What Spain’s social media ban gets wrong
Spain’s Socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez is proposing a ban on under-16s using social media, following the example set by…
Who shot Russia’s intelligence chief in Moscow?
One of Russia’s top military generals, Vladimir Alekseev, is in a critical condition after being shot while leaving his Moscow…
Mandy’s PR firm plunged into crisis
Oh Mandy. You came and you took and kept taking. For it is not just the Labour party wrestling with…
The Chagos deal has cemented Britain’s global decline
For a moment, it looked as if this tragic inevitability would not happen. But yesterday evening, Donald Trump gave the…
Labour MPs demand McSweeney’s head
It’s all gone a little bit Pete Tong for Sir Keir and the gang in No. 10. No acts of…
Neither the leaders we deserve nor the ones we need
This past weekend I was watching The Dark Knight (2008). Not my favourite franchise, but critically acclaimed. One thing that stood…
Why is America determined to pick a fight with Poland?
Until very recently it was hard to find more stalwart allies of America in Europe than the Poles. Poland was…
Alton Towers is right to ban ADHD queue-jumpers
That will teach people who seek a diagnosis of ADHD in the hope that it will bring them various advantages…
The Epstein scandal has morphed into a moral panic
That’s it, I’m out. I’m finished with the Epstein scandal. This morning I read about a man who is on…
Can Russia trust its old ‘little brother’ China?
The lovefest between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin continued this week. A video call on Wednesday saw the Russian president…
Trump must help Iranians bring down the Islamic regime
With diplomatic talks between the US and Iran set to take place in Muscat, Oman, today, the prospects for de-escalation…
Tony Abbott’s most hated budget was his greatest act of love
Politics punishes truth-tellers who arrive before the pain is obvious. In 2014, Tony Abbott and his Treasurer Joe Hockey delivered…
Do MPs really want to save the Houses of Parliament?
Is there a building in Britain more important than the Palace of Westminster? Depending on who you listen to today,…
Is something rotten in Fulton County?
“I suspect that the FBI is going to find things missing.” As a member of the Georgia State Election Board,…
Is this the denouement of the 2020 election?
Where is it that the chickens go to roost? If you said “home,” you don’t quite get it. The correct…
Why Labour should stand by Starmer
Labour MPs want shot of Keir Starmer over the Peter Mandelson scandal. There is nothing new in that sentence until…
A political earthquake is rumbling beneath our feet
Anyone who rules out the possibility of a seismic change in the political scene in Australia is not paying attention.…
Netflix’s documentary poses some hard questions for Lucy Letby’s supporters
I often tell friends they should read up on the Lucy Letby case because it is not going away. People…
Albanese ignores Australia’s natural gifts
Focus on what you have, not what you don’t have… This was a message a visiting pastor pressed home to…
The Bank cuts growth prospects by a quarter
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has just voted to hold interest rates at 3.75 per cent. While…
Watch out for Kemi Badenoch
The political focus is, quite rightly, now on Sir Keir Starmer. You hardly need me to point out how tenuous…
How Starmer will still keep us in the dark on the Epstein scandal
In a display of candour that was as refreshing as it was deeply alarming, the Prime Minister stood at the…
