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Nicola Sturgeon isn’t serious about IndyRef2
The announcement reeked of desperation. Nicola Sturgeon is‘delighted’ that the SNP National Executive Committee has approved her nomination of retired…
Don’t be fooled by Victoria’s Secret’s feminist rebrand
Victoria’s Secret, the lingerie brand known for its scantily-clad supermodel ‘Angels’, is undergoing a rebranding. But don’t be fooled: this…
Why Matt Hancock had to go
Last night, I had a call from a government minister who was incandescent at the idea of Matt Hancock being…
Sajid Javid appointed as new Health Secretary
Sajid Javid is the new Health Secretary, replacing Matt Hancock following his resignation. Javid has been out of government ever…
Boris is in danger of becoming Britain’s François Hollande
Last week’s by-election result in Chesham and Amersham was a slap in the face for Boris Johnson. Fortunately it was…
The EU’s lowering of food safety standards must end talk of alignment
During the referendum, it was fashionable to pretend that being an EU member did not impact sovereignty. That is wrong…
SNP MSP in racist bus row apologises (again)
Regular readers may recall the tale of James Dornan, SNP MSP and amateur Hate-Finder General. Earlier this month, he gave…
Sweden’s gun crime epidemic is spiralling out of control
The shots were fired at 1pm on a Sunday, in spite of a heavy police presence at the scene. A…
How cable news will inevitably politicize the Surfside building tragedy
Nothing could be more predictable than media coverage of the catastrophic building collapse in Surfside, Florida. Cable news will feature…
Does Derek Chauvin deserve a 22-year sentence?
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to over 22 years in prison by Judge Peter Cahill on Friday…
Hancock has made a mockery of his own rules
How much trouble is Matt Hancock in? The Sun splashes this morning on the Health Secretary’s affair with aide Gina…
Did the SNP cover up a cancer crisis?
The news that a Scottish woman died from cancer after being among more than 400 wrongly told they did not…
Will Biden’s stricter gun laws apply in his own household?
President Biden’s White House, like his jaw, is made of glass. But you have to give the 78-year-old credit: he never…
Mumford and Sons versus the mob
So it’s finally happened. Cancel culture has come for Mumford and Sons. Winston Marshall, former banjo player in the hugely…
One Britain One Nation: How to write a proper propaganda song
How do you make an emotional appeal for a united United Kingdom? So far, unionists have tried flag flying, resolutely refusing another…
A plea from a pollster: stop listening to the public
When Dominic Cummings released his WhatsApp messages with Boris Johnson earlier this month, perhaps the most alarming was the one…
The hypocrisy of Matt Hancock
Matt Hancock has not, we can agree, made it his business to lighten the public mood during the pandemic. That…
French democracy is in trouble – and the EU is to blame
France’s airwaves have been crackling with indignation this week, as politicians wring their hands at the record abstention in the first…
Boris’s junk food crusade is absurd
The government is to ban ‘junk food’ adverts before the 9 p.m. watershed as well as restricting online food ads. Boris…
Is J.D. Vance the right man for the right?
J.D. Vance is the man Republicans have been praying for since the day Donald Trump stormed to the party’s presidential…
Mar-a-Lago nights with Donald Trump
Palm Beach, Florida I’d visited Mar-a-Lago before, briefly. This longer trip was my chance to get better acquainted with the…
Joe Biden is not Mr Normality
Isn’t normality great? That’s been Joe Biden’s selling point from the beginning, ‘normality’. Back in March 2020, the former conservative…
Mumford & Sons banjoist quits in cancel culture row
Oh dear. Back in March, Mumford & Sons banjoist Winston Marshall landed himself in hot water after praising a book by conservative…
Ever weaker Union: The Tories lack a constitutional theory
No doubt Michael Gove is satisfied with how his latest comments on Scottish independence have gone down. The Chancellor of…
Has the Bank of England just blown its chance to stop inflation?
The economy is growing at a blistering pace, and likely to recover all its Covid losses by the autumn. Labour…
