Bank of England’s two-minute blunder
Timing is not always the Bank of England’s strong suit. Britain’s central bank has increasingly faced accusations of being found…
More asylum hotel protests are inevitable
The Labour party will, one suspects, curse the name of Epping for some time. The uncomfortable fact is that it…
The people of Epping have had enough
The Bell Hotel in Epping has hardly been out of the news since the summer. In July, Bell resident Hadush…
Lifting the two-child benefit cap won’t save Labour
Rachel Reeves will not officially confirm any tax changes until 26 November, but two policy shifts in her second Budget…
Reality Check: Britain’s data is broken
There were cheers in the Treasury in September when statisticians found an unexpected £2 billion ‘down the back of the…
Has Trump finally shut down Schumer?
The end of the Democrats’ government shutdown is at last in sight, and so too is the final act of…
Is Trump becoming a lame duck?
No sooner did Democrats in the Senate reach a deal to end the federal government shutdown than a frenzy of…
Germany’s rearmament puts Britain to shame
Every 11 November, the United Kingdom stands still. Bugles sound, heads bow, and for two minutes the nation remembers –…
How lawfare is killing the SAS
Here’s a question for you to contemplate, this Remembrance Day: If you found yourself in the chaos of a terrorist…
Why did it take the Olympics so long to see common sense?
The International Olympic Committee looks set to ban males who identify as trans from all female sports after a review…
How a right-wing putsch felled the infallible BBC
By now you’ll know all about the crisis at the BBC, especially if you watch or read or listen to…
Will Rachel Reeves listen to easyJet’s warning?
We are all familiar with the different excuses for why we find ourselves stuck at the Spoons in Luton or…
How groupthink captures the BBC
August 29, 1989 is a date that is burned into my memory. It’s the date that I first walked up…
The BBC has been taken over by middle-class brats
After its Gotterdämerung week, capped by the ‘sorry not sorry’ resignations of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness, it didn’t take…
Australia is ready for the Net Zero debate
Coalition cannot rely on others to oppose the Albanese government agenda
David Szalay is a worthy winner of the Booker Prize
The results of last night’s Booker Prize – the most prestigious and generous prize for literature in the country –…
The ECHR is destroying British army morale
Nine retired senior military officers have written an open letter to warn that the expansion of human rights legislation is…
Rachel Reeves is killing the jobs market
Britain’s unemployment rate has hit 5 per cent – the highest level since the pandemic. Figures, just released by the…
Rachel Reeves is dragging Britain into a productivity doom loop
Just how much more desperate can Rachel Reeves get? Giving an even heftier clue to Radio 5 listeners on Monday…
The truth about ‘UK-born’ criminals
The police want us to know one thing about Anthony Williams, the alleged LNER knife attacker. We can only speculate…
Trump’s battle against the Democrats is only just beginning
No sooner did Democrats in the American Senate reach a deal to end the federal government shutdown than a frenzy…
The fall of Europe’s public service broadcasters
Europe’s public broadcasters were created to stop propaganda. Born in the wreckage of war to protect democracy from lies, they…
Are we forgetting how to remember the glorious dead?
The generation that fought in the First World War is gone, and the days are closing for those who served…
Scamper off to the backbench, Andrew Bragg
Andrew Bragg came out all hot and heavy the other day, threatening to quit the frontbench if the Liberal Party…
Reeves to spurn Budget tipple (again)
There are just two weeks to go until Rachel Reeves’ second Budget. Twelve months after telling the CBI that she…
