Vance is right, Europe is smothering AI
They won’t have liked the message or the messenger. With characteristic bluntness, the American vice president J. D. Vance tore…
Reform support surges to new high, poll shows
Another day, another positive poll result for Reform. The latest Westminster voting intention poll from YouGov shows Nigel Farage’s party…
Why has Labour dropped so many NHS targets?
Does the Labour government still care about mental health? Recently, it dropped its NHS targets for mental health, along with…
Why President Trump wants to build US icebreakers
There is an “icebreaker gap” between Russia and the United States. For decades, the Soviet Union and now Russia have…
It’s a mistake for Scottish Labour to stand by SNP policies
With just 15 months to go until crucial devolved elections in Scotland, 2025 will be a momentous year in Scottish…
What does China want with the Cook Islands?
Diplomatic storm clouds are gathering around the Cook Islands, a picturesque tourist destination in the South Pacific known for its…
The problem with Labour’s home-school crackdown
There are some counterintuitive differences between the US and the UK. One of them is this: home education has always…
Blame vegans for the ‘anti-vegan backlash’
Is the vegan revolution over? An “anti-vegan backlash” has “made Britain fall back in love with meat,” according to the Daily…
Why aren’t Scotland’s politicians standing up for Sandie Peggie?
The remarkable story of nurse Sandie Peggie, suspended from her job after she complained about the presence of a male…
Victory for the Free Speech Union and Celine
Australia is caught in a tug of war between free speech and censorship. The former is overwhelmingly preferred by the…
Dutton should sound out Miranda Devine to be Washington Ambassador
The news that Australia does not get an exemption from Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs is a failure of the…
Britain is failing Gen Z
Ask not what you country can do for you, said JFK in his inaugural address in 1961, but what you…
Starmer should split from the EU if it hits back at Trump on tariffs
The European Union has hit back against Donald Trump’s decision to impose 25 per cent tariffs on steel imports. “Tariffs…
Farage and Tories in borders bill battle
It was a late-night showdown in the Commons yesterday evening. The terrain? Labour’s Border, Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. But…
Why has the BBC changed its trans tribunal headline?
The BBC is back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. As the trial between the Scottish nurse Sandie…
Six times Leadbeater promised a high court judge safeguard
Back to the assisted dying bill. It has emerged that the legislation’s requirement for a senior judge to approve whether…
My false diagnosis exposes a key flaw in the Assisted Dying Bill
Perhaps the strongest argument against the reintroduction of capital punishment is the possibility that mistakes, once made, cannot be rectified.…
Should Christie’s cancel its AI art auction?
How do you define art? This centuries-old question is constantly brought back to the fore, particularly at times when artists…
Why children peddle conspiracy theories
Teenagers today are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, and that is a very bad thing indeed. This was…
The government never let a good crisis go to waste
That old political maxim, ‘Never let a good crisis go to waste…’ comes to mind when considering the government’s restrictions…
Andrew Gwynne and the truth about WhatsApp
Labour MP Andrew Gwynne has been sacked from the cabinet, and suspended from the party, for sending ‘vile’ WhatsApp messages.…
It’s time for Badenoch and Farage to talk
Kemi Badenoch has ruled out a pact with Reform. The Tory leader told the Daily Telegraph: ‘Nigel Farage has said…
Labor policy makes gas more expensive
Sometimes politicians say things that are true. When they do, people often note that they are ‘saying the quiet part…
The Northern Territory has a vital role to play in defending Australia
In Australia’s latest National Defence Statement, it says that: ‘Australia faces the most complex and challenging strategic environment since the…
A crash course in tariffs
‘Tariff’ has staked an early claim to the title of 2025 Word of the Year. Highly relevant and commonly misunderstood…
