Tories slump to 17 per cent in poll
A new YouGov poll published this morning makes for grim reading for Kemi Badenoch’s team. It finds that, in the…
Pakistan and India are on the brink
During the early hours of Wednesday, India launched airstrikes targeting nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, killing at least…
How long can Scotland’s nonsensical nuclear ban last?
Just outside Dunbar, a short drive from Edinburgh, sits Torness nuclear power station. In its 40 or so years of…
This Indian trade deal could be a disaster for Labour
It should have been a triumph. We might not have managed to get a trade with the United States over…
Are the Tories mad enough to bring back Boris Johnson?
The Conservative Party is not an imaginative organisation. The clue is in the name. In response to an electoral disaster…
Are India and Pakistan heading for war?
Last night, India launched missile attacks on ‘militant’ sites in Pakistan and in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir in retaliation for the terrorist…
Greens leader Adam Bandt is gone!
While I don’t like the Labor Party, the gracious exchanges between Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese gave me some hope…
Why are the Tories now against free trade?
Wasn’t a trade deal with India supposed to be one of the big gains from Brexit – an example of…
Should Canada join the Joint Expeditionary Force?
The narrow victory of Mark Carney’s Liberal party in last month’s federal elections in Canada was an extraordinary reversal of…
Catholics are praying for a speedy conclave
The Conclave, which meets in the Vatican today to elect a new pope, is likely to be brief. For the…
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, I salute you!
One of the conservatives who understands Australia better than most politicians has been returned to the Senate for the Northern…
Understanding Pope Francis
Memories and perceptions of Pope Francis are many and varied. To give a few examples, some will remember him for…
Liberals for Liberalism
In the midst of a shock election night, Sky News Australia panellists Murray Watt and Andrew Clennell both agreed heartily…
India and Pakistan could spiral out of control
India and Pakistan – two nuclear armed states – have a history of fighting wars. Tensions have been growing between…
Mark Carney rebuffs Trump’s marriage proposal
The White House press conference between President Trump and newly-elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shows that every generation gets…
The real bravery behind the India trade deal
The UK and India have finally inked a trade deal. This is, in principle, a good thing. Free trade can…
What did the election result say about Australia?
There was one small incident during the Voice Referendum that I never understood, and it has stayed with me. Standing…
The knives are out for the conclave front-runner Parolin
The 133 cardinal electors who will process into the Sistine Chapel tomorrow are feeling battered and confused by the prospect…
What was new in John Swinney’s Programme for Government?
The countdown is on, with only a year to go until Scottish voters cast their ballots in the 2026 Holyrood…
The India trade deal is a triumph for Keir Starmer
Britain and India have struck a landmark free trade deal, the biggest agreement of its kind since Brexit. It will…
Starmer can’t afford a winter fuel U-turn
Keir Starmer has ruled out a U-turn on the government’s decision to cut the winter fuel payment, with the Prime…
Merz’s chaotic election is a win for the AfD
Friedrich Merz has been elected German chancellor at the second time of trying – the first time someone in his…
Watch: Reform MP gets sworn in
It’s been a whirlwind few days for Sarah Pochin who has become Reform’s newest MP after winning the Runcorn and…
NFL in DC is the ultimate lefty YIMBY-NIMBY showdown
A pair of announcements by the National Football League in collaboration with Washington, DC has local citizens more excited than…
Why Britain must prepare for war with Russia
I’m old enough to remember the last years of the Cold War. There were definite signs of a thaw by…
