump
‘This city is not going to stop burning itself down until they [the protesters] know that this officer has been…
Ed Davey can make the Lib Dems liberal again
It seems as though Layla Moran’s offer to make the Lib Dems ‘more radical than Labour’ has been decisively rejected.…
What Ed Davey’s election means for the Lib Dems
For many Lib Dems, this leadership election felt like an existential choice. The party is now on its fourth leader…
An off-the-shelf insect repellent could help kill Covid-19
Should we be spraying surfaces, and ourselves, with an off-the-shelf mosquito repellent to tackle the spread of Covid-19? The Ministry…
Nine lessons from the Republican and Democrat conventions
What’s the bottom line so far? The Democrats think they will win by making the race a referendum on Donald…
The French are baffled by the BBC’s Rule Britannia censorship
From 1940 to 1944, the Vichy regime set aside France’s 150-year-old rousing national anthem La Marseillaise for Maréchal nous voilà,…
Kristi Noem, first female president?
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley effectively launched her 2024 presidential campaign during her Monday night speech at the Republican National…
Where is Biden’s post-convention bounce?
Convention season ain’t over till the dead cat bounces. A dead cat bounce, as followers of the animal spirits of…
Donald Trump is still the greatest show on Earth
‘Keep America Great’ is President Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election slogan and it sounds off. The phrase doesn’t have the same…
We are all Rachel Dolezal now
As late as 2014, most Americans felt there was no need for the country to make any changes to address…
The new cladding scandal that could bankrupt a generation
Within the next year or two, I could go bankrupt. My mistake: to join a government-backed affordable housing scheme and…
Will the next U-turn be on face masks at work?
There’s a new trend emerging when it comes to Covid-19 policy: where Scotland leads, England follows. In recent weeks, decisions…
Has this Brazilian city reached herd immunity without lockdown?
Throughout the Covid crisis, the international response to the disease has rested on a simple assumption: that none of us…
World Rugby’s trans women ban is a wise idea
By the time I was 15, I had put two rugby players in hospital. I broke the arm of one…
It’s time for Boris to back Israel
Dominic Raab has visited Israel for his first trip as Foreign Secretary. By all accounts, he was made very welcome,…
What is the point of Boris Johnson’s Tory party?
It was way back in 2003 that the journalist Peter Hitchens first declared the Conservative party to be ‘useless’. Peter’s…
