Why fishing matters
Not everything is about money. If it were, we’d be merrily sending our oldies off to assisted dying hubs to…
Democrats should call for more honesty about Joe Biden’s health
The announcement of former president Joe Biden’s diagnosis for advanced prostate cancer is of course a sad event, as it…
Gary Lineker and the truth about toxic centrism
What happened to Gary Lineker? For years he was football’s Mr Nice Guy. To some he was the Steve Davis…
Romania’s Europhiles have bludgeoned the populists
Bucharest, Romania Moments before Romania’s exit poll was announced, George Simion, the nationalist firebrand and presidential hopeful, was tapping his…
Starmer’s EU ‘reset’ risks pleasing no one
Keir Starmer has just wrapped up his press conference with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. The Prime Minister…
The legal aid hack is very worrying
If you are ever unfortunate enough to need legal advice after being charged with a crime, and you can’t afford…
Why can’t Israel-haters accept that their Eurovision song was good?
Eurovision is an annual celebration of the gaudy and the garish – but I suppose someone should come to its…
One in two Labour voters back Supreme Court ruling
While members of Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party have long struggled with the concept of biological sex, his voter base…
Who was the real winner of Poland’s presidential election?
The latest exit polls in Poland suggest that liberal Warsaw mayor, Rafal Trzaskowski, has won the first round of the…
Gary Lineker is an excellent presenter
Gary Lineker is off then, much to the BBC’s relief. It is moot as to whether it was his resoundingly…
Bridget Phillipson is destroying Britain’s education system
Congratulations are due to the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson. Not many ministers achieve much at all, let alone ticking off…
French Guiana is the perfect place for a supermax prison
So that you don’t have to, I’ve conducted a reconnaissance of French Guiana where the French justice minister is to…
How convinced is the Trade Secretary about the UK-EU deal?
Today’s the day of Sir Keir Starmer’s big UK-EU summit and just hours ago it was confirmed that the UK…
Democracy dies in Romania
If the vote in the first round goes the wrong way, cancel the second round. If the ‘wrong’ candidate is…
Under Labour, Britain is living beyond its means
The bleak future of the UK’s public finances can be summed up in a few statistics. For the financial year…
Starmer’s EU ‘reset’ will have winners and losers
A pragmatic ‘reset’ or a ‘surrender summit’? The spin has already started ahead of today’s big UK-EU jamboree at Lancaster…
Could Bruno Retailleau become France’s next president?
Emmanuel Macron appeared on French television last week and spoke for three hours without saying anything of interest. It was…
Labour’s defence review seems anything but strategic
Fans of the classic British sitcom will feel a warm glow, as details of the forthcoming strategic defence review (SDR)…
The far right is gaining footholds across Europe
The relentless rise of the populist right in Europe has been confirmed by provisional first results of elections held yesterday…
Starmer’s EU e-passport plan would be the ultimate Brexit win
Last week, I was passing through Stockholm’s Arlanda airport on the way to a professional commitment in Sweden. A WhatsApp…
The end is nigh for Chris Bowen’s Net Zero
The UK is living our future with the public turning on green energy
“Highly likely” Joe Biden had prostate cancer diagnosis in the White House
How does metastatic prostate cancer “suddenly” appear in someone like Joe Biden? It doesn’t appear overnight, it festers. In rare…
Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis is already being exploited
This afternoon Joe Biden’s private office announced that the former president has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. “The cancer appears…
Albanese’s ‘progressive patriotism’ scares me
Anthony Albanese’s ‘progressive patriotism’ scares the shit out of me, and it’s not only because his Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, wants…
Gary Lineker quits the BBC amid antisemitism storm
Good riddance, Gary Lineker. The ex-England striker has now quit the Beeb in a huff, having presented his final Match…
