Badenoch: Tories are ‘the adults in the room’
It is a year of two major anniversaries for the Tories. The first is the centenary of Margaret Thatcher’s birth;…
How dare Sally Rooney ‘admire’ Palestine Action
I’m old enough to remember when it was neo-Nazis who smashed up Jewish-owned businesses. Now it’s so-called progressives. Not long…
Keir Starmer needs a new attorney general
A major plank in the Labour Party’s electoral platform last year was its policy of scrupulous obedience to international law.…
Kim Leadbeater’s office blunders again
Oh dear. It seems that the office of the Hon. Member for Spen Valley has put their foot in it…
The NHS isn’t being honest about the maternity crisis
Wes Streeting has announced yet another inquiry into NHS maternity safety: this time a national investigation which the Health Secretary…
Home Secretary will proscribe Palestine Action
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced in the Commons this afternoon that the UK government will proscribe Palestine Action. The…
Farage makes his pitch to non-doms
Reform UK are on the rise – quite literally. The party is planning to move one floor up in their…
How the US bombed Iran’s nuclear sites
Over the weekend, the US Air Force attacked three nuclear sites in Iran in an operation codenamed ‘Midnight Hammer’. According…
Watch: JK Rowling’s favourite BBC presenter
To the Beeb, which is once again making the news rather than breaking it. BBC presenter Martine Croxall caught the…
Israel is right to strike Evin prison
Israel announced today that it has launched an unprecedented strike against regime targets in central Tehran, including the notorious Evin…
How’s Trump doing on immigration? Great! (mostly)
New York Mayor Ed Koch used to ask almost everyone he met, “How’m I doing?” Trump hasn’t asked me “How’m…
Abortion, assisted dying and Britain’s dangerous new politics
‘Now, splendidly, everything had become clear. The enemy at last was plain in view, huge and hateful, all disguise cast…
Donald’s divine inspiration
President Trump appeared in the long hallway Saturday night, flanked by his Three Sons – J.D., Pete and Little Marco…
Reform can go further in its plan to woo back non-doms
We will hear plenty of familiar criticisms of the plan unveiled by Reform yesterday to bring non-doms, as wealthy foreigners…
It’s not foolish to believe Putin will attack Nato
Many in Europe may still believe that a Russian invasion of one or more Nato countries is unlikely, if not…
Defence minister refuses to answer Iran question three times
It seems the Labour lot has got themselves in quite a tizzy over events in the Middle East – and…
On Iran, trust Trump’s instincts
What now? After the daring and what everyone is describing as a “flawlessly executed” attack by the United States on…
Putin spies an opportunity in Trump’s attack on Iran
Is Donald Trump’s decision to join attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities an embarrassment, a provocation or an opportunity for Russia?…
The Isis threat to Syria hasn’t gone away
Just as things were starting to get better in Syria, an attack against the Christian community has shaken the country.…
The real reason J.K. Rowling’s critics hate her
It’s weird to think there was a time when I disliked J.K. Rowling; it seems as odd to me now…
Is Britain ready to defend itself against Iranian reprisals?
Operation Midnight Hammer, America’s air and missile strikes against Iran at the weekend, did not involve the United Kingdom. Although…
Iran isn’t going to back down
Multiple American presidents have vowed to never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. This weekend President Trump made good…
Farage’s latest hero? Benjamin Disraeli
At 9 a.m on Monday morning, Nigel Farage will march into a central London venue to make one of his…
Tony Abbott: ‘Israel is doing the world’s work’
Former Liberal Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, released a comment on the Israel-Iran conflict this morning. ‘Israel is doing the world’s…
The Israel-Iran war: the moral failure of a policy of neutrality
The Israel-Iran war has generated bizarre commentary from the Australian government. The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, indicated that the two…
