Fresh gunpowder in the nostrils of politics
Fresh gunpowder in everyone’s nostrils has brought a new political reality. It was only this month that US Army Secretary,…
No, Scottish independence is not like the war in Ukraine
Perhaps it’s the absence of any oppression of their own country that compels Scottish nationalists to latch onto the oppression…
What a picture of bin Laden reveals about free speech in schools
A foreboding air of déjà vu surrounds the suspension of a teacher from a Bedfordshire school this week. A pupil…
Is the West cannibalising itself?
As Putin’s army continues its invasion of Ukraine, I am beginning to fear we are seeing Western society cannibalise itself…
What does Ukraine really mean for Taiwan?
No one should think that Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine means that Xi Jinping will decide to use force against…
Disney’s Russia boycott plays into Putin’s hands
What might make Vladimir Putin think twice? That’s the question on everyone’s lips as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues for…
Putin’s Kremlin is obsessed with world war two
Putin’s claim that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was intended to ‘denazify’ the country looked absurd when he made it…
Has Putin’s invasion changed the world order?
Is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ‘a turning point in history’? Does it spell the end of the American era, and…
Putin’s nightmare is becoming a reality
‘Those he commands move only in command, nothing in love’. Shakespeare always gets it right. I remembered his words about…
The GOP isn’t quitting on Trump
Will he or won’t he? Americans tired of the rampant speculation are surely having a relief-filled two months. First Tampa…
Thugs ‘R’ Us
The meeting in Moscow was kept secret. The Soviet leadership had agreed to a low key exchange of views with…
When did we stop listening?
I consider myself to be a reasonably intelligent person, not Mensa level by any means, but in all likelihood a…
No one cares about boys doing badly
Nearly forty years ago, I was interviewing a senior New South Wales bureaucrat about how badly boys were doing in…
The Ukraine invasion is the first social media war
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is not only the largest European land conflict since the 1940s — it’s also the first for the…
And now the dumbest takes about Ukraine
If hot takes brought peace, mankind would never know war again. At least, that’s the impression one is left with…
Johnson under pressure on offer to Ukraine refugees
What help will the government offer to Ukrainians seeking shelter in the UK? While the Prime Minister has been talking…
Societal myopia – Covid’s severe complication
I am in my fourth and final year of post-graduate medical school. From the beginning of second year in 2020,…
‘Staying Switzerland’ on Ukraine is impossible
The striking thing about the financial sanctions on Russia is not their severity, but just how many countries are joining…
Kicking Russia out of the World Cup would achieve nothing
‘There are more important things in life than football,’ said the Polish football federation as they announced their intention to boycott…
Viktor Orbán has played a perfect game with Putin
On 3 April Hungarians will have their ninth set of free parliamentary elections since the collapse of the communist dictatorship…
Now Lebedev turns on Putin
Looks like this war isn’t going terribly well for Vladimir Putin. The Russian dictator now finds himself something of an international pariah, with…
Putin’s war in Ukraine is about to turn even nastier
Is Ukraine winning its war against Russia? Watching the conflict through Twitter or broadcast media, you’d be forgiven for thinking so. Despite…
Will Britain welcome Ukrainian refugees?
Immigration used to be the most-discussed issue in British politics. It gets less attention these days, for reasons too varied…
Germany has rejected Merkel’s military legacy
‘We are witnessing a turning point… the world is not the same anymore,’ said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz yesterday in…
Putin’s propaganda machine is breaking down
As protests continue against the war in Ukraine, and as Russian casualties mount, the Kremlin has launched the predictable two-prong…
