Where might Reform and the Lib Dems hurt the Tories at the local elections?
Kemi Badenoch faces her first big electoral test in this week’s local elections. The Conservative party has much to lose.…
Have the markets stopped caring about Trump’s tariffs?
President Trump’s imposition of huge tariffs on everything America imports on ‘Liberation Day’ at the start of this month has…
The hypocrisy of Pakistan’s migrant expulsion plan
This month Pakistan has expelled more than 80,000 Afghans in what the government has labelled its Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan.…
But, Michelle: Barack deported more immigrants than Trump
Michelle Obama says Donald Trump’s immigration policies “keep her up at night.” But if immigration enforcement is a moral crisis,…
How many crooks are in the Commons?
As politicians complain about a Britain in decline, perhaps they should look closer to home. Mr S can reveal after…
Why the Lib Dems are confident about their election prospects
The Lib Dems are on to a vote winner with their plan to crack down on yobs who blare out…
Trump not to blame for Poilievre loss
The left-of-centre (make that left-of-the-Canadian-centre, which is mightily left-wing) Liberal Party has won Monday’s federal election in Canada. Mark Carney,…
Why Starmer’s ‘coalition of the willing’ was doomed to fail
Ever since the beginning of March, when Sir Keir Starmer chaired what was called the ‘leaders meeting on Ukraine’, I…
Tony Blair attacks Ed Miliband over Net Zero
Ouch! Tony Blair had only recently left office when Ed Miliband, a protégé of Gordon Brown, drove the Climate Change…
If we can’t talk about Welcome to Country, are we truly one and free?
Events in Melbourne have shown how strongly differing political views can dominate mainstream discussions. It’s concerning that past political perspectives…
Pay no heed to the misleading Trump approval ratings
When it comes to Donald Trump and his achievements during his first 100 days, who are you going to believe, the…
The polls are wrong (again) on Trump
“Trump has lowest 100-day approval rating in 80 years,” screamed ABC News at the start of this week. The ABC…
Being Mr. Meghan Markle is no honeymoon
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are finally enjoying their “honeymoon period.” Or they are according to the Duchess of Sussex,…
The closure of Grangemouth’s refinery sums up Labour’s Net Zero muddle
Another grim milestone in Britain’s elective deindustrialisation was reached today: Scotland’s only remaining petrochemical plant, Grangemouth in Fife, ceased refining…
Could Torsten Bell be the next chancellor?
Rachel Reeves may have helped run up a £151 billion deficit in the past 12 months (with a little help…
Bridget Phillipson’s Ofsted reforms are a mess
In 1902, Holly Mount School in Bury was shut down following a scandal over alleged brutality against the children. The…
A mammoth 100 days of Trump’s America First foreign policy
One hundred days into the second Donald Trump presidency, his presence in the Oval Office represents the largest sea change…
The mystery of Spain’s blackout
Early yesterday afternoon, I walked home from my local supermarket empty-handed. In the Andalucian town of Antequera, the power and…
How will Mark Carney govern?
Canada went to the polls on Monday. The election campaign only ran for 37 days, but it was a wild…
Watch: Labour MP attacks Ed Miliband
Ding ding ding! The gloves are coming off, as Scottish Labour backbencher Brian Leishman today took aim at Net Zero…
The Maggie Chapman saga is a new low for the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament’s equalities committee has voted against removing Green MSP Maggie Chapman as deputy convenor following her attack on…
Kneecap’s phoney punk act has been unmasked
If someone pulled on a Ku Klux Klan hood and went up on a stage and shouted ‘Up the KKK!’,…
Watch: Poilievre concedes defeat before Portillo moment
Dear oh dear. Canada’s election results came in early this morning, revealing that – despite only being leader of the…
