Watch: Starmer slams audience for ‘disrespect’ over ‘toolmaker’ jibes

14 June 2024 8:09 pm

There’s less than three weeks to go until polling day and the TV debates are continuing to roll in. This…

Reform is rapidly gaining on the Tories

14 June 2024 7:48 pm

The great British public seems to have got over its feelings of anger and disillusionment towards the Conservative party. It…

A left-wing government would spell tragedy for France

14 June 2024 6:48 pm

It has been the craziest week in French politics for decades but for the Republic’s police it’s business as usual.…

Turbulence after the Trump verdict

14 June 2024 6:36 pm

We live in tumultuous times. Donald Trump’s adversaries blame much of it on him — his hyperbole and personal attacks,…

Exclusive: How many XL Bullys live in your area?

14 June 2024 4:00 pm

In the past few years, you may have noticed a terrifyingly large breed of dog stalking the streets of Britain:…

The trouble with Thames Water

14 June 2024 4:00 pm

On the day the election was called, I turned on the tap but nothing came out. The sudden stoppage was…

Who is the real opposition to Labour now?

14 June 2024 10:00 am

Nigel Farage tried to claim at the start of Thursday’s TV debate that Reform was the real threat to Keir…

Results are in: don’t date Woke

14 June 2024 7:59 am

It was an odd choice of venue, but I accepted it, perhaps the invitation was meant ironically, a joke, something…

Why universities are always political losers

14 June 2024 7:33 am

Universities have become a political football. Again. In many countries. The latest, albeit recurring, flashpoint is international students. There are…

Reform overtakes Tories in new poll

14 June 2024 7:05 am

Here we go. This evening the Reform party has overtaken the Tories according to a new YouGov poll. The survey…

The illiberal implications of Labour’s manifesto

14 June 2024 5:24 am

Labour’s election manifesto may not have much in terms of extra spending, or any substantial plans. But it sends a…

Javier Milei’s policy win met with protests

14 June 2024 4:23 am

Argentine president Javier Milei has just passed a reform bill and a twin fiscal package through the Senate, which include…

Why Labour’s plans are so vague

14 June 2024 2:18 am

Keir Starmer has deliberately pursued a strategy of revealing as little as possible, boasting today that his manifesto didn’t contain…

Labour’s dangerous pledge to ban conversion therapy

14 June 2024 2:17 am

An incoming Labour government will enact legislation that could prevent gender-questioning children getting the help they need to come to…

Energy for the future

14 June 2024 1:43 am

It is critical that we review the whole story of ‘Climate Change’ as this is underpinning the government drive for…

Watch: Dawn Butler’s bizarre campaign rap

14 June 2024 12:35 am

Today’s a big day in the election calendar. This morning, Labour launched its official manifesto, while campaigners hit the three-week…

Keir Starmer’s manifesto will disappoint Tory spin doctors

13 June 2024 11:33 pm

Keir Starmer and the Labour party today launched a manifesto that’s good enough to win this election and presented it…

Does Labour have the stomach to tackle welfare reform?

13 June 2024 11:12 pm

Regardless of who wins the election, taxes are going up. Spending plans from both Labour and the Tories suggest the…

Macron has unleashed political chaos on France

13 June 2024 10:55 pm

It is difficult to see how France will emerge from next month’s election peacefully. Flames are licking at the edges…

What wasn’t included in Labour’s manifesto

13 June 2024 10:47 pm

Keir Starmer has been promising ‘no surprises’ on tax in the Labour manifesto. At first glance, he has – technically…

‘Change’: Starmer unveils manifesto

13 June 2024 10:46 pm

What would Labour do in power? This is the question Sir Keir Starmer tried to answer this morning as he…

2024: The year of digital harms

13 June 2024 10:09 pm

On Sunday the April 21, Peter Dutton told David Speers of the ABC Insiders program that when it came to…

How will Labour fix a struggling NHS?

13 June 2024 9:19 pm

The latest NHS waiting figures are without question a problem for Rishi Sunak: they’re going up again for the first…

Watch: Farage’s plans to reunite the right

13 June 2024 8:34 pm

There may only be three weeks of election season left but there’s still a new development every day. Now Nigel…

The staggering dullness of Sunak and Starmer

13 June 2024 6:46 pm

We’re now about halfway through the election campaign. I don’t know how we’re going to keep our excitement from bubbling…