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Putin ‘morally responsible’ for Salisbury novichok poisoning
Vladimir Putin is ‘morally responsible’ for the death of Dawn Sturgess, a public inquiry today has concluded. The mother of…
No tap water has left all of Tunbridge Wells disgusted
I’ve lived in Tunbridge Wells for 20 years, and have never met anyone disgusted. Until this week. Yup, we’re all…
Reform blasts Labour for delaying mayoral elections
Well, well, well. Labour’s decision to cancel four mayoral elections by two years is not going down well, to put…
Does Paloma Faith know what ‘far right’ means?
The fash must be bricking it. Paloma Faith, Fontaines D.C. and Lenny Henry are among the musicians, comedians and celebs…
Marwan Barghouti isn’t the ‘Palestinian Mandela’
Some scoffed when Donald Trump thought to tap Tony Blair’s decades of involvement in the Middle East for his future…
The desperation of the ‘Seditious Six’
Two weeks ago, six US lawmakers, all military or intelligence veterans, released a cryptic YouTube video where they spoke directly…
Reform double Tory donations in new release
‘Anything you can do, I can do better.’ Throughout 2025, both Reform and the Conservatives have slugged it out, trading…
Putin is warning Britain – but we’re not listening
When Vladimir Putin declared this week that Russia was ‘ready’ to fight a war in Europe, the remark barely seems…
Donald Trump’s affordability blues
So President Donald Trump may have dozed off during his cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Who could blame him? Listening to Secretary of State Marco Rubio…
Climate doom is not science
The costs of not dealing with climate change are, of course, much higher than the costs of dealing with it.…
Will Robert Jenrick join Reform?
For more than a decade, Westminster has been obsessing about whether Nigel Farage will do a deal with the Tories.…
It’s a bit rich for Starmer to say the Tories should be ashamed
You always know it’s going to be a good PMQs when things start with Ian Lavery. After a winding and…
Scotland bows to pressure to launch grooming gang review
The Scottish government is set to announce a national review of the grooming gang evidence in Scotland, after coming under…
Kemi Badenoch is enjoying herself
Kemi Badenoch had plenty to work with at Prime Minister’s Questions today. She opened with the departure of the head…
Meghan’s Netflix Christmas special is unendurable
On the Live Aid charity single, ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’, Bono sings the (somewhat incongruous) line ‘Well tonight, thank…
Junior doctors are striking for the wrong reason
Oh God, another junior doctor strike. That seems to be the feeling of the country and of the junior doctors…
Are the Girl Guides ashamed of their trans ban?
In 1984, I was Middlesbrough’s most eager Brownie. Such was my enthusiasm, I happily chomped my way through raw potatoes…
Jenrick rules out Tory-Reform pact ahead of 2029
To the parties of opposition, about whom some rather interesting stories have emerged. The Financial Times has reported today that…
Did Reeves mislead voters over her chess prowess?
When it rains for Rachel Reeves, it pours. This time it isn’t revelations about the now-Chancellor’s apparently plagiarised book or…
What’s so great about juries?
Criticising m’learned friends has been a risky undertaking since a certain newspaper described a few beaks as ‘enemies of the…
We are no closer to peace in Ukraine
Steve Witkoff’s sixth visit of the year to Moscow seems to have ended again with very little to show for…
What the Blob doesn’t want you to know about ethnicity and crime
Should the police disclose the ethnicity and background of suspects in high-profile crimes, and how soon should they reveal this…
Trump’s cabinet is a liberal’s nightmare
“Some people will correct me. They love to correct me. Even though I’m right about everything,” President Trump was saying,…
David Lammy’s jury reforms aren’t bold – they’re brazen
King John placing his seal on Magna Carta 810 years ago is widely held to be a low point for…
Why Putin thinks destiny is on his side
The Kremlin pulled out all the stops for the visit of Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve…
