Rishi Sunak has proved he is terrible at politics
Today’s hot topic for the Rishi Sunak-is-terrible-at-politics club is the foolishness of suspending candidates mired in the election betting scandal…
The Assange compromise leaves a lot to be desired
Stella Assange’s elation was palpable, after what she has described as a whirlwind 72 hours. She was speaking to the…
JK Rowling slams Rayner and Reeves over trans debate
Following JK Rowling’s rather scathing attack on Sir Keir’s Labour party on Sunday, some in Starmer’s army have been grovelling…
King Charles has much in common with Japan’s Anglophile Emperor
The Japanese Emperor is in London today for a state visit, the first by the occupant of the chrysanthemum throne…
Sunak withdraws support for gamble-gate Tory candidates
It never rains but pours for Rishi Sunak. After a weekend of negative headlines over the Tory gambling scandal and…
Assange is released – but there is still a danger to press freedom
James Cleverly may now be a care-and-maintenance Home Secretary, but even so he will be heaving a sigh of relief…
What Nigel Farage gets wrong about the Ukraine war
‘We [the West] provoked this war [in Ukraine],’ Nigel Farage recently declared on BBC Panorama, blaming Putin’s invasion of the neighboring…
Is the Farage ‘Putin ally’ row putting off Reform voters?
So far in this election campaign the consistent theme has been Tory turmoil. A large part of this has been…
Julian Assange’s Release: a victory for press freedom or a perilous precedent?
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been released after a plea bargain, a development that has sent ripples through…
Reform candidate slammed for pro-Putin remarks
Another day, another election mishap. This time it’s Reform UK under fire after one of the party’s candidates was found…
The SNP needs to come clean about rejoining the EU
John Swinney and his colleagues continuously claim Scotland ‘rejoining’ the EU is possible, and that by voting SNP we can…
Meet the Labour ministers who are going to ruin the country
We’re going to be lumbered with them for at least five years, so I think it’s time to have a…
Will Jordan Bardella’s support for Ukraine last?
Has France’s far right just made a 180-degree turn on Ukraine? The leader of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella, expressed his support…
The moment of truth beckons for Gareth Southgate
England manager Gareth Southgate has led a charmed life for far too long – eight years and three international tournaments…
Mark Rutte can’t rescue Nato
No-one really thought that Klaus Iohannis, Romania’s president since 2014, was going to be the next secretary general of Nato.…
Julian Assange is free and headed to Australia
Julian Assange is free. They are words the media never thought would be printed, and yet footage of Assange boarding…
Nuclear, and Labor’s lying lips
The old cliche about how you can tell a politician is lying – their lips are moving – has never…
The Scottish Tories need a better election strategy
It is no surprise that the Scottish Conservative manifesto launch was centred on independence. While Scotland’s Tories talk about the…
Donald Trump ‘the anointed one’ at the Road to Majority Conference
Donald Trump spoke at the Faith and Freedom Coalition on Saturday, with a few speakers deeming him “the anointed one.”…
Sunak and Starmer slug out a stalemate
Tonight saw the penultimate TV exchange involving Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer. Both men took part in live-streamed interviews with…
Watch: Sunak fumes over betting scandal
‘Betgate’ might be giving us some laughs but there’s one person who clearly isn’t cracking jokes. A notably vexed Rishi…
Disney, are you listening? Blaming fans is a bad idea
If I told a Collingwood supporter in the AFL, or a Manly fan in the NRL, or a supporter of…
(More) power to the people
‘If you were Prime Minister for a day, what would you do?’ It is one question that makes my skin…
Who will Russia blame for the Dagestan shootings?
Twenty people have been killed – including 15 police officers and a priest – following two coordinated gun attacks in the southern Russian…
Let’s hope Princess Anne makes a swift recovery
This year has been one of the worst imaginable for the Royals. The King and the Princess of Wales are…
