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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…
The most memorable RNC speakers are not the stars
Let’s be real, the warm-up acts are never the draw. For every Jimi Hendrix opening for the Monkees (true story)…
Melania’s moment
Free Melania? She made her jailbreak tonight. Whether or not President Trump wins re-election, she was out to save, as…
Honest Abe? Lincoln Project hit with plagiarism allegations
The Lincoln Project may soon have to change its name to the ‘Don’t-Link-Back Project’. The anti-Trump political action committee has…
The GOP’s ‘Great American Story’ will play well at the ballot box
I can’t prove it, but it would not surprise me to discover that the architects of the Republican convention had…
The difference between the RNC and the DNC, according to the Trump campaign
The Republican National Convention kicked off last night with big ratings — the C-SPAN livestream broadcast of the event had…
The Republicans have a race problem
Congratulations to Sen. Tim Scott for delivering one of the best speeches on the opening night of the Republican meta-convention,…
Make America Normal Again
To win in November, Trump should seek inspiration from President Alexander Lukashenko, the 65-year-old autocrat who has ruled Belarus since…
Why Keir Starmer no longer needs to fear the left of his party
John McDonnell, Corbyn’s right hand man for four and a half years, was full of praise when asked about the…
Boris Johnson’s culture war strategy
Boris Johnson’s approach to the culture war is to wait for the other side to overreach – talk of taking down…
What percent of Covid deaths were directly from Covid?
Just how many people have died of Covid-19, as opposed to having died with the virus? It is a poignant…
The BBC has lost touch with real diversity
The BBC has announced plans to invest £100 million pounds in ‘diversity’ for its television output. Bravo. I’m a great…
