Spain’s post-Franco democracy is on the rocks
‘Fine weather in Malaga’ proclaimed the banner headline of a Spanish newspaper in 1974 – that was the day’s big…
Is Shabana Mahmood Labour’s Iron Lady?
Has the Labour party finally found its answer to Margaret Thatcher? Shabana Mahmood’s withering response to Lib Dem MP Max…
Can ‘Bazball’ help England finally triumph Down Under in the Ashes?
‘Bazball’ – England’s exhilarating and exasperating style of playing cricket – has reached its denouement. Starting tomorrow, England face Australia…
Speech, truth, and the coming age of digital conformity
Safety is the last thing on the minds of digital censors
The demonisation of Israel
Since its formation on May 14, 1948, Israel has been vilified in various degrees by hostile states and by leftist…
Stacey Plaskett avoids Epstein Files repercussions… for now
Anyone who hopes that the forthcoming Epstein Files will mean the end of Donald Trump’s political career is sure to experience extreme…
Give Stellan Skarsgård an Oscar for Sentimental Value
Recently, a friend of mine found himself having a bad day for a reason I now forget. I made a…
More Your Party splits as Sultana snubs Corbyn
Oh dear. As if there hadn’t been enough hiccups in the launch of new left wing group Your Party, it…
Victoria Liberals ditch Brad Battin for Jess Wilson | Terry Barnes. S3 Ep 11
A moderate coup or a desperate act to save the Victorian Liberals from another election disaster? The Liberal Party voted…
The Guardian’s desperate smears about Farage’s school days
Nigel Farage is the perfect folk devil for the British liberal left. He is robustly patriotic, cheerfully irreverent about modern…
John Major is shouting at the void
They were John Major’s kind of people, the audience in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre in the Cheng Kin Ku Building…
Even Labour MPs are tiring of Starmer
With the country looking forward to Rachel Reeves’s big moment next week – in much the same way you would…
America needs an ‘all-of-the-above’ approach to energy
While the House of Representatives has understandably been quiet during the government shutdown, not everyone has been idle. While most…
Zelensky must get a grip of his government
Vladimir Putin’s hopes of wearing Ukraine down in a war of attrition are no longer far-fetched. The country feels fragile,…
Is Trump trying to strike a fresh deal on Ukraine?
With fresh wind in his sails after his success brokering a somewhat fragile peace in Gaza, Donald Trump has once…
Russia’s spy ship is a warning to Britain – but are we ready?
As a Russian spy ship lurks on the edge of British waters, Defence Secretary John Healey had a message for…
Starmer did even worse than Badenoch at PMQs
Neither Kemi Badenoch nor Keir Starmer performed very well at Prime Minister’s Questions: both fluffed their lines early on. Badenoch…
Watch: Labour minister’s bizarre Chagos comments
Well, well, well. Baroness Chapman of Darlington – the international development minister – turned up to the House of Lords…
Europe can’t fix Ukraine’s cash crisis
Who will pay for Ukraine’s war effort now the Trump administration has turned off the financial taps? European leaders have…
Scotland’s win showed the beauty of international football
Scotland have qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 28 years. I can hardly believe that I…
Inflation is down, but it’s little relief for Reeves
For the first time since May, the Bank of England has inched a little closer to its 2 per cent…
Donald Trump doesn’t want to talk about Epstein
The contrast could hardly have been starker. As Donald Trump palled around with Mohammed bin Salman in the newly gilded Oval Office, Congress was voting on…
Labour leadership plotters should be careful what they wish for
Take it from me: leadership challenges are the beginning of the end. Barely twelve months after Conservative feuding led to…
