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Kneecap and Bob Vylan shouldn’t be prosecuted
So here’s the question I’ve been wrestling with since Bob Vylan chanted ‘Death, death to the IDF’ at Glastonbury at…
The great big, beautiful risk
The electoral risk to politicians involved in passing a dog’s breakfast of a “big, beautiful bill” – and there have…
CPS considers further Letby charges
To the Lucy Letby case, where it transpires that the Crown Prosecution Service is considering further criminal charges against the…
If AstraZeneca quits the London Stock Exchange, it will be a disaster
It was already a bad enough week for the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, what…
The Maine Governor’s cocaine problem
On a trip to the nation’s capital last week, 77-year-old Governor Janet Mills of Maine was confronted with an old…
Zohran Mamdani’s grocery chain will be a crime against New Yorkers
Of all the policies proposed by Zohran Mamdani, the socialist winner of last week’s New York’s Next Top Mayor competition,…
This has not felt like a ‘record-breaking’ heatwave
Thank God for the Guardian website. Without it I would never have known that I have been marching through a…
Don’t forget why welfare reform matters
On Tuesday, despite the opposition of a huge swathe of Labour MPs, the government’s welfare bill managed to scrape over…
Nissan’s future looks bleak
Nissan has announced that hundreds of jobs will be cut at its Sunderland plant. The Japanese auto-maker said the lay-offs…
Can freedom of movement survive Europe’s migrant crisis?
Freedom of movement in the EU received another nail in its coffin yesterday after Poland became the latest European country…
Penn finally accepts that Lia Thomas is a biological man
The University of Pennsylvania just reversed course on one of the most controversial sports decisions in recent memory. After a…
Welfare reform died in parliament last night
That this government is bad at maths will not come as a surprise to many readers. Thus far, however, in…
Can America afford the Big, Beautiful Bill?
The President needed One Big, Beautiful Vote in the Senate to move forward with his One Big, Beautiful Bill. It was…
The demise of the Royal Train was inevitable
The news that the Royal Train is heading for that great siding in the sky appears to be at odds…
Trump threatens to deport Elon Musk over BBB opposition
It’s a time, as a great Republican once announced, for choosing. Elon or the Donald? After they seemed to reach…
Turkey’s Prophet Muhammad cartoon row is an ugly sign of the times
Hundreds of Turkish Islamists have attacked a satirical magazine after claiming that it published a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad.…
Martha’s Rule should be a model for changing the NHS
What do we really need to change about the NHS? Later this week we will finally get the NHS plan…
Can Wimbledon learn to love Novak Djokovic?
It’s only when they get older and start losing that we start loving them. That’s how it was with John…
Elon Musk and Greta Thunberg: strange bedfellows
“People who have kids do need to have 3 kids to make up for those who have 0 or 1…
Boris donors come back to Kemi
Well, well, well. It appears that Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has managed to secure yet another notable donation – and…
How many Labour welfare rebels are left?
Tonight, we will find out just how many Labour welfare rebels there really are. A vote on the second reading…
Why corporations won’t let Pride die
Pride month has finally come to an end. Did you notice? There has definitely been a reduction in the number…
Cutting the cash Isa allowance screams of desperation
The economy has stagnated, foreign investment has collapsed, the non-doms have fled and the entrepreneurs are following them. Meanwhile, Labour…
Three arrested at Letby hospital in manslaughter probe
To the Countess of Chester Hospital, where three hospital managers have been arrested as part of a corporate manslaughter probe…
Ex-Tory minister suspended over ‘cash for questions’ row
Dear oh dear. Mr S reported on Saturday that former Conservative science minister George Freeman was under scrutiny over Sunday…
