Cringe white women flock to the KHive
The only thing more cringe than Kamala Harris is the legion of white women who have suddenly rediscovered their obsession…
Huw Edwards got £40,000 pay rise despite suspension
Back to the BBC, which these days is better at being in the news than making it. The six-figure salary…
Secret Service director resigns after admitting agency ‘fell short’ during Trump assassination attempt
US Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle, the person charged with ensuring Donald Trump’s safety and that of everyone at the…
Can Elon Musk solve world hunger?
When Elon Musk made his multi-billion dollar bid for Twitter (now known as ‘X’), some rather silly things were said.…
Will president Biden pardon Hunter?
After President Biden announced he would be standing down on Sunday evening, it’s been all go in the White House.…
Biden’s legacy is in Harris’s hands
Joe Biden did the honourable thing. It took dire polls and home truths from donors and allies, but the President…
Mark Kelly is Kamala’s best choice — and it’s not close
Kamala Harris’s ascension to the Democratic nomination has been rapid and energizing for a demoralized party that had, in some…
Liz Kendall promises a game-changer on welfare
Seven Labour MPs had the whip suspended after voting against the two-child benefit cap, but this is a small taste…
Labour will struggle with its plan to get Britain back to work
Liz Kendall wants Britain to get back to work. The Work and Pensions Secretary has unveiled a target for the country…
How Australia began democracy
Nothing bad happened before Australian colonisation in 1788, or good after it. Apart from a modern first-world economy and democracy,…
After Biden, the deluge
Remember that $230 million ‘humanitarian pier’ that the Americans moored off the coast of Gaza? It was announced with great…
Miliband will need natural gas to hit net zero
Three weeks into the new Labour government and it is already becoming clear where some of its weaknesses lie –…
Nadine Dorries takes aim at Emily Maitlis’s ‘cosy “centrist” podcast’
Another day, another drama – only this time it’s not MPs in the spotlight. Now politician-turned-pundit Nadine Dorries has taken…
What will Labour do about Iran?
Labour isn’t typically known for offering a more hawkish foreign policy platform than the Conservatives, but at the last election…
Restoring the presumption of innocence
For a nation that used to pride itself on hosting festivals of ‘dangerous ideas’, there has certainly been a ridiculous…
Why Labour should avoid Gordon Brown’s stealth taxes
During the election campaign, Chancellor Rachel Reeves made bold promises – no increases to Income Tax, National Insurance, or VAT.…
President Kamala could spell trouble for Israel – but good news for Ukraine
In the two days since Joe Biden dropped his re-election bid and endorsed vice president Kamala Harris as the Democratic…
What the Harehills riots said about Britain
The Harehills disorders, which started last Thursday in Leeds after social services removed five children from a Romani family, is…
Who should Kamala Harris make her running mate?
It’s Kamala. The result of the last 48 hours, capping off one of the most eventful weeks in American political…
Don’t let Ukraine’s culture be erased
Ukraine’s cultural autonomy is again under assault by Russia. Vladimir Putin appears to believe that ‘Ukraine and Ukrainian culture independent…
Macron’s scheming could have disastrous consequences for France
French voters are looking on aghast at the state of their country’s democracy. Faced with stalemate in the French National…
Kamala becomes presumptive nominee… over Zoom
Tonight on a series of Zoom calls, a majority of DNC delegates endorsed Kamala Harris, helping her secure the required…
It’s Kamala Harris’s brat summer!
Endorsements for Kamala Harris have been rolling quickly since Joe Biden announced his withdrawal — chief among that of British…
